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How could the political landscape of Kent change when devolution shakes up our councils? Local democracy reporter Dan Esson gives his thoughts…
The Conservatives are set to lose control of Kent County Council at the election on May 1, according to a new survey.
Nurseries and childminders across the county say they are being “set up to fail” by “underfunded” changes to the government’s “free” childcare offer.
Residential places at a special school are to close later this year under a proposal by the county’s largest local authority.
The shocking cost of repairing Kent’s crumbling roads and infrastructure is £1.3bn, the county’s highways chief disclosed.
Kent county councillor Karen Constantine has resigned from the Labour Party after more than 40 years.
Swimming pool bosses say a merger to bring it under a new council-led contract is vital for the facility to stay afloat long-term.
Kent’s 14 councils are set to be scrapped and turned into only a handful, so what will the future political landscape of the county likely be?
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Swimming teachers given redundancy notices after seeing their roles advertised online have hit out at a council’s “shambolic” handling of the process.
The Kent Politics Podcast this week welcomes a former parliamentary candidate suspended by Reform over a drunk video rant.
A former snooker club is going under the hammer with planning permission for 57 flats to be built on the site.
Flats and houses could join Aldi on the site of a former school if given the nod by council planning chiefs.
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