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Mayor's march on Kent 'thwarted'

19 June 2013
Mayor's march on Kent 'thwarted'

Boris Johnson's bid to take over some Kent rail services is set to hit the buffers, it's been revealed.

Damning report slams police bias towards chasing targets

17 June 2013
Damning report slams police bias towards chasing targets

One in every 10 crimes committed in Kent is under-recorded, a critical report into policing has just revealed.

New twist in grammar school saga

14 June 2013
New twist in grammar school saga

Plans to build a new grammar school annexe in Sevenoaks have taken a fresh turn... after a rival school stepped in to offer places.

Call for EU probe of secret ferry deal

14 June 2013
Call for EU probe of secret ferry deal

The European Commission is being urged to look into a secret deal between Thanet council and a ferry firm that has cost taxpayers £3.3million.

Thousands of streetlights to be switched off at night

12 June 2013
Thousands of streetlights to be switched off at night

Around 70,000 streetlights could be turned off around Kent after midnight in a move even its backers call their 'Marmite project'.

KCC ditches companies... at £190k loss

12 June 2013
KCC ditches companies... at £190k loss

The plug has been pulled on a string of trading companies set up to make money for Kent County Council - at a £191,000 loss.

School staff take off 90,000 working weeks in year

11 June 2013
School staff take off 90,000 working weeks in year

Stressed-up teachers and support staff have contributed to 90,000 days taken off sick in Kent schools in just one year, it's been revealed.

Schools chiefs run up £150,000 hotel bills in just a year

10 June 2013
Schools chiefs run up £150,000 hotel bills in just a year

Kent taxpayers have been billed more than £150,000 in just a year for hotels used by education officials and teachers for training courses.

High earners offered 'premiums' to lure them to council

07 June 2013
High earners offered 'premiums' to lure them to council

Applicants for senior and six-figure salary posts at KCC are having their packages boosted to ensure posts are filled, it's been revealed.

Beer and tennis anyone?

07 June 2013
Beer and tennis anyone?

What unites wood panels, tennis, ship building and the Bahamas? Ask your MP.

Council failed blind woman in her nineties: Ombudsman

04 June 2013
Council failed blind woman in her nineties: Ombudsman

Kent County Council must carry out a far-reaching review of elderly care charges after an Ombudsman was highly critical in two separate reports.

Councillors 'blocking probe' into £3m failed ferry deal

31 May 2013
Councillors 'blocking probe' into £3m failed ferry deal

Thanet councillors have been accused of stifling questions over a secret deal with a ferry operator that has left a £3.3m funding gap.

Grammar school could set up own 11-plus

30 May 2013
Grammar school could set up own 11-plus

A grammar school is considering setting its own 11-plus test in a move that education chiefs fear could place children under more pressure.

KCC elect new chairman

24 May 2013
KCC elect new chairman

Hotson 'backing business' after taking top county council job

MPs criticise Paris Brown appointment 'fiasco'

23 May 2013
MPs criticise Paris Brown appointment 'fiasco'

A report has condemned the 'fiasco' surrounding Kent's youth tsar Paris Brown... claiming a panel failed to scrutinise her appointment.

County councillors take pay freeze

23 May 2013
County councillors take pay freeze

All parties on Kent County Council are today expected to back a pay freeze for councillors, keeping their basic allowances at just more than £12,800

Tax rebate for special PCs

22 May 2013
Tax rebate for special PCs

Special PCs are to be given a council tax rebate to acknowledge the work they do as volunteers, Kent police commissioner Ann Barnes has announced.

Ferry firm owes council £3.3m under secret deal

22 May 2013
Ferry firm owes council £3.3m under secret deal

A council is facing criticism over a top secret deal with stricken ferry firm TransEuropa after it emerged the authority is owed £3.3million.

Commuters warned of rail chaos

22 May 2013
Commuters warned of rail chaos

Kent rail passengers have been warned to expect serious disruption on services to and from London... for up to two years.

UKIP defector: 'Tories trying to woo me back'

21 May 2013
UKIP defector: 'Tories trying to woo me back'

A former Conservative county councillor who defected to UKIP says he has already been told he would be welcomed back to the Tory fold.

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