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Council to consult on axeing bus services

30 November 2017
Council to consult on axeing bus services

Councillors have agreed to consult on the fate of more than 70 bus services across Kent that could be reduced or axed.

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Ashford MP Damian Green fends off claims over the state of the NHS in Kent at Prime Minister's Questions

29 November 2017
Ashford MP Damian Green fends off claims over the state of the NHS in Kent at Prime Minister's Questions

Ashford MP Damian Green forced on the defensive over the NHS in Kent and plans to cut bus services

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Confusion over cuts to bus services

28 November 2017
Confusion over cuts to bus services

Transport officials have sought to clarify their position after a report showed more than 70 bus routes were deemed not commercially viable.

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Dozens of bus services could be axed

27 November 2017
Dozens of bus services could be axed

School children and vulnerable elderly people could lose vital bus services as part of plans to save £4 million.

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Report on MP's conduct could be kept under wraps

27 November 2017
Report on MP's conduct could be kept under wraps

There are calls for the government to be transparent after it emerged a cabinet report into allegations against a Kent MP may not be published.

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Kent under pressure as London councils eye up properties

27 November 2017
Kent under pressure as London councils eye up properties

Kent can expect an influx of families from the capital as London councils look to buy former Ministry of Defence land, education chiefs have warned.

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Trust to consider 'super hospital' - at expense of other two

24 November 2017
Trust to consider 'super hospital' - at expense of other two

Health chiefs are to formally consider plans for a 'super' hospital in east Kent - which could mean the loss of A&E departments in two towns.

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Nearly 5,000 empty homes in Kent

24 November 2017
Nearly 5,000 empty homes in Kent

Thousands of properties are lying empty in the county as councils come under government pressure to build more homes.

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Budget boost for first-time buyers priced out of the market

22 November 2017
Budget boost for first-time buyers priced out of the market

First-time house buyers will not have to pay stamp duty for properties up to £300,000 in a surprise announcement by Chancellor Philip Hammond.

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Council short of £149m to meet school places demand

22 November 2017
Council short of £149m to meet school places demand

The county council would need to build the equivalent of 12 secondary schools to meet the growing demand for places - but there's a £149m shortfall.

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Safeguard cash to prevent Stack chaos, says MP

21 November 2017
Safeguard cash to prevent Stack chaos, says MP

The government is being urged to preserve £250 million in lorry parking money for reuse after the end of the Stanford plan.

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Manston airport plans laid out by rival companies

21 November 2017
Manston airport plans laid out by rival companies

Two companies battling for the Manston airport site have had their plans for it heard by councillors.

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Bid for £300m to help speed up Otterpool 'garden town'

20 November 2017
Bid for £300m to help speed up Otterpool 'garden town'

We need £300m for schools, roads and other facilities if plans for 12,000 homes go ahead, says Kent County Council.

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Government could intervene in council's house building plans

17 November 2017
Government could intervene in council's house building plans

The government has told the council it could intervene house-building plans, saying it is not doing enough to tackle the housing shortage.

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'We are trying to rebuild the area – don’t put obstacles in our way'

16 November 2017
'We are trying to rebuild the area – don’t put obstacles in our way'

The vice-chairman of Ebbsfleet FC has hit out at Kent County Council over its negative attitude to the club’s investment in the community.

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Gridlock warning on day one of Brexit

16 November 2017
Gridlock warning on day one of Brexit

Kent could be gridlocked on the day after Brexit, MPs warn, as the government's plans for increasing border staff are dubbed "unconvincing".

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Health trusts 'should be fined' for mentally ill in police cells

16 November 2017
Health trusts 'should be fined' for mentally ill in police cells

Kent's crime commissioner has called for health trusts and groups to be fined if mentally ill people stay too long in police cells.

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Kent MP named Brexit 'mutineer'

15 November 2017
Kent MP named Brexit 'mutineer'

A Kent MP says he cannot support a plan to fix the precise date of the UK's exit from the EU.

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Food rotting in trucks... a taste of post-Brexit Britain?

14 November 2017
Food rotting in trucks... a taste of post-Brexit Britain?

Massive queues could be caused at Dover and food left to rot in trucks if a new customs system is not set up in time for Brexit.

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'My husband has been thrown to the wolves' - MP's wife

14 November 2017
'My husband has been thrown to the wolves' - MP's wife

The wife of an MP suspended over allegations he has yet to be told about has launched a blistering attack on his party for "hanging him out to dry".

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