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‘My son needs this essential equipment, why won’t the council help?’
09 September 2024Parents of a boy with special needs say he has been denied essential equipment because the council refuses to believe them.
Elderly patient was charged £18k for free care
08 September 2024Kent County Council has paid out almost £20,000 to a pensioner charged for years of care she should have had for free.
Labour councillor denies encouraging violent disorder at anti-racism protest
06 September 2024A suspended councillor has denied encouraging violent disorder while addressing a London crowd.
Corner shop faces licence review after ‘shoplifter hit with bar and barricaded in’
06 September 2024A corner shop is having its licence reviewed after bosses failed to supply CCTV of an incident involving an alleged shoplifter being hit with a pole.
Kent Politics Podcast hears from Lord Michael Howard
06 September 2024Lord Michael Howard has revealed he predicted Liz Truss would be an “absolute disaster” as Prime Minister before she landed the top job.
UK’s first school skatepark set to open despite ‘major concerns’
06 September 2024A secondary school is building a skatepark in its grounds in what will be a UK first - despite "major concerns" from neighbours.
Grim night for developers behind bid for 1,600-home estate
06 September 2024Protesters are celebrating a reprieve after developers failed to win approval for a controversial 1,600-home estate last night.
Quiz council leaders at second live event
05 September 2024An event where the public can question council leaders is to return.
‘I hoped the axe I threw at him would cleave his skull in two’
05 September 2024On the 25th anniversary of his death, we look back at one of the most controversial men in politics - who lived in a Kent castle.
Work delayed on new plaza in £22m project
05 September 2024Building work on a flagship multi-million-pound new public square is yet to start amid snags during the permission-seeking process.
‘They’ve turned our neighbourhood into a junkyard’
04 September 2024Fly-tippers are dumping mattresses, furniture and hardcore next to derelict garages, frustrated residents claim.
‘Transport blueprint barely mentions us’
04 September 2024A new document which will guide the future of transport planning in the county has been criticised for ‘ignoring’ a community.
‘Jobs need to go - civil service has had it too good for too long’
04 September 2024A county councillor’s calls for 10% of jobs to be culled at KCC has been described as “beyond insulting” by a union.
MP Tom Tugendhat says human rights laws prevent deportation of ‘murderers and rapists’
03 September 2024A Tory leadership hopeful is demanding the end of an outdated convention he says is stopping the UK people being protected from violent criminals.
Call to fight changes to disability benefit payment
03 September 2024A demonstration is being arranged to counter changes described as a “tax on the disabled”.
‘For all the jokes and banter, under-estimate him at your peril’
03 September 2024A seasoned Labour campaigner explains how he went from collecting bets at a dog track to livening up the council chamber.
Final call for views on future direction of Towns
03 September 2024Time is running out for residents to give their views on plans affecting housing, infrastructure, the economy and the environment in their area.
Mum fears disabled people ‘could die’ due to care cost hike
02 September 2024A mother is considering legal action against a council following a change in the way disability benefits are calculated.
Villagers to vote on neighbourhood plan
02 September 2024Residents will go to the polls to decide on new rules for planning applications affecting their rural community later this year.
Dismay as bid for ‘catastrophic’ housing estate approved on appeal
30 August 2024Plans for more than 100 new homes have been given the green light despite fears they will accelerate a village’s transformation into a town.
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