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Kent's radical health shake-up delayed

21 August 2017
Kent's radical health shake-up delayed

Plans to consult on a far-reaching revamp of health services in the county will now not go ahead until next year, it's been revealed.

Kent sees 'significant' fall in migrant workers

17 August 2017
Kent sees 'significant' fall in migrant workers

Kent has seen a fall in the number of migrant workers wanting to work in the county, following the Brexit vote.

Fresh doubts raised over fracking in Kent

17 August 2017
Fresh doubts raised over fracking in Kent

Academics' claims that fracking in areas such as Kent could deliver large supplies of gas were "over-hyped", it's been claimed.

Nearly 400 nursing vacancies at hospital

16 August 2017
Nearly 400 nursing vacancies at hospital

Trust bosses say they are tackling a recruitment crisis as Brexit creates challenges for Kent's hospitals.

How Kent could be spared post-Brexit gridlock

16 August 2017
How Kent could be spared post-Brexit gridlock

A transitional period after the UK leaves the EU could avoid delays and logjams in county and its ports.

Passengers face rail fare rises of up to 3.6%

15 August 2017
Passengers face rail fare rises of up to 3.6%

Passengers are facing the highest ticket price rise in five years as new rail fares are announced.

MP due in court over 2015 election expenses claims

15 August 2017
MP due in court over 2015 election expenses claims

MP Craig Mackinlay faces trial over charges relating to his election claims in 2015.

Next stop: Hollywood for Farage?

14 August 2017
Next stop: Hollywood for Farage?

The story of how Nigel Farage succeeded in the fight for Brexit could be turned into a movie - and the ex-Ukip leader knows just the man to play him.

Ukip loses two more councillors as it clings to power

14 August 2017
Ukip loses two more councillors as it clings to power

Two Ukip councillors have quit and will sit as independents in a new blow to the party's leadership at Thanet council

MP's directorship follows husband's 'brush with cancer'

07 August 2017
MP's directorship follows husband's 'brush with cancer'

An MP has vowed to give a "significant proportion" of her payment for working for a technology firm to help local charities.

Glastonbury tickets among MPs' freebies

04 August 2017
Glastonbury tickets among MPs' freebies

Tickets to Glastonbury and a cricket Test match at Lords are among the gifts accepted by Kent MPs, it's been revealed.

Labour wins by-election

04 August 2017
Labour wins by-election

Labour has won another seat on Thanet council after it took the Margate Central ward.

Lorry park turns away 200 HGVs a week as demand spirals

03 August 2017
Lorry park turns away 200 HGVs a week as demand spirals

Bosses at a Kent lorry park say a record number of hauliers are using the site as growth in traffic from the continent continues to rise.

Kent could get ferry services to Poland

02 August 2017
Kent could get ferry services to Poland

A foreign company has opened talks with a local authority to potentially provide passenger and cargo services to a city on the Baltic coast.

Council tops complaints list for children's services

02 August 2017
Council tops complaints list for children's services

The county council had the highest number of complaints about education and children's services in the country, a watchdog has revealed.

Post-Brexit customs checks 'could gridlock Kent'

31 July 2017
Post-Brexit customs checks 'could gridlock Kent'

The Port of Dover could be blighted by chronic delays as new customs checks come in after Brexit, a report warns.

Council boss rules out bid to become Ukip party leader

28 July 2017
Council boss rules out bid to become Ukip party leader

The Ukip leader of a Kent council says he won't be standing in the contest to be the party's next leader.

'No question' changes will put up costs

27 July 2017
'No question' changes will put up costs

A radical overhaul of workers’ rights in the burgeoning gig economy could leave small businesses in Kent facing additional costs, it has been claimed.

Hundreds of NHS staff quit over Brexit

27 July 2017
Hundreds of NHS staff quit over Brexit

Health chiefs say Britain's plans to leave the EU are making it more difficult to recruit nurses with 670 positions now vacant in Kent.

Motorists could face charges on 'most polluted' roads

26 July 2017
Motorists could face charges on 'most polluted' roads

Councils in Kent and Medway have been given the green light by the government to introduce radical plans to curb air pollution.

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