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Revealed: the Kent MPs who voted against military action in Syria

30 August 2013
Revealed: the Kent MPs who voted against military action in Syria

Three Kent MPs were among 30 Tories who opposed military action after chemical weapons were allegedly used in Syria.

MP's doubt over military action in Syria

28 August 2013
MP's doubt over military action in Syria

A Kent MP has spoken of his "grave" concerns about the consequences of British military action against the Assad regime in Syria.

Thousands spent seeking travel tax 'loophole' for councillors

28 August 2013
Thousands spent seeking travel tax 'loophole' for councillors

Kent County Council paid financial advisers thousands in an extraordinary attempt to prevent councillors' expenses being taxed, it can be revealed.

Let's go for fracking says UKIP leader

27 August 2013
Let's go for fracking says UKIP leader

UKIP leader Nigel Farage says Kent should accept the need for fracking plants because shale gas represents a “God-given” opportunity to bring down ene

Fracking 'is a God-given chance' for Kent

27 August 2013
Fracking 'is a God-given chance' for Kent

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said Kent should accept the need for fracking as plans for three county exploratory drilling licences are examined.

Bailiffs used over 5,000 times for council tax debts

26 August 2013
Bailiffs used over 5,000 times for council tax debts

Thanet council used bailiffs to recover unpaid council tax and business rates more than 5,000 times last year - the highest of any authority in Kent.

Thousands of debtors face bailiff callouts

22 August 2013
Thousands of debtors face bailiff callouts

Bailiffs have been used by councils around Kent more than 30,000 times in the last year, it's been revealed.

Unions hit out at zero hour contracts

16 August 2013
Unions hit out at zero hour contracts

Giant union Unison has targeted social care bosses in its campaign against zero hour contracts in Kent.

Special courts considered after worrying rise in abuse

15 August 2013
Special courts considered after worrying rise in abuse

Police are considering setting up special courts to tackle a worrying rise in domestic violence cases.

Council in re-think over 11-plus replacement exam

14 August 2013
Council in re-think over 11-plus replacement exam

Education chiefs have been prompted to change their plans for a replacement 11-plus exam... as more schools plan their own test.

Could Kent's hub airport be ruled out by December?

09 August 2013
Could Kent's hub airport be ruled out by December?

Kent is just months away from finding out its role in the future of the UK's airport capacity.

Council leader: 'We might never get back £3.3m'

08 August 2013
Council leader: 'We might never get back £3.3m'

A council leader has admitted he is not optimistic about recouping the £3.3million owed by the collapsed ferry company Transeuropa.

Thin blue line 'stretched by targets'

08 August 2013
Thin blue line 'stretched by targets'

Kent's police officers are facing huge pressures to hit performance targets... which is stopping them 'getting on with the job', a report's revealed.

Road cameras called into question

07 August 2013
Road cameras called into question

Kent Police are being urged to review how they use automatic number plate recognition technology after another force was ordered to dismantle cameras.

Margate's poverty 'as deep as some of the most deprived inner city areas'

05 August 2013
Margate's poverty 'as deep as some of the most deprived inner city areas'

A report has painted a grim picture of Margate... with teen pregnancy, school failure and fatherlessness on a par with inner cities.

Huge debt after ferry firm collapse owed by four companies

01 August 2013
Huge debt after ferry firm collapse owed by four companies

A debt of more than £3million to a Kent council after the collapse of a ferry firm is owed by four companies, it has emerged.

MP: 'We must push ahead with fracking'

31 July 2013
MP: 'We must push ahead with fracking'

An MP has been condemned by opponents of fracking in Kent by saying the government has a duty to allow companies to explore for shale gas.

Job-creation group’s record under attack

30 July 2013
Job-creation group’s record under attack

A councillor has claimed a group set up to bring jobs and investment to Thanet six years ago has failed to create a single role.

Rape victims to get 24-hour help centre

30 July 2013
Rape victims to get 24-hour help centre

Kent is finally set to get a round-the-clock centre for victims of rape... the last county in the region to have one.

Thousands more seats on Kent's busiest commuter trains

26 July 2013
Thousands more seats on Kent's busiest commuter trains

Southeastern has today promised 3,500 more seats on some of its busiest services in a move that will be welcomed by long-suffering commuters.

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