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Hundreds of candidates contest seats in elections

05 April 2017
Hundreds of candidates contest seats in elections

Nearly 400 candidates are vying for seats on Kent County Council next month - here's who's standing where you live.

Kent's great pothole loophole

04 April 2017
Kent's great pothole loophole

Drivers are being forced to fork out hundreds for pothole repairs to their cars because of a little known legal loophole.

County council denies telling care companies to up costs for better off

31 March 2017
County council denies telling care companies to up costs for better off

Care companies say KCC told them to up costs for pensioners with savings

Port given huge cut in business rates

30 March 2017
Port given huge cut in business rates

The Port of Dover has been given the largest reduction to its business rates in Kent while Eurotunnel has been given a huge increase.

£8.8 million lost in unpaid Dart charge fines

29 March 2017
£8.8 million lost in unpaid Dart charge fines

A faulty system meant thousands of motorists got away without paying to use the Dartford Crossing.

Port gridlock warning as Article 50 is triggered

29 March 2017
Port gridlock warning as Article 50 is triggered

The man leading Brexit negotiations has a stark warning about potential traffic turmoil in Kent as the Prime Minister finally triggers Article 50.

Campaigning kicks off for council elections

27 March 2017
Campaigning kicks off for council elections

The parties are preparing to campaign in the run-up to the county council elections - the first major vote since Brexit.

Councils get cold feet over east Kent merger

26 March 2017
Councils get cold feet over east Kent merger

A radical plan for east Kent councils to merge has hit the buffers

Councillor suspended after terror tweet

23 March 2017
Councillor suspended after terror tweet

A Tory councillor has been suspended from the party pending an inquiry after blaming Labour for yesterday's terror attack.

Prosecutors discuss election expenses

21 March 2017
Prosecutors discuss election expenses

Members of Kent Police have met the Crown Prosecution Service as an investigation continues into whether political campaigning rules were broken.

Kent MP queries whether George Osborne can be editor and MP

18 March 2017
Kent MP queries whether George Osborne can be editor and MP

Folkestone and Hythe MP says newspaper editors cannot be MPs too

Conservatives fined £70k over election overspend

16 March 2017
Conservatives fined £70k over election overspend

The Conservatives have been fined a record £70,000 for irregularities in the party's election expenses - including the fight for South Thanet.

Council acting like 'Scrooge' over social care

16 March 2017
Council acting like 'Scrooge' over social care

Plans have been announced to charge people receiving care in their own homes more - in spite of a £26 million government cash injection.

New UK firm takes over Manston battle

15 March 2017
New UK firm takes over Manston battle

An American investment company has sold its rights and interests in Manston to new company in this country.

Home secretary urges councils to help refugees

13 March 2017
Home secretary urges councils to help refugees

The home secretary has said cuts should not be used as an excuse by councils not to offer homes to refugees, during a visit to a Kent town.

Calls for night flight numbers to be slashed

13 March 2017
Calls for night flight numbers to be slashed

Kent County Council is urging the government to get tough with Gatwick Airport over the number of flights allowed over night.

Kent grammars could be forced to offer places to poorer children

12 March 2017
Kent grammars could be forced to offer places to poorer children

Pupils who achieve lower 11-plus marks could be offered access to top Kent schools as part of government plans to improve social mobility.

Taxes on the self-employed 'wrong'

09 March 2017
Taxes on the self-employed 'wrong'

A Kent MP has urged the government to rethink a proposal announced in the budget to raise National Insurance contributions.

£320m boost for new grammar schools

07 March 2017
£320m boost for new grammar schools

The Chancellor's imminent announcement that the ban on new selective schools will end has had a mixed reaction in Kent.

The rural beauty spot that is the Dartford crossing

06 March 2017
The rural beauty spot that is the Dartford crossing

Dartford's crossing - which carries 160,000 vehicles every day - has been wrongly classified by the government... as a rural road!

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