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£1m lifeline to Kent pensioners who have lost winter fuel payments
05 November 2024Kent’s pensioners, who might just miss out on winter fuel payments, are being offered £1m worth help as the weather turns chillier.
Council cuts ‘vital’ support scheme for disabled children to save £200K
05 November 2024Plans to scale back a scheme giving disabled children support to attend out-of-school clubs have been approved.
‘Ludicrous SEN schools policy must change for sake of the children’
05 November 2024Kent’s deepening special educational needs crisis and the rocketing cost to the taxpayer is today laid bare.
University welcomes tuition fee increase
04 November 2024Students are set to see their student loans increase after the cap for university tuition fees was confirmed - but maintenance loans will rise too.
Concerns over ‘homophobic’ church set to open in town
04 November 2024A homophobic church, which preaches that being gay is “a trap of the devil”, has sparked concerns as it prepares to open in a former leisure centre.
Protest planned over loss of family services at much-loved centre
04 November 2024Campaigners desperate to save family hub services are to stage a protest demo outside County Hall.
Kent Politics Podcast: Ashford MP tells of journey from NHS to Westminster
01 November 2024This week’s podcast discusses the budget, the long-running Chatham Docks saga, and welcomes one of the county’s new MPs.
‘Shopping trolleys are everywhere - and the supermarkets must pay!’
31 October 2024A council plans on battling “the plague” of shopping trolleys dumped in its rivers and streets by hitting supermarkets harder in the pocket.
‘Giving with one hand and taking with the other’: What does the new Budget mean for Kent?
30 October 2024Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled Labour’s first Budget for 14 years - but what does it mean for the county?
8,400-home garden village plans set to be refused by council
30 October 2024Plans for what could be one of the UK’s largest housing developments look set to be refused.
‘Bridge closure is turning school runs into two-hour detours’
30 October 2024The closure of an ancient bridge is causing delays to motorists’ and residents’ journey times.
Docks campaign dealt blow as Rayner rejects calls to intervene
29 October 2024The government has decided not to intervene in a controversial planning bid to convert an industrial docks site.
By-election candidates revealed after councillor removed
29 October 2024The candidates who are nominated for an upcoming by-election have been revealed.
MP calls for more investment in dementia ahead of tomorrow’s budget
29 October 2024A Kent MP says an urgent call for action is needed to combat the £42 billion cost of the country’s leading cause of death.
17,000 untaxed cars clamped in Kent by DVLA in blitz on offenders
26 October 2024The number of untaxed vehicles being clamped in Kent has rocketed in a single year, official figures have revealed.
Fears £6m ‘green campus’ will just be an ‘empty tin shed'
26 October 2024There are fears a flagship council project will end up as just ‘an empty tin shed’ as businesses have shown little interest in the plans.
Nigel Farage’s invite to Kent Tories to defect to Reform ‘falls flat’
25 October 2024Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s claim to have invited every Conservative member at Kent County Council to join his party met the same response.
Labour councillor’s deselection is ‘opportunity for Reform UK’
25 October 2024Labour has deselected one of Kent County Council’s most colourful characters from standing at May’s election leaving Reform UK eyeing up the seat.
Kent Politics Podcast: Public give their thoughts on how to improve the NHS and foreign lorries cause Kent potholes
25 October 2024The Kent Politics Podcast discusses how international lorries are causing pothole problems and the interesting responses to the NHS consultation.
Struggling Kent council urged to ‘come clean’ over £105m pot of unspent cash
23 October 2024The county’s largest local authority is sitting on £105 million of developer money that could be spent on services such as schools.
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