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Council has £225m in debt on its books

Council has £225m in debt on its books

08 February 2024

New figures have revealed the local authority which has amassed the largest amount of debt outside of the county council.

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Report lifts lid on ‘unacceptable’ bin collection problems

Report lifts lid on ‘unacceptable’ bin collection problems

08 February 2024

A variety of factors led to rubbish piling up as residents were faced with having 15 days of waste without a bin collection over the festive period.

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£20m price tag to sort RAAC at council HQ

£20m price tag to sort RAAC at council HQ

07 February 2024

Millions of pounds need to be spent on fixing a problem with crumbling concrete at a council’s headquarters which remains largely empty.

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Council poised to mothball flagship £11m innovation park after it gets no tenants

Council poised to mothball flagship £11m innovation park after it gets no tenants

07 February 2024

A business park touted to host the likes of Netflix and other big tech firms could be paused altogether after failing to attract any firms on-site.

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Council asks to borrow £30m as it cuts services and hikes tax

Council asks to borrow £30m as it cuts services and hikes tax

05 February 2024

An under-pressure council has announced a series of measures aimed at keeping it from declaring effective bankruptcy.

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Kent Politics Podcast: wine wars, job losses and immigration

Kent Politics Podcast: wine wars, job losses and immigration

02 February 2024

Hundreds of potential job losses at KCC, wine wars and a visiting top Tory form part of the discussion in this week’s Kent Politics Podcast.

Landowners ordered to remove unauthorised scrapyard

Landowners ordered to remove unauthorised scrapyard

01 February 2024

Landowners will be forced to shut down a scrap site following a ruling by the Planning Inspectorate.

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Nearly £3m set aside for high street ‘health hub’

Nearly £3m set aside for high street ‘health hub’

31 January 2024

Ambitious plans to turn the first floor of a shopping mall into a healthy living centre have taken a step forward.

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‘Government must support Palestine as it does Ukraine’

‘Government must support Palestine as it does Ukraine’

31 January 2024

A councillor who stood with pro-ceasefire supporters before a council meeting has said Westminster should support Palestine the same way as Ukraine.

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Council to buy 150 homes for the homeless

Council to buy 150 homes for the homeless

31 January 2024

A local authority is set to invest more than £40million into buying up hundreds of homes to help ease the area’s housing crisis.

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Councillors reject pay rise offer

Councillors reject pay rise offer

30 January 2024

A council has voted unanimously to reject an independent pay review’s suggestion to increase the allowances for certain councillors.

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Council leaders urge Chancellor not to scrap vital fund for struggling families

Council leaders urge Chancellor not to scrap vital fund for struggling families

30 January 2024

Councillors have written to the government urging them to extend vital household support for the most vulnerable families.

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Rooftop restaurant plans for tower block scrapped

Rooftop restaurant plans for tower block scrapped

30 January 2024

Plans for a rooftop restaurant and glass lift at a former office block have been ditched after the conversion project had to be scaled back.

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Opposition Tories told ‘get your act together’ after failed car park sell-off ‘call-in’

Opposition Tories told ‘get your act together’ after failed car park sell-off ‘call-in’

29 January 2024

An attempt to prevent the council selling off two car parks has failed and the opposition councillors behind it told to get their "act together”.

Petrol in the post and letters with glass: Councillors detail abuse they face

Petrol in the post and letters with glass: Councillors detail abuse they face

29 January 2024

Councillors from both sides of the political divide have opened up on the more sinister aspects of the abuse and harassment they face regularly.

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Landlord loses licence after three officers attacked

Landlord loses licence after three officers attacked

29 January 2024

The landlord of a pub that allowed underage drinking and crime and disorder has been removed following a licence review leaving him £9k in debt.

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New podcast will bring latest political news and analysis from across Kent

New podcast will bring latest political news and analysis from across Kent

26 January 2024

KentOnline today launches a brand new podcast aimed at bringing the latest political news to listeners across Kent.

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Travellers remain at park and ride site despite order to leave

Travellers remain at park and ride site despite order to leave

25 January 2024

A park-and-ride car park which was set up as a temporary site for a nomadic group of travellers remains occupied despite being asked to leave.

Views sought on council’s four-year plan

Views sought on council’s four-year plan

24 January 2024

A local authority is asking for feedback on a new strategy it has devised to deliver vital services for the community.

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Business park plan for docks lodged but opposition ‘not going away’

Business park plan for docks lodged but opposition ‘not going away’

23 January 2024

Controversial plans to regenerate a working dockside industrial estate into a business and enterprise campus have been submitted.

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