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Plans to chop community warden roles to come under scrutiny

Plans to chop community warden roles to come under scrutiny

05 February 2024

Plans to slash the county’s community warden scheme to make £1 million in savings are due to be put before county hall for extra scrutiny.

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‘We’ll borrow £60m for new leisure centre’

‘We’ll borrow £60m for new leisure centre’

04 February 2024

A council wants to borrow £350m as it embarks on a ‘massively ambitious’ spending programme.

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‘Rees-Mogg cut me off because I told him Brexit is insane’

‘Rees-Mogg cut me off because I told him Brexit is insane’

02 February 2024

A farmer invited to “celebrate” the fourth anniversary of Brexit on GB News was “cut off” after insisting it had been a disaster for agriculture.

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Bankruptcy fears after council loses £3m for essential port checks

Bankruptcy fears after council loses £3m for essential port checks

02 February 2024

A warning has been issued after a Kent council lost £3m in funding to carry out essential food checks at the Port of Dover.

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Offers made for KCC Headquarters

Offers made for KCC Headquarters

02 February 2024

The council are considering offers made for County Hall.

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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.

Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

Delays at port under new EU system could be worse than ‘14-hours’, MPs told

31 January 2024

MPs have been hearing from county officials over fears of excessive holdups at Kent borders ahead of a new post-Brexit EU entry-exit system.

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Former care home to house asylum-seeking children

Former care home to house asylum-seeking children

31 January 2024

A former care home is to be converted into a reception centre for teenage refugees.

‘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 look to reverse ‘dog’s breakfast’ traffic project

Council look to reverse ‘dog’s breakfast’ traffic project

31 January 2024

Kent’s transport chief has branded a new traffic scheme in Herne Bay a “dog’s breakfast” and pledged to explore how it can be reversed.

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PM: 'Council needs to do more to save hundreds of jobs’

PM: 'Council needs to do more to save hundreds of jobs’

31 January 2024

A council has been urged by Rishi Sunak that it needs to “do more” to try and save jobs at historic docks.

Hundreds of jobs at risk at KCC

Hundreds of jobs at risk at KCC

31 January 2024

Hundreds of jobs at Kent County Council are at risk as the authority continues to look at ways to cut costs.

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‘Unsupervised’ Brexit border regime could cause ‘biosecurity risks’, MPs warn

‘Unsupervised’ Brexit border regime could cause ‘biosecurity risks’, MPs warn

30 January 2024

MPs have raised fresh concerns over a new regime for checking imported food brought into the country just 22 miles from its port of entry.

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Crowds pack out hall to have say on ‘hated’ seafront traffic scheme

Crowds pack out hall to have say on ‘hated’ seafront traffic scheme

30 January 2024

Hundreds of residents have packed out a public meeting to debate a new “Spanish-style” seafront plaza and controversial traffic calming measures.

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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’s £100k restructure dubbed ‘more talking and a lot less work’

Council’s £100k restructure dubbed ‘more talking and a lot less work’

30 January 2024

Politicians feel “stabbed in the back” after a high-profile restructuring - set to cost taxpayers £100,000 - was delayed.

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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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Hampered cyber attack councils report ‘data breach’

Hampered cyber attack councils report ‘data breach’

30 January 2024

Three Kent councils have reported data breaches following a cyber attack which shut down services

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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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Work on a £5m roundabout revamp to start

Work on a £5m roundabout revamp to start

30 January 2024

Work is due to begin at a major roundabout, just off the M20, which includes scrapping the traffic lights and increasing capacity by up to 60%.

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