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Different age access to grammar schools?

13 November 2016
Different age access to grammar schools?

A Kent MP says children wanting places at new grammar schools should be able to access them at different ages.

Huge price tag for grammar school transport

12 November 2016
Huge price tag for grammar school transport

A scheme to provide poorer children with transport to grammar schools could cost around £500,000, it's been revealed.

Corbyn comes to Kent to lay into Trump and May

12 November 2016
Corbyn comes to Kent to lay into Trump and May

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was in Kent today to say neither Theresa May or her new-found ally Donald Trump have solutions to global problems.

Dramatic fall in asylum seeker children arriving in Kent

10 November 2016
Dramatic fall in asylum seeker children arriving in Kent

Kent County Council says there has been a sharp decline in the number of child asylum seekers arriving in the county.

Domestic abuse reports almost double in five years

09 November 2016
Domestic abuse reports almost double in five years

A huge increase in domestic abuse reports in Kent has been put down to victims feeling more confident about the way allegations are investigated.

South Thanet election expenses probe "ongoing"

08 November 2016
South Thanet election expenses probe "ongoing"

Police say election expenses investigation goes on - five months after court granted more time

Ukip leadership contenders at odds over future for Manston

28 October 2016
Ukip leadership contenders at odds over future for Manston

Frontrunners in Ukip leadership race set out their stall over Manston

Ukip councillor quits planning role in Manston row

27 October 2016
Ukip councillor quits planning role in Manston row

Councillor stands aside as planning committee chairman after video shows him vowing to block housing plans to help Manston airport campaign.

Ukip contender pledges "fresh look" at Manston

26 October 2016
Ukip contender pledges "fresh look" at Manston

Suzanne Evans, a runner in the race to become leader of Ukip, has vowed to reassess the prospects of reopening Manston as a working airport.

Millions paid for runway to be Op Stack lorry park

26 October 2016
Millions paid for runway to be Op Stack lorry park

The cost of keeping the former Manston airport on standby as a lorry park for Operation Stack has cost the taxpayer several million pounds.

Heathrow gets the nod for third runway

25 October 2016
Heathrow gets the nod for third runway

Ministers announce the expansion of Heathrow - in a move that should delight campaigners in Kent.

Kent social workers on standby to help with migrant age checks

23 October 2016
Kent social workers on standby to help with migrant age checks

Home Office approaches county council to ask for help with age checks on unaccompanied child asylum seekers

May's first 100 days + what a council by-election tells us about the state of the parties

23 October 2016
May's first 100 days + what a council by-election tells us about the state of the parties

Europe remains the issue that the Conservatives can't stop banging on about

Thanet Ukip declares support for Paul Nuttall in leadership race

23 October 2016
Thanet Ukip declares support for Paul Nuttall in leadership race

New contender in Ukip leadership gets backing of only council it runs

'Border controls should move to Kent': French politician

21 October 2016
'Border controls should move to Kent': French politician

A leading French politician is calling for the border controls to be moved back to Kent from Calais.

Calls for trust to hold theme park operators to account

20 October 2016
Calls for trust to hold theme park operators to account

The chairman of a charitable trust which oversees a Kent theme park will put the operators under the spotlight.

Council halts child asylum centre closure

19 October 2016
Council halts child asylum centre closure

Kent County Council has halted the closure of one of its reception centres for child asylum seekers due to the destruction of the Calais migrant camp.

Thanet council leader drops further hints at a tilt at party leader's job

18 October 2016
Thanet council leader drops further hints at a tilt at party leader's job

After the shock resignation of UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe, could council leader Chris Wells be on brink of entering race?

REVEALED: Secondary school league tables

14 October 2016
REVEALED: Secondary school league tables

It's a mixed bag for Kent and Medway's secondary schools as league tables measuring pupils' progress are released - how did your child's school fare?

Council tax to rise by inflation-busting 4%

13 October 2016
Council tax to rise by inflation-busting 4%

Kent residents face another year of inflation-breaking bills after the county council announced plans for a 4% increase in the council tax.

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