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MPs to probe Brexit impact on lorries

26 April 2018
MPs to probe Brexit impact on lorries

The impact of Brexit on freight traffic is to be investigated by MPs amid concerns Kent could be regularly gridlocked after next March.

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Council investments in spotlight after £15m losses

25 April 2018
Council investments in spotlight after £15m losses

County councillors have called for a report on the authority's investment in companies after it was revealed they have made large losses.

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MP's solicitor says police have not interviewed his client over rape claim

22 April 2018
MP's solicitor says police have not interviewed his client over rape claim

A solicitor acting for an MP has issued a statement responding to reports in the national media

Council driving ahead with pothole repairs

20 April 2018
Council driving ahead with pothole repairs

County council road chiefs say more than 20,000 potholes have been repaired across Kent since the start of the year.

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Former Kent minister was 'unaware' of Windrush decision

19 April 2018
Former Kent minister was 'unaware' of Windrush decision

Former immigration minister Damian Green says he was unaware of a decision to destroy landing cards of Windrush migrants when he was a frontbencher.

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Haulage group warns EU behind on customs checks

19 April 2018
Haulage group warns EU behind on customs checks

Road haulage chiefs have warned that small businesses could stop trading in Europe if customs checks after Brexit are too complex.

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Demand for primary school places

16 April 2018
Demand for primary school places

County education chiefs say they expect to see a significant increase in the demand for primary school places in Kent.

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Record numbers get first choice primary school

16 April 2018
Record numbers get first choice primary school

Families across the county have found out where their children will go to primary school - with a record number going to their preferred choice.

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How Kent's economy will fare after Brexit

12 April 2018
How Kent's economy will fare after Brexit

Political editor Paul Francis looks at the impact of Brexit on Kent’s economy and how business will fare in a new world of tariffs, visas and quotas.

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Council official's £247,207 pay-off

11 April 2018
Council official's £247,207 pay-off

An authority has defended its actions after having to pay compensation to a senior official who lost his job.

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Ministers to consider live exports ban

10 April 2018
Ministers to consider live exports ban

Live animal exports could be banned under government plans set out today.

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Fewer migrant workers seeking jobs in Kent

09 April 2018
Fewer migrant workers seeking jobs in Kent

Kent has seen a significant fall in the number of migrant workers seeking jobs, figures seen by the KM Group have revealed.

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MEP hits out at 'criminal' lack of Op Stack planning

09 April 2018
 MEP hits out at 'criminal' lack of Op Stack planning

With less than a year to go, and MEP has hit out at the lack of contingency plans to tackle Operation Stack post-Brexit.

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New political party set up in Kent

09 April 2018
New political party set up in Kent

Several former Ukip party members have quit the party and set up a new group.

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Labour election candidate selected

08 April 2018
Labour election candidate selected

Party members voted at a selection meeting on Saturday.

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New M20 'holding area' plan for Op Stack

05 April 2018
New M20 'holding area' plan for Op Stack

The transport secretary has discussed new plans to use stretches of the M20 as a holding area for lorries when Operation Stack is brought in.

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Brexit: How Kent's public sector could be affected

05 April 2018
Brexit: How Kent's public sector could be affected

In the second of our features, political editor Paul Francis examines the effects of Brexit on the public sector - from the NHS to councils and more.

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£10m project to upgrade high speed train services

03 April 2018
£10m project to upgrade high speed train services

Passengers in part of Kent have been promised faster and more direct train services.

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Labour drops election hopeful over 'anti-Semitism'

03 April 2018
Labour drops election hopeful over 'anti-Semitism'

A Labour party election candidate has been suspended amid claims he posted anti-Semitic material online.

Border security bolstered by 200 extra officers

29 March 2018
Border security bolstered by 200 extra officers

200 new workers will be hired to guard British borders in Kent post-Brexit, says the Home Secretary.

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