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Offers made for KCC Headquarters

02 February 2024
Offers made for KCC Headquarters

The council are considering offers made for County Hall.

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More than 300 pothole insurance claims in one month

01 February 2024
More than 300 pothole insurance claims in one month

Kent’s crumbling roads saw a year-on-year increase in pothole reports as well as the highest number of insurance and drainage inquiries in years

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Figures reveal soaring cost of providing free school transport

01 February 2024
Figures reveal soaring cost of providing free school transport

New figures published by Kent County Council have laid bare the rise in cost of providing home to school transport.

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Former care home to house asylum-seeking children

31 January 2024
Former care home to house asylum-seeking children

A former care home is to be converted into a reception centre for teenage refugees.

Hundreds of jobs at risk at KCC

31 January 2024
Hundreds of jobs at risk at KCC

Hundreds of jobs at Kent County Council are at risk as the authority continues to look at ways to cut costs.

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Work on a £5m roundabout revamp to start

30 January 2024
Work on a £5m roundabout revamp to start

Work is due to begin at a major roundabout, just off the M20, which includes scrapping the traffic lights and increasing capacity by up to 60%.

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Gove hands council £11m in emergency bailout amid cash crisis

25 January 2024
Gove hands council £11m in emergency bailout amid cash crisis

The cash-strapped county council is set to receive a share of the government’s emergency bailout fund – but some warn the money is a short-term fix.

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Fine increases for ‘rule-flouting’ utility companies in charge of overrunning roadworks

25 January 2024
Fine increases for ‘rule-flouting’ utility companies in charge of overrunning roadworks

The county’s highways boss has welcomed a government plan to massively increase fines on overrrunning works by utility companies.

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CCTV linked to ‘human rights abuse’ still used at council buildings

25 January 2024
CCTV linked to ‘human rights abuse’ still used at council buildings

Kent County Council has said it cannot afford to change cameras linked to alleged human rights abuses in Chinese internment camps.

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£1m "immediate justice" blitz for street offenders

24 January 2024
£1m "immediate justice" blitz for street offenders

Almost £1m has been earmarked to combat the scourge of anti-social behaviour on the county's streets, it has been announced.

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Senior finance officer at KCC 'on leave of absence'

23 January 2024
Senior finance officer at KCC 'on leave of absence'

One of Kent County Council’s most senior and highest paid officials has taken a sudden and unexpected leave of absence from her role.

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Kent libraries ‘safe for now’ as Tories ‘retreat’

23 January 2024
Kent libraries ‘safe for now’ as Tories ‘retreat’

Kent County Council has performed a dramatic u-turn over plans it announced less than a week ago to sell off its libraries.

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Kent MPs call for emergency council funding

22 January 2024
Kent MPs call for emergency council funding

Three Kent MPs have put their names to a letter calling on the government to rethink funding levels to local authorities such as Kent County Council.

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‘Expect a rumpus over this’ – protests planned to save libraries

22 January 2024
‘Expect a rumpus over this’ – protests planned to save libraries

Demonstrations are being planned after news that up to one-third of libraries could be closed as the council looks to make savings.

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99 libraries under threat as Kent has ‘too many’

20 January 2024
99 libraries under threat as Kent has ‘too many’

Cash-strapped Kent County Council is considering selling off up to one-third of the county’s libraries in a bid to make savings.

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£246,000 in grants available to parents through Kent organisations

18 January 2024
£246,000 in grants available to parents through Kent organisations

Businesses, charities and community groups working with children and families can claim a slice of a near £250,000 fund in grants.

High-tech water butts could help stop sewage spills

17 January 2024
High-tech water butts could help stop sewage spills

Water butts, some with high-tech solar panel systems, could be the answer to sewage spills into the sea and Kent’s rivers.

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Town fighting back against wave of crime and violence

14 January 2024
Town fighting back against wave of crime and violence

After years of major problems the tide is beginning to turn in a town’s fight against crime and anti-social behaviour.

Dental X-rays to be used on asylum seekers who claim to be children

11 January 2024
Dental X-rays to be used on asylum seekers who claim to be children

The Home Office is poised to start using dental X-rays to assess asylum seekers who claim to be children – but some have raised concerns.

From nut farming to county hall – the young councillor proving he has ‘true grit’

10 January 2024
From nut farming to county hall – the young councillor proving he has ‘true grit’

He’s one of the younger members of the ruling Conservatives at county hall but Tom Cannon harbours serious ambitions in both business and politics.

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