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An area of town branded a ‘grit bin desert’ is set to get some new ones installed after a councillor dipped into a community fund to purchase them.
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At just 43, one of the county's most prominent politicians has high hopes for the future, as local democracy reporter Simon Finlay found out.
A polling prediction website says the number of Labour MPs in Kent will rise after the next general election, with tactical voting likely.
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Managers at a cash-strapped council will have to face the future with fewer staff and a severe squeeze on spending, official papers have disclosed.
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Kent County Council leader Roger Gough faces a fresh bid for his job from a controversial backbencher.
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Local councils will be sent into a "death spiral" unless government starts fully funding social care, a local authority leader has warned.
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Massive water pipe laying work which was due to shut a busy road through a village for half a year will be completed three months early.
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The number of children "persistently absent" from school has more than doubled in the last five years.
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Cash-squeezed Kent County Council is to put its landmark headquarters on the market.
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The historic county hall building should be sold off to help KCC battle major financial woes, according to a top councillor.
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There could be hope for the future of a much-loved town library that’s been shut for months after a local authority agreed to “find a solution”.
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Council bosses are looking for a “large” registered home to house unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
The Royal Navy were cheered on through the streets after being awarded the freedom of the county during a major civic event.
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Councillors are being offered counselling for abuse they receive going about their daily duties.
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A major civic honour bestowed on the Royal Navy is threatened to be overshadowed by a row over “disrespect” for the Armed Forces.
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KCC is to develop the use of AI to trap bad drivers, track staff departures and send up drones, new policy papers have revealed.
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A popular pub landlord has told how he feared his business would go under after his village was effectively cut off for water pipe-laying.
Campaigners trying to save woodland being turned into a ragstone quarry have been offered a "glimmer of hope" by a local authority.
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The contribution of 500 reservist personnel in the county to the Armed Forces has been acknowledged.
Kent has seen a rise in the number of illegal vapes being seized over the last two years.
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