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Commuters warned of rail chaos

22 May 2013
Commuters warned of rail chaos

Kent rail passengers have been warned to expect serious disruption on services to and from London... for up to two years.

UKIP defector: 'Tories trying to woo me back'

21 May 2013
UKIP defector: 'Tories trying to woo me back'

A former Conservative county councillor who defected to UKIP says he has already been told he would be welcomed back to the Tory fold.

Grant defends gay marriage plan ahead of key vote

20 May 2013
Grant defends gay marriage plan ahead of key vote

Maidstone and Weald MP and equalities minister Helen Grant has defended plans for same-sex marriage ahead of a key Commons vote tonight.

MEP faces being slung out

20 May 2013
MEP faces being slung out

The Kent MEP who leads the Conservative group in the European Parliament is facing a battle to carry on after failing to secure enough votes.

'We have no plan B'

16 May 2013
'We have no plan B'

Education chiefs say they are ploughing ahead with plans for a satellite grammar school... despite an alternative government scheme.

More than 50 want to run K College

16 May 2013
More than 50 want to run K College

As many as 50 organisations - including colleges and companies - have expressed an interest in taking over struggling K College when it is broken up.

Inquiry starts into £100m A21 widening

14 May 2013
Inquiry starts into £100m A21 widening

A long-awaited public inquiry into plans to dual one of the county's busiest stretches of roads starts today.

Stop rowing over EU warns Kent Tory MEP

13 May 2013
Stop rowing over EU warns Kent Tory MEP

The Kent leader of Conservative MEPs has urged his party to stop squabbling about when a referendum should be held on Europe.

Labour quashes rumours of Lib Dem coalition bid

13 May 2013
Labour quashes rumours of Lib Dem coalition bid

The leader of Kent's labour group has denied it could join forces with the Lib Dems at County Hall to stop UKIP from becoming official opposition.

Council deputy leader loses job in reshuffle

10 May 2013
Council deputy leader loses job in reshuffle

KCC's second highest ranking councillor has lost his role as part of a cabinet reshuffle.

Latchford chosen as new Kent UKIP party leader

08 May 2013
Latchford chosen as new Kent UKIP party leader

A former Tory has been chosen to lead the 17-strong UKIP group at Kent County Council.

No sanctions against ex-far right UKIP candidate

30 April 2013
No sanctions against ex-far right UKIP candidate

A UKIP candidate in the county elections who was once an active member of the National Front will not be asked to withdraw, it's been revealed.

Chief of staff

12 April 2013
Chief of staff

Ed Miliband visit

11 April 2013
Ed Miliband visit

Labour leader Ed Miliband has been on the campaign trail in Kent today with the battle for control of the largest county council in the country beginning in earnest.

MP demands review of plan to send homeless families to Kent

03 April 2013
MP demands review of plan to send homeless families to Kent

An MP's demanded a meeting with the chief executive of a London council after it said it was to offer homeless families places to live in Margate.

George Osborne

02 April 2013
George Osborne

£5m for adult social care

28 March 2013
£5m for adult social care

Consultants could be paid £5m to advise on care for vulnerable adults.

KCC consultants

22 March 2013
KCC consultants

Kent County Council spent more than £4.5million on consultants in a year - the equivalent of more than £370,000 a month - we can reveal.

K College loan

15 March 2013
K College loan

Governors of the financially-troubled K College were forced to write off a loan of nearly £300,000 to a company it set up to develop specialist training courses, it has emerged.

School closures

22 January 2013
School closures

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