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Leader quizzed over 'unworkable' child migrant intake

Leader quizzed over 'unworkable' child migrant intake

10 September 2020

MPs leading an inquiry into migrant channel crossings have quizzed the leader of Kent County Council.

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Kent MP gets new role

Kent MP gets new role

09 September 2020

An MP in the county has been given a new role by the Prime Minister.

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'Give me more power'

'Give me more power'

08 September 2020

Kent's police and crime commissioner wants more power - here's why.

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MP helping workers in long-running service station scandal

MP helping workers in long-running service station scandal

07 September 2020

At least 75 employees at a service station are still waiting for payouts more than 30 years after being promised the cash.

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Pressure mounts for play areas to be reopened

Pressure mounts for play areas to be reopened

06 September 2020

A housing association says its play areas will stay shut to children until October.

My field is for insects, says councillor

My field is for insects, says councillor

05 September 2020

A councillor accused of 'hypocrisy' says he bought a one-acre meadow to encourage wildlife and insects.

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Police preparing for protest amid clash fears

Police preparing for protest amid clash fears

04 September 2020

A police chief has warned against troublemakers ahead of a protest tomorrow.

MP calls for asylum seekers arriving in UK to be kept safe

MP calls for asylum seekers arriving in UK to be kept safe

02 September 2020

A Kent MP has called for the government to support police in ensuring the safety of asylum seekers arriving in the UK.

'PM should push for flexible train tickets'

'PM should push for flexible train tickets'

02 September 2020

A Kent MP has urged Boris Johnson to campaign for flexible commuter tickets.

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More fly-tipping in spot cleared just days ago

More fly-tipping in spot cleared just days ago

01 September 2020

A man tired of seeing his road used as an illegal dumping ground has called for action from neighbours and the council.

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Disabled man "trapped by bollards"

Disabled man "trapped by bollards"

31 August 2020

A disabled motorhome owner says he was stranded on a beach after council workers boxed him in with concrete bollards, but only after he'd been warned.

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Row as free swimming sessions suspended

Row as free swimming sessions suspended

31 August 2020

Free swimming sessions for children "will return" amid fears Covid restrictions currently in place would lead to a permanent cut in the service.

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Losing my religion

Losing my religion

30 August 2020

New mayor axes role of council chaplain after nearly 50 years.

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Housing estate's roads still not finished after 13 years

Housing estate's roads still not finished after 13 years

29 August 2020

Fed-up residents say they have been waiting 13 years for a developer to finish surfacing the roads and pavements of their housing estate.

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Resignation shock as third councillor walks away

Resignation shock as third councillor walks away

28 August 2020

A troubled council has lost a third of its councillors over allegations that it has become 'unbearable' and 'toxic'.

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'Axing local councils would save billions'

'Axing local councils would save billions'

28 August 2020

Kent councillors have reacted to a report that scrapping the county's local councils could lead o huge savings.

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Kent's connectivity praised

Kent's connectivity praised

27 August 2020

Government ministers have applauded Kent's efforts to boost broadband connection.

'We were never geared for this kind of crisis, nobody was'

'We were never geared for this kind of crisis, nobody was'

26 August 2020

Concerns have been raised there could be "drastic cuts" to key council services without much-needed government aid.

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Former councillor's life as Vietnam war correspondent

Former councillor's life as Vietnam war correspondent

21 August 2020

He's dodged bombs and rockets, was in the middle of the Jeremy Thorpe affair and now works closely with Joanna Lumley. And it's all in his new book.

Councillor with £1m of property accused of being a 'hypocrite'

Councillor with £1m of property accused of being a 'hypocrite'

20 August 2020

A councillor who has THREE homes and an acre of land is accused of being a 'hypocrite' because he has voted against new houses. He says he isn't.

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