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Government's £250m fund to solve Operation Stack

25 November 2015
Government's £250m fund to solve Operation Stack

Chancellor George Osborne has revealed new measures to tackle the problems caused on Kent's roads by Operation Stack.

Cuts on the agenda ahead of autumn statement

25 November 2015
Cuts on the agenda ahead of autumn statement

Councils are expecting to face growing budgetary pressure after Chancellor George Osborne reveals his autumn statement today.

Not as bad as it might have been - Osborne delivers an upbeat Autumn Statement

25 November 2015
Not as bad as it might have been - Osborne delivers an upbeat Autumn Statement

The Chancellor delivers some unexpected goodies in his Autumn Statement - including £250m for Operation Stack

Fencing cuts migrant disruption

24 November 2015
Fencing cuts migrant disruption

Eurotunnel says 37km of new security fencing has reduced attempts by asylum seekers to board lorries to get to the UK to “virtually zero".

Ukip selects Henry Bolton as its crime commissioner candidate

23 November 2015
Ukip selects Henry Bolton as its crime commissioner candidate

A former police officer and security expert will be Ukip's candidate in the 2016 crime commissioner election in Kent.

Conservatives pick candidate to run in police and crime commissioner election

21 November 2015
Conservatives pick candidate to run in police and crime commissioner election

Kent Conservatives choose their candidate for PCC election next May

The top political stories of the week in Kent - in one place!

20 November 2015
The top political stories of the week in Kent - in one place!

Police budget cuts, no sign of Corbyn mania and the Manston saga...our round-up of the political stories of the week

Schools urged to postpone trips in wake of terror attacks

19 November 2015
Schools urged to postpone trips in wake of terror attacks

Education chiefs are urging schools in Kent to postpone planned trips to France as the threat of further terrorist attacks looms.

What the fire cuts mean for you...

19 November 2015
What the fire cuts mean for you...

Details have been revealed of a major reorganisation of the county's fire service. Here's how it could affect your area.

Council will not review Manston buyout decision

18 November 2015
Council will not review Manston buyout decision

The long-running wrangle over whether councillors should team up with American investors to buy a former airport seems to be over.

'Delay police cuts in wake of Paris attacks' - commissioner

17 November 2015
'Delay police cuts in wake of Paris attacks' - commissioner

Crime commissioner Ann Barnes is urging the government to delay planned police funding cuts for a year in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.

It's a three-horse race to become Conservative crime commissioner candidate

16 November 2015
It's a three-horse race to become Conservative crime commissioner candidate

Revealed: The trio hoping to become the Conservative candidate in the Kent crime commissioner election

Kent MP sorry for saying poor families should 'go without'

13 November 2015
Kent MP sorry for saying poor families should 'go without'

A Kent MP has apologised after facing a backlash for suggesting some poor families facing tax credit cuts needed to "go without" to make ends meet.

Hollywood actor hits out at threat to freedom of information

12 November 2015
Hollywood actor hits out at threat to freedom of information

The well-known actor Michael Sheen has joined the campaign to stop the government weakening "right to know" legislation.

Council leader to be quizzed over Manston decision

11 November 2015
Council leader to be quizzed over Manston decision

The Ukip leader of Thanet council is to be grilled over the decision not to pursue a compulsory purchase order for the airport.

Our right to know what thousands of public bodies are doing is under threat

02 November 2015
Our right to know what thousands of public bodies are doing is under threat

A government review of Freedom of Information laws could make it much harder to hold councils, the NHS, the government and schools to account.

I won't be defecting says Ukip cabinet rebel

30 October 2015
I won't be defecting says Ukip cabinet rebel

The only cabinet member who supported a CPO in partnership with RiverOak says he won't defect

Council rejects proposal to buy Manston

29 October 2015
Council rejects proposal to buy Manston

After months of talks, councillors have voted against plans to purchase Manston airport with an American firm.

The privatisation dilemma

29 October 2015
The privatisation dilemma

Abandoned plans to privatise back-office staff at Kent County Council highlighted its uneasiness about transferring work to the private sector.

Another Thanet councillor quits UKIP to join Tories

28 October 2015
Another Thanet councillor quits UKIP to join Tories

Ahead of a crunch meeting on Manston, the controlling UKIP group at Thanet council suffers another defection

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