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Red-faced council leader pulls controversial report

04 December 2013
Red-faced council leader pulls controversial report

A damning report that linked welfare changes to homelessness and the use of foodbanks has been pulled... just days before a crunch meeting.

Eurostar to be sold off

04 December 2013
Eurostar to be sold off

The government has today announced it's selling off its stake in Eurostar - which runs through stations in Ashford and Ebbsfleet.

Crime goes up for first time in five years

03 December 2013
Crime goes up for first time in five years

Kent has seen its first rise in crime for five years as the chief constable reveals the force might no longer send officers to every offence.

Kent's silent welfare victims

03 December 2013
Kent's silent welfare victims

A shocking rise in homelessness, violent crime and debt is being blamed on the government's welfare changes.

Don't 'waste time' on estuary airport

28 November 2013
Don't 'waste time' on estuary airport

The chief executive of Gatwick says a government report should rule out a £40bn so-called Boris Island airport.

PM's praise for former Pfizer site

27 November 2013
PM's praise for former Pfizer site

Prime Minister David Cameron has today praised the success of the Discover Park in east Kent after the closure of the Pfizer site.

Reprieve for 11 children's centres threatened with closure

27 November 2013
Reprieve for 11 children's centres threatened with closure

Almost half of children's centres earmarked for closure under cost-cutting plans have been saved - but others will still shut or have reduced hours.

UKIP support to soar, poll finds

27 November 2013
UKIP support to soar, poll finds

Support for UKIP would soar if an election was held tomorrow in a constituency where a Tory MP has announced she is standing down, a survey has found.

Gove urged to push ahead with grammar plan

25 November 2013
Gove urged to push ahead with grammar plan

Education secretary Michael Gove is under pressure to approve plans for a "new" grammar school in Kent as lawyers assess the legality of the scheme.

MP to stand down at next election

25 November 2013
MP to stand down at next election

An MP has today announced she will not stand as a candidate at the next election after making a "difficult and heart-wrenching decision".

Council watchdog members quit after 'secrecy and corruption' claims

22 November 2013
Council watchdog members quit after 'secrecy and corruption' claims

Four members of a council's watchdog committee have quit after their report into standards of behaviour was heavily criticised.

'Secrecy and corruption' surrounds council

21 November 2013
'Secrecy and corruption' surrounds council

Councillors could be forced to have training to improve their conduct after a shock report found the public suspects secrecy and corruption.

Office move could save £1.6m

17 November 2013
Office move could save £1.6m

Kent County Council says centralising its staff in one place could save taxpayers money, despite an initial £4.4m outlay to renovate the building.

Ann Force 1? A year in the life of Kent's police commissioner

15 November 2013
Ann Force 1? A year in the life of Kent's police commissioner

Her first year has seen a major PR crisis, negative national headlines and a damning police report , but has Ann Barnes been a success as crime tsar?

Police commissioners are a success: Green

14 November 2013
Police commissioners are a success: Green

Policing minister Damian Green says police forces are more accountable, a year after the first police commissioners were elected.

'Give free tuition to help bright children pass 11-plus'

13 November 2013
'Give free tuition to help bright children pass 11-plus'

Free extra tuition should be given to bright children from poorer backgrounds in Kent to help them pass the 11-plus, a report has warned.

Decision due on £1.9m job-creation contract

12 November 2013
Decision due on £1.9m job-creation contract

Companies have bid with Kent County Council for the lucrative role of inward investment agency, aimed at attracting companies to set up shop here.

Council tax hike on cards under new round of budget cuts

08 November 2013
Council tax hike on cards under new round of budget cuts

Kent County Council could end a three-year council tax freeze under cost-cutting budget proposals being set out today.

Fracking: Our future hope... or hell?

07 November 2013
Fracking: Our future hope... or hell?

Kent is shaping up to be a key battleground in the race to drill for shale gas.

MP calls for action on betting machines

07 November 2013
MP calls for action on betting machines

A Kent MP has pressed the government to take action over high street betting machines which she says are having a devastating impact on gamblers.

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