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Lorry parks touted as solution to Op Stack

11 June 2018
Lorry parks touted as solution to Op Stack

Lorry parks could double as customs checks areas after Brexit - as a consultation is opened on Operation Stack.

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Major healthcare shake-up faces delays

07 June 2018
Major healthcare shake-up faces delays

Health chiefs have warned that it could be some time before consultation on a wide-ranging shake-up of services in east Kent can get underway.

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Bus service meetings could 'leave people stranded'

06 June 2018
Bus service meetings could 'leave people stranded'

Complaints have been made about the timings of public meetings discussing changes to rural bus services.

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Port chiefs warn over Brexit uncertainty

06 June 2018
Port chiefs warn over Brexit uncertainty

Government must set out plans for customs checks soon, say Calais and Zeebrugge port chiefs

Consortium bidding to re-open Manston faces questions

05 June 2018
Consortium bidding to re-open Manston faces questions

Officials have voiced concerns about whether a group of businessmen have the money to take over an abandoned airport.

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Rural bus service cuts back on agenda

05 June 2018
Rural bus service cuts back on agenda

Eleven public meetings are taking place across Kent to help decide the fate of rural bus services.

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Government dismisses claims Port of Dover could collapse on 'day one' of Brexit

04 June 2018
Government dismisses claims Port of Dover could collapse on 'day one' of Brexit

The Port of Dover could 'collapse' under a Brexit analysis nicknamed 'Armageddon' by civil servants.

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Widen motorway to 'keep freight flowing'

25 May 2018
Widen motorway to 'keep freight flowing'

The government is being urged to widen a stretch of a main route as part of a series of measures to keep traffic and freight moving after Brexit.

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£20bn bill for 'max fac'

24 May 2018
£20bn bill for 'max fac'

Firm could face a £20bn bill if one form of customs checks is adopted after Brexit, it's been claimed.

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£20bn bill for 'max fac'

24 May 2018
£20bn bill for 'max fac'

Firm could face a £20bn bill if one form of customs checks is adopted after Brexit, it's been claimed.

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Bus passes rise by £10

23 May 2018
Bus passes rise by £10

The cost of Kent County Council’s travel pass for school children is to rise for the fourth straight year.

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School budgets on a cliff edge over growing number of special needs pupils

22 May 2018
School budgets on a cliff edge over growing number of special needs pupils

KCC leader warns government that schools need more cash for 'high needs' children

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Minister hails clampdown on lorry 'fly-parking'

21 May 2018
Minister hails clampdown on lorry 'fly-parking'

A crackdown on lorries parking unlawfully in lay-bys and residential roads could be extended to other parts of the county.

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Carter: Keep to your 'frictionless trade' promise

17 May 2018
Carter: Keep to your 'frictionless trade' promise

A Kent authority leader has urged the government to stick to its "frictionless trade" promise post Brexit.

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Battery-charged bus in north Kent could become permanent depending on trial

16 May 2018
Battery-charged bus in north Kent could become permanent depending on trial

County transport chiefs upbeat after electric bus trial in Dartford

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Revealing Brexit border plans 'not in public interest'

16 May 2018
Revealing Brexit border plans 'not in public interest'

The government is under fire for refusing to disclose details of how Brexit could impact on Kent - because it would not be in the public interest.

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No date for new Eurostar trains

15 May 2018
No date for new Eurostar trains

Rail chiefs are still trying to sort technical problems that have halted new Eurostar trains from stopping at a station despite a £10m upgrade.

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True toll of school places frauds revealed

14 May 2018
True toll of school places frauds revealed

The number of parents willing to fraudulently apply for school places they don't deserve has been revealed.

MP's election expenses trial delayed

14 May 2018
MP's election expenses trial delayed

The trial of Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay over alleged false election expenses has been delayed for legal reasons.

Planning inspectorate raises doubts over Manston plan

13 May 2018
Planning inspectorate raises doubts over Manston plan

Manston consortium insists bid to re-open Thanet airport still on track

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