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Hop Farm festival set for encore

21 October 2013
Hop Farm festival set for encore

The three-day Hop Farm Music Festival is set to return next year with a new promoter.

Anti-fracking campaigners welcome delay

17 October 2013
Anti-fracking campaigners welcome delay

Campaigners fighting controversial plans for exploratory gas boreholes in east Kent have welcomed the postponement of a public meeting.

Teacher strike set to hit thousands

17 October 2013
Teacher strike set to hit thousands

Dozens of schools across Kent are shut or partly closed today as part of a mass teachers' strike.

Take two... search for youth crime commisioner launched

16 October 2013
Take two... search for youth crime commisioner launched

A second attempt to fill the county's youth crime tsar post has been launched... after the first holder resigned in a storm over abusive tweets.

Big day for thousands of children as 11-plus results revealed

16 October 2013
Big day for thousands of children as 11-plus results revealed

Children across Kent will find out today if they have secured a grammar school place when 11-plus results are revealed.

Demands for improvements to trouble-hit new hospital transport service

14 October 2013
Demands for improvements to trouble-hit new hospital transport service

Bosses of a trouble-hit hospital transport service have been told to make urgent improvements after complaints about delays and missed appointments.

Lower rail fare hikes for Kent passengers

10 October 2013
Lower rail fare hikes for Kent passengers

Rochester and Strood MP Mark Reckless said there is still much more to do after a cap on rail fares was announced.

Lower rail fare hikes for Kent passengers

09 October 2013
Lower rail fare hikes for Kent passengers

Ticket prices for the Kent rail network will not rise by as much as expected next year after the government announced a cap to protect passengers.

All change for Kent MPs in reshuffle

07 October 2013
All change for Kent MPs in reshuffle

Three county MPs have been given new ministerial jobs today as the Prime Minister reshuffles his team.

Poll: Shock results in our Farage vote

07 October 2013
Poll: Shock results in our Farage vote

Our poll into whether the voters of Kent would want Nigel Farage as an MP has revealed a shock result.

Paris Brown recruitment 'robust and transparent': Report

04 October 2013
Paris Brown recruitment 'robust and transparent': Report

The recruitment process surrounding the hiring of controversial youth crime tsar Paris Brown was 'robust and transparent', a report's revealed.

New migrants 'could cost Kent £3m a year'

04 October 2013
New migrants 'could cost Kent £3m a year'

A confidential report has revealed the true cost of the influx of Romanians and Bulgarians into the county from next year.

Eurostar going Dutch

03 October 2013
Eurostar going Dutch

Eurostar is to go Dutch with a new direct rail service to Amsterdam – potentially setting itself as rival to Manston Airport.

New motorway junction a step closer

03 October 2013
New motorway junction a step closer

Long-standing plans for a new junction on the M20 near Ashford look set to edge closer after years of delay and uncertainty.

Life in the slow lane...

03 October 2013
Life in the slow lane...

Motorists could be forced to drive at 20mph on more of the county's roads... in a scheme partly to encourage more walking.

Formal bidders revealed in K College takeover

02 October 2013
Formal bidders revealed in K College takeover

Eight organisations are still in the running to take over financially-troubled college.

Double Dutch: Eurostar enters passenger battle

01 October 2013
Double Dutch: Eurostar enters passenger battle

Manston International Airport 'unconcerned' as Eurostar announces new direct rail service to Amsterdam.

Peak hour boost for commuters

01 October 2013
Peak hour boost for commuters

Train passengers in parts of Kent are to get a boost in rush hour services... but not for another five years.

Kent buses and trains could get Oyster-style cards

30 September 2013
Kent buses and trains could get Oyster-style cards

County transport chiefs are trying out a pay-as-you-go card for buses and trains that might be rolled out across Kent and Medway.

Rail and bus passengers in line for Oyster style scheme

30 September 2013
Rail and bus passengers in line for Oyster style scheme

Rail and bus passengers could use a similar scheme to London's Oyster card system.

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