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Nearly 5,000 empty homes in Kent

24 November 2017
Nearly 5,000 empty homes in Kent

Thousands of properties are lying empty in the county as councils come under government pressure to build more homes.

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Budget boost for first-time buyers priced out of the market

22 November 2017
Budget boost for first-time buyers priced out of the market

First-time house buyers will not have to pay stamp duty for properties up to £300,000 in a surprise announcement by Chancellor Philip Hammond.

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Council short of £149m to meet school places demand

22 November 2017
Council short of £149m to meet school places demand

The county council would need to build the equivalent of 12 secondary schools to meet the growing demand for places - but there's a £149m shortfall.

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Safeguard cash to prevent Stack chaos, says MP

21 November 2017
Safeguard cash to prevent Stack chaos, says MP

The government is being urged to preserve £250 million in lorry parking money for reuse after the end of the Stanford plan.

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Manston airport plans laid out by rival companies

21 November 2017
Manston airport plans laid out by rival companies

Two companies battling for the Manston airport site have had their plans for it heard by councillors.

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Bid for £300m to help speed up Otterpool 'garden town'

20 November 2017
Bid for £300m to help speed up Otterpool 'garden town'

We need £300m for schools, roads and other facilities if plans for 12,000 homes go ahead, says Kent County Council.

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Government could intervene in council's house building plans

17 November 2017
Government could intervene in council's house building plans

The government has told the council it could intervene house-building plans, saying it is not doing enough to tackle the housing shortage.

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'We are trying to rebuild the area – don’t put obstacles in our way'

16 November 2017
'We are trying to rebuild the area – don’t put obstacles in our way'

The vice-chairman of Ebbsfleet FC has hit out at Kent County Council over its negative attitude to the club’s investment in the community.

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Gridlock warning on day one of Brexit

16 November 2017
Gridlock warning on day one of Brexit

Kent could be gridlocked on the day after Brexit, MPs warn, as the government's plans for increasing border staff are dubbed "unconvincing".

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Health trusts 'should be fined' for mentally ill in police cells

16 November 2017
Health trusts 'should be fined' for mentally ill in police cells

Kent's crime commissioner has called for health trusts and groups to be fined if mentally ill people stay too long in police cells.

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Kent MP named Brexit 'mutineer'

15 November 2017
Kent MP named Brexit 'mutineer'

A Kent MP says he cannot support a plan to fix the precise date of the UK's exit from the EU.

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Food rotting in trucks... a taste of post-Brexit Britain?

14 November 2017
Food rotting in trucks... a taste of post-Brexit Britain?

Massive queues could be caused at Dover and food left to rot in trucks if a new customs system is not set up in time for Brexit.

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'My husband has been thrown to the wolves' - MP's wife

14 November 2017
'My husband has been thrown to the wolves' - MP's wife

The wife of an MP suspended over allegations he has yet to be told about has launched a blistering attack on his party for "hanging him out to dry".

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Ex-police chief: MP porn claims 'weren't relevant'

13 November 2017
Ex-police chief: MP porn claims 'weren't relevant'

An ex-police chief says he was aware of claims pornography was found on a computer in an MP's office - but it was "not a matter of public interest".

Kent MP says female journalists responsible for fuelling witch hunt against MPs

12 November 2017
Kent MP says female journalists responsible for fuelling witch hunt against MPs

North Thanet MP fires broadside against media over harassment allegations

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Government refuses to reveal Op Stack plans

11 November 2017
Government refuses to reveal Op Stack plans

The government is facing criticism after it refused to release details of any contingency plans to cope with disruption to Kent's roads post Brexit.

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High speed trains 'transformed Kent's economy'

10 November 2017
High speed trains 'transformed Kent's economy'

An event marking the 10th anniversary of high speed trains was told the service has transformed the economy - but may be a victim of its own success.

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Care crisis forces patients to 'bed block'

09 November 2017
Care crisis forces patients to 'bed block'

Patients had to stay in Kent hospitals for 4,000 days longer than necessary in one month due to delays in placing them in care homes, figures reveal.

KCC investments 'unacceptable'

09 November 2017
KCC investments 'unacceptable'

Campaign groups are pressing Kent County Council to reconsider its investment policy, saying it is contributing to climate change.

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Police chief quizzed on claims porn found on MP's computer

08 November 2017
Police chief quizzed on claims porn found on MP's computer

London's police commissioner has refused to be drawn on claims pornographic material was found on Damian Green's computer nearly a decade ago.

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