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Train fares too expensive say 40% of passengers

29 January 2019
Train fares too expensive say 40% of passengers

Four in 10 passengers who use Southeastern trains do not feel they get value for money, while nearly the same amount are happy with what they pay.

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Taxpayers face 5% increase

28 January 2019
Taxpayers face 5% increase

Kent County Council's cabinet approved recommendations to increase council tax and have pledged to safeguard frontline services.

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School bus pass could cost parents an extra £60

28 January 2019
School bus pass could cost parents an extra £60

The cost of a bus travel pass used by thousands of young people to get to school is to increase to £350 under draft county council budget plans.

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Here is how much your council tax bill is likely to rise

28 January 2019
Here is how much your council tax bill is likely to rise

Council tax payers face another increase in their bills under budget recommendations due to be confirmed by Kent County Council today.

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GCSE league tables revealed

24 January 2019
GCSE league tables revealed

Secondary schools in Kent have seen mixed fortunes in the latest GCSE results for 2018.

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Government advised councils how to avoid revealing Brexit info

24 January 2019
Government advised councils how to avoid revealing Brexit info

Organisations in Kent preparing contingency plans for Brexit were advised by the government on how to resist releasing information about their work.

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KCC seeks to quell concerns over Brexit impact on schools

23 January 2019
KCC seeks to quell concerns over Brexit impact on schools

Education chiefs have sought to alleviate concerns that schools could be forced to close because of Brexit.

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'We have to make the Labour Party more accountable'

23 January 2019
'We have to make the Labour Party more accountable'

A Labour parliamentary candidate is threatening to take the party to court after she failed to win the endorsement of its national representatives.

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Government to allow extra 2,000 lorries to park at ex-airport

23 January 2019
Government to allow extra 2,000 lorries to park at ex-airport

The government is to extend the capacity of the former Manston airport as an emergency lorry park to accommodate up to 6,000 HGVs.

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Migrant crossings 'blown out of proportion'

22 January 2019
Migrant crossings 'blown out of proportion'

Charity bosses have played down the increase in the number of migrants trying to cross the Channel in a hearing before MPs.

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Preparing Kent's roads ahead of Brexit costing the taxpayer £28.8m says KCC

22 January 2019
Preparing Kent's roads ahead of Brexit costing the taxpayer £28.8m says KCC

KCC given nearly £29m by government to improve roads ahead of Brexit

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Extra boats to curb migrant crossings

21 January 2019
Extra boats to curb migrant crossings

Two additional cutter vessels are to be used as part of a range of measures to help tackle the migrant crisis.

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Schools told to prepare to close if Kent becomes gridlocked by Brexit

20 January 2019
Schools told to prepare to close if Kent becomes gridlocked by Brexit

Kent County Council warns schools they must prepare for Brexit

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May survives vote of no confidence

16 January 2019
May survives vote of no confidence

The Prime Minister has pledged to ensure she delivers Brexit after winning a historic vote.

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Belgian mayor wants 'financial guarantees' on ferry plans

16 January 2019
Belgian mayor wants 'financial guarantees' on ferry plans

Plans for a new ferry service from a Kent port have been questioned by the mayor of a Belgium town after a fact finding visit to the county.

No confidence debate underway

16 January 2019
No confidence debate underway

MPs are debating a move by Labour to bring the government down after a crushing defeat over its Brexit bill.

PM suffers 'catastrophic' Brexit defeat

15 January 2019
PM suffers 'catastrophic' Brexit defeat

MPs have delivered a crushing blow to the Prime Minister by overwhelmingly rejecting her Brexit deal.

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BLOG: PM's Brexit deal defeated

15 January 2019
BLOG: PM's Brexit deal defeated

Reaction from across the political spectrum as MPs vote against the PM's Brexit deal by a majority of 230.

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MP quits as whip ahead of crunch Brexit vote

14 January 2019
MP quits as whip ahead of crunch Brexit vote

One of the county's MPs has resigned as a government whip saying he will vote against the Brexit deal tomorrow.

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How will your MP vote on the Brexit deal?

14 January 2019
How will your MP vote on the Brexit deal?

The majority of Kent's MPs will reject the government’s Brexit deal in tomorrow’s historic vote on leaving the EU which could bring down Theresa May.

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