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Smart card ticketing scheme on track for Southeastern passengers

05 December 2016
Smart card ticketing scheme on track for Southeastern passengers

A "tap and go" card scheme has been launched for rail passengers.

Rail fares rise by nearly 2%

02 December 2016
Rail fares rise by nearly 2%

Southeastern rail passengers face a hike of nearly 2% next year - but that's still less than the national average.

£200m fund raises hopes for new grammar school

02 December 2016
£200m fund raises hopes for new grammar school

A multi-million pounds fund could pave the way for a new grammar school annexe to be built in Kent, according to a Kent MP.

£2.1 million for pothole repairs across county

29 November 2016
£2.1 million for pothole repairs across county

Kent is to receive a government cash injection to repair more than 40,000 potholes.

Ukip elect Paul Nuttall as new leader as Nigel Farage bows out...finally

28 November 2016
Ukip elect Paul Nuttall as new leader as Nigel Farage bows out...finally

Ukip has voted the MEP Paul Nuttall as party leader.

A £200m fund for grammars - but nothing for social care

27 November 2016
A £200m fund for grammars - but nothing for social care

Councils desperately need more money for social care - but received little comfort in the Autumn Statement

'Unsafe' A-road to be repaired at expense of other projects

24 November 2016
'Unsafe' A-road to be repaired at expense of other projects

Repairs to a 17-km stretch of a major A road are expected to cost £6m and other road projects will have to be put on hold to pay for them.

House building at lowest level for 24 years: Farron

23 November 2016
House building at lowest level for 24 years: Farron

Building homes on green land is needed if we're to solve Britain's housing crisis, said Lib Dem leader Tim Farron during a visit to Kent.

New Zealand teachers recruited to stave off classroom crisis

23 November 2016
New Zealand teachers recruited to stave off classroom crisis

Kent education chiefs have travelled as far as New Zealand to plug a serious teaching gap.

Mixed news expected in Autumn Statement

23 November 2016
Mixed news expected in Autumn Statement

Is this D-Day for the Lower Thames Crossing? Predictions are flying around for Kent ahead of the first post-Brexit Autumn Statement.

Chancellor announces extra £200m to help grammars expand

23 November 2016
Chancellor announces extra £200m to help grammars expand

Kent grammars could be in line for extra cash to allow them to increase pupil numbers.

Election watchdog to probe Ukip expenses

22 November 2016
Election watchdog to probe Ukip expenses

The Electoral Commission is to investigate auditors' claims over Ukip expenses in South Thanet and Rochester and Strood

Farage: 'I will be candidate if there is Thanet by-election'

20 November 2016
Farage: 'I will be candidate if there is Thanet by-election'

The Ukip leader Nigel Farage says he will stand as the party's candidate if an expenses probe leads to a re-run of the South Thanet election.

Ukip denies spending EU money on election campaign

17 November 2016
Ukip denies spending EU money on election campaign

The leader of Ukip has denied the party spent EU money on polling surveys in the run up to and during the general election campaign in South Thanet.

Council facing rainy day cash crisis

17 November 2016
Council facing rainy day cash crisis

The reserves of a Kent council are £14m short which could mean cuts to services and higher charges.

Parents could be 'banned' from smoking outside schools

17 November 2016
Parents could be 'banned' from smoking outside schools

Parents could face being 'banned' from smoking outside school gates under voluntary schemes being considered by Kent County Council.

County under renewed pressure to house vulnerable youngsters

16 November 2016
County under renewed pressure to house vulnerable youngsters

Kent is spearheading a drive to curb the number of vulnerable children being placed in the county by other councils.

Farage trumps his rivals to pull off a gilt-edged PR coup

16 November 2016
Farage trumps his rivals to pull off a gilt-edged PR coup

The leader of UKIP has shown he's lost none of his political skills - much to the annoyance of the government

Hundreds of vulnerable children missing in Kent

15 November 2016
Hundreds of vulnerable children missing in Kent

Nearly 200 asylum seeker children went missing in a year from Kent, it's been revealed.

Funding pulled on refugee children’s education scheme

15 November 2016
Funding pulled on refugee children’s education scheme

A project helping educate asylum seeker children run by Gillingham Football Club has been axed after funding was withdrawn.

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