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Thanet council to bring in specialist lawyers over Manston buyout

07 July 2015
Thanet council to bring in specialist lawyers over Manston buyout

More legal advice may be needed over Manston CPO

Transport secretary and the £70k Manston Airport report

27 June 2015
Transport secretary and the £70k Manston Airport report

Transport secretary Patrick McCloughlin could be hauled before MPs to explain why he commissioned a £70k report into Manston Airport.

Government report into Manston criticises council

25 June 2015
Government report into Manston criticises council

A council could have done more to assess a forced buyout of Manston Airport, a government report ha concluded.

Manston owners donated to MP

25 June 2015
Manston owners donated to MP

A Kent MP was given £6,000 before the election by the owners of the former Manston airport, which they hope to turn into housing and commercial space.

We should reverse Border Force budget cuts to stem surge of migrants - says Labour's Andy Burnham

24 June 2015
We should reverse Border Force budget cuts to stem surge of migrants - says Labour's Andy Burnham

Chaos at Calais provokes political clash

Shocking footage shows migrant chaos in Calais

23 June 2015
Shocking footage shows migrant chaos in Calais

New footage of migrants trying to board lorries has emerged as a Kent MP says the Mayor of Calais has "lost control."

Copyright warning for airport site owners

23 June 2015
Copyright warning for airport site owners

Lawyers for Pinewood Studio have written to the owners of the former Manston Airport requesting they stop using their images in PR material.

'Nothing to stop council buyout of Manston'

18 June 2015
'Nothing to stop council buyout of Manston'

An MP has said councillors can press ahead with a compulsory purchase of the former airport following a meeting with ministers to discuss its future.

Film studio to land at Manston

17 June 2015
Film studio to land at Manston

The owners of the former airport have unveiled plans to build a film studio, thousands of homes and swimming facilities at the renamed site.

New details unveiled for Manston's future

17 June 2015
New details unveiled for Manston's future

Manston Airport's owners are to reveal fresh details about its future today - after the airfield shut last year.

Council chief who quit job in line for huge settlement

16 June 2015
Council chief who quit job in line for huge settlement

Thanet councillors are poised to agree to a rumoured six-figure settlement with the authority’s former chief executive at a confidential meeting.

KCC leader warns political row risks jobs

11 June 2015
KCC leader warns political row risks jobs

Cllr Paul Carter has warned a continuing political row over the future of Manston is putting at risk a drive to bring jobs and invest

Farage wanted to expel Janice Atkinson before expenses scandal

11 June 2015
Farage wanted to expel Janice Atkinson before expenses scandal

Ukip leader Nigel Farage wanted ex-Folkestone and Hythe parliamentary candidate Atkinson out before she was fired over expenses scandal.

Exclusive: I might be back says Ukip leader

08 June 2015
Exclusive: I might be back says Ukip leader

Nigel Farage is considering standing in South Thanet at the next general election.

Two Kent MPs in race to chair select committee

08 June 2015
Two Kent MPs in race to chair select committee

MPs Damian Green and Damian Collins vie for influential select committee role

'Media intrusion' to blame for youth crime tsar scrapping

02 June 2015
'Media intrusion' to blame for youth crime tsar scrapping

Media intrusion is to blame for the decision not to appoint a new youth crime tsar, according to Kent crime commissioner Ann Barnes.

Tributes paid to Charles Kennedy

02 June 2015
Tributes paid to Charles Kennedy

A leading Kent campaigner has praised the former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy, who has died aged just 55, as "witty and charming".

Council votes to review Manston airport decision

21 May 2015
Council votes to review Manston airport decision

The decision not to pursue the compulsory purchase of Manston airport will be reviewed following a council vote this evening.

Carter 'can't support' council purchase of Manston

21 May 2015
Carter 'can't support' council purchase of Manston

The leader of Kent County Council has said councillors should not support a compulsory purchase order to buy Manston airport with a view to reopen it.

Council forks out £179k in councillors' unpaid tax

21 May 2015
Council forks out £179k in councillors' unpaid tax

Kent County Council has paid out more than £179,000 on behalf of councillors who should have been paying tax on their travel expenses, we can reveal.

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