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Thanet council to bring in specialist lawyers over Manston buyout

Thanet council to bring in specialist lawyers over Manston buyout

07 July 2015

More legal advice may be needed over Manston CPO

Budget on a knife edge

Budget on a knife edge

06 July 2015

Deep cuts could be made to vital frontline services if Whitehall slashes town hall budgets, it's been claimed.

Parish council rejects plans for rural traveller site

Parish council rejects plans for rural traveller site

06 July 2015

Parish councillors and residents met tonight to discuss plans for a two hectare traveller site in Staplehurst.

Protesters target Kent drone factory

Protesters target Kent drone factory

06 July 2015

Campaigners say they will stop a drone manufacturer from operating for the day because it supplies the Israeli government.

Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall came to Medway

Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall came to Medway

06 July 2015

Labour leadership contender Liz Kendall came to Medway to visit an innovative business which is going from strength to strength.

Village hall delays blamed on council ‘incompetence’

Village hall delays blamed on council ‘incompetence’

03 July 2015

The new Woodnesborough Village Hall has seen a six-month delay due to planning "incompetence" at Dover District Council.

Bye bye Boris Island?

Bye bye Boris Island?

01 July 2015

Airports Commission decision to back Heathrow expansion vindicates lengthy campaign to stop Isle of Grain plan, says council

The Friday News Quiz

The Friday News Quiz

26 June 2015

Why are both Bill Wyman and Tunbridge Wells disgusted this week?

Prisons a 'penal powder keg' warns MP

Prisons a 'penal powder keg' warns MP

26 June 2015

Alcohol, drugs and gang culture are prevalent in several Kent prisons, an MP has told parliament.

Government report into Manston criticises council

Government report into Manston criticises council

25 June 2015

A council could have done more to assess a forced buyout of Manston Airport, a government report ha concluded.

Manston owners donated to MP

Manston owners donated to MP

25 June 2015

A Kent MP was given £6,000 before the election by the owners of the former Manston airport, which they hope to turn into housing and commercial space.

Collins: Calais crisis 'shameful' for French authorities

Collins: Calais crisis 'shameful' for French authorities

24 June 2015

MP Damian Collins has branded the way the French authorities dealt with the Calais protest crisis and resulting traffic hell as "shameful".

Ukip councillor investigated after comments reported

Ukip councillor investigated after comments reported

24 June 2015

A newly elected Ukip councillor is under investigation after alleged comments about her representing minority constituents were reported to the party.

Park and ride plan to cut summertime congestion

Park and ride plan to cut summertime congestion

22 June 2015

The KM Media Group is teaming up with Canterbury City Council and a developer in a bid to ease town's jams.

MP calls police after Britain First targets restaurants

MP calls police after Britain First targets restaurants

22 June 2015

A Kent MP has pledged to contact police after Britain First members filmed a video targeting restaurants over the sale of halal food.

Councillors snub first post-election meeting

Councillors snub first post-election meeting

22 June 2015

The first meeting of councillors since the election turned into a farce when less than half of them turned up.

Sandwich MP praises drop in Jobseeker claimants

Sandwich MP praises drop in Jobseeker claimants

20 June 2015

The MP for Sandwich Craig Mackinlay has welcomed a 43% drop in those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in South Thanet - since 2010.

'Let us have Dungeness C'

'Let us have Dungeness C'

19 June 2015

Councillors overwhelmingly support proposals to lobby government to build a new nuclear power station in Kent.

Turning dreams into reality

Turning dreams into reality

19 June 2015

Dreamland's recent past has been a white knuckle ride that almost saw the amusement park consigned to history.

'Nothing to stop council buyout of Manston'

'Nothing to stop council buyout of Manston'

18 June 2015

An MP has said councillors can press ahead with a compulsory purchase of the former airport following a meeting with ministers to discuss its future.

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