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Factory to be flattened for 120-home estate with no affordable housing

Factory to be flattened for 120-home estate with no affordable housing

23 October 2024

A factory is set to be flattened to make way for a new housing estate - but not a single home will be affordable.

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Plans to give Kent £16.2m housebuilding boost sees one area receive funds for just 44 homes

Plans to give Kent £16.2m housebuilding boost sees one area receive funds for just 44 homes

22 October 2024

Government plans to give housebuilding a shot in the arm have seen of the largest parts of Kent receive a smaller funding allocation.

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Do you fancy being a councillor? Find out how at a Q&A

Do you fancy being a councillor? Find out how at a Q&A

22 October 2024

There will be an information event this week for those interested in standing for election to Kent County Council.

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£41m link road project delayed again

£41m link road project delayed again

21 October 2024

A controversial £41m highway project has been delayed again by at least another 18 months because of potential funding hiccups.

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Bid to turn care home into 21-bed HMO

Bid to turn care home into 21-bed HMO

21 October 2024

Plans to convert a care home into a massive HMO may be dashed amid claims it would trigger traffic “bedlam”.

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Foreign lorries partly to blame for Kent’s pothole peril, says transport chief

Foreign lorries partly to blame for Kent’s pothole peril, says transport chief

20 October 2024

Council roads chief Neil Baker says that foreign lorry drivers are partly to blame for the state of the county’s potholed roads.

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Kent drivers owe nearly £11m in unpaid ULEZ fines as revolt rages on

Kent drivers owe nearly £11m in unpaid ULEZ fines as revolt rages on

20 October 2024

Most motorists hit with fines over London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone fines are still refusing to pay one year on as City Hall ramps up its enforcement.

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Almost 1,500 migrants and 25 small boats arrive in Kent this week

Almost 1,500 migrants and 25 small boats arrive in Kent this week

19 October 2024

Almost 1,500 migrants have arrived in the county on small boats over the past week – including more than 600 yesterday.

Labour lose new MP’s former council seat by six votes in by-election

Labour lose new MP’s former council seat by six votes in by-election

18 October 2024

A new Labour MP who stepped down from his council post to focus on his role in Westminster has seen his party lose the seat in a by-election.

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By-election called after death of much-loved councillor

By-election called after death of much-loved councillor

18 October 2024

The first county council by-election since the general election has been called for next month following the sudden death of a councillor.

Kent Politics Podcast: Port checks delayed again and P&O problems for the government

Kent Politics Podcast: Port checks delayed again and P&O problems for the government

18 October 2024

In the latest Kent Politics Podcast, we discuss the Transport Secretary’s comments about P&O, the selling off of council properties and scam emails.

‘It will be so upsetting to see everything I’ve loved completely obliterated’

‘It will be so upsetting to see everything I’ve loved completely obliterated’

17 October 2024

Campaigners who lost battles against plans to build 7,000 homes in the countryside have spoken of the toll it has taken on them.

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‘My dad should not have died in such a horrible way - people should have a choice’

‘My dad should not have died in such a horrible way - people should have a choice’

16 October 2024

As a bill on assisted dying is formally introduced in the House of Commons, we speak to Kent families and charities on both sides of the debate.

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Passenger price hike warning due to new EU border check delays

Passenger price hike warning due to new EU border check delays

15 October 2024

Prices could jump at the Channel Tunnel after bosses revealed £67m costs incurred by new EU border measures will likely hit passenger ticket prices.

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Disgraced former Kent MP has legal bill cut after journalist loses phone

Disgraced former Kent MP has legal bill cut after journalist loses phone

15 October 2024

Charlie Elphicke has had the amount of costs he has to pay the publisher of the Sunday Times reduced after a High Court defamation claim.

No ‘inadequate’ primary schools in Kent

No ‘inadequate’ primary schools in Kent

14 October 2024

Encouraging new figures show 80% of primary schools in the county are rated ‘outstanding’ or ‘good’ by Ofsted.

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New dog rules backed - but how will they be enforced?

New dog rules backed - but how will they be enforced?

13 October 2024

Proposed new rules dog owners must follow or risk a fine have seen questions asked about how they would be enforced.

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£521m contract to manage asylum centres offered by Home Office

£521m contract to manage asylum centres offered by Home Office

13 October 2024

The government is offering a six-year contract worth £521 million to run two centres for people seeking asylum who cross the Channel in small boats.

Council faces £55m hike in savings - or going bust

Council faces £55m hike in savings - or going bust

13 October 2024

Kent County Council faces a £55 million increase in savings it must make in the near future or face going bust, according to new statistics.

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Labour’s first 100 days: Newly red seaside town gives verdict on Starmer’s ‘shaky start’

Labour’s first 100 days: Newly red seaside town gives verdict on Starmer’s ‘shaky start’

12 October 2024

The new Labour government has reached the political landmark of 100 days in office. But how do voters in Kent feel it has gone?

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