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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.
Factory to be flattened for 120-home estate with no affordable housing
23 October 2024A factory is set to be flattened to make way for a new housing estate - but not a single home will be affordable.
Plans to give Kent £16.2m housebuilding boost sees one area receive funds for just 44 homes
22 October 2024Government plans to give housebuilding a shot in the arm have seen of the largest parts of Kent receive a smaller funding allocation.
Do you fancy being a councillor? Find out how at a Q&A
22 October 2024There will be an information event this week for those interested in standing for election to Kent County Council.
£41m link road project delayed again
21 October 2024A controversial £41m highway project has been delayed again by at least another 18 months because of potential funding hiccups.
Bid to turn care home into 21-bed HMO
21 October 2024Plans to convert a care home into a massive HMO may be dashed amid claims it would trigger traffic “bedlam”.
Foreign lorries partly to blame for Kent’s pothole peril, says transport chief
20 October 2024Council roads chief Neil Baker says that foreign lorry drivers are partly to blame for the state of the county’s potholed roads.
Kent drivers owe nearly £11m in unpaid ULEZ fines as revolt rages on
20 October 2024Most 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.
Almost 1,500 migrants and 25 small boats arrive in Kent this week
19 October 2024Almost 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
18 October 2024A 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.
By-election called after death of much-loved councillor
18 October 2024The 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
18 October 2024In 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’
17 October 2024Campaigners who lost battles against plans to build 7,000 homes in the countryside have spoken of the toll it has taken on them.
‘My dad should not have died in such a horrible way - people should have a choice’
16 October 2024As 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.
Passenger price hike warning due to new EU border check delays
15 October 2024Prices could jump at the Channel Tunnel after bosses revealed £67m costs incurred by new EU border measures will likely hit passenger ticket prices.
Disgraced former Kent MP has legal bill cut after journalist loses phone
15 October 2024Charlie 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
14 October 2024Encouraging new figures show 80% of primary schools in the county are rated ‘outstanding’ or ‘good’ by Ofsted.
New dog rules backed - but how will they be enforced?
13 October 2024Proposed new rules dog owners must follow or risk a fine have seen questions asked about how they would be enforced.
£521m contract to manage asylum centres offered by Home Office
13 October 2024The 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
13 October 2024Kent County Council faces a £55 million increase in savings it must make in the near future or face going bust, according to new statistics.
