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NHS offers £1,230 healthy food cash to hard-pressed parents

31 October 2023
NHS offers £1,230 healthy food cash to hard-pressed parents

Pregnant women and parents of young children can now apply for funding to help pay for milk, fruit and veg.

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Cost of controversial £40m railway station to soar further

31 October 2023
Cost of controversial £40m railway station to soar further

The cost of a controversial £40m rail project is set to soar "substantially" and the county's taxpayers will pick up the tab, new papers reveal.

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‘We were once seen as cranks, but now we’re really going places’

27 October 2023
‘We were once seen as cranks, but now we’re really going places’

The leader of the Green Party at County Hall has opened up about his background and mission to make Kent a better place.

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‘To solve prison space crisis – build them, fill them’

19 October 2023
‘To solve prison space crisis – build them, fill them’

Kent’s police and crime commissioner says more prisons need to be built to house the increasing number of inmates being convicted.

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From second-hand car dealer to county's top job

18 October 2023
From second-hand car dealer to county's top job

Former KCC leader Sir Paul Carter has lifted the lid on his background, time in office and why there's no way he’d be tempted back to the top job.

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Covid blamed as school expulsions soar

16 October 2023
Covid blamed as school expulsions soar

Violence and persistent bad behaviour have resulted in a surge in the number of children being ousted from schools.

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Police promise protection for Jewish community over Israel-Hamas war

13 October 2023
Police promise protection for Jewish community over Israel-Hamas war

The county’s police commissioner has condemned the ‘glorification’ of Hamas terrorist attacks amid a rise in hate crimes against the Jewish community.

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Nature recovery plan draws scepticism from green campaigners

12 October 2023
Nature recovery plan draws scepticism from green campaigners

A government-backed scheme aimed at reversing the decline in the county’s natural habitats has drawn support but scepticism remains.

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Petition makes legal case to scrap ULEZ scheme

12 October 2023
Petition makes legal case to scrap ULEZ scheme

The Transport secretary has been urged to use the law to intervene in a battle to scrap the Ultra Low Emission Zone at the border with Kent.

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Six flats replace derelict dance hall

11 October 2023
Six flats replace derelict dance hall

New homes have been built on the site of a historic dance hall as part of a scheme aiming to bring derelict properties back into use.

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Three-month road closure hits castle coffers

11 October 2023
Three-month road closure hits castle coffers

The chief executive at one of Kent's favourite tourist attractions has told how a prolonged road closure has ‘detrimentally’ affected business.

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Kent projects receive funding aimed at suicide prevention

10 October 2023
Kent projects receive funding aimed at suicide prevention

Eleven projects aimed at preventing suicide, reducing self-harm and saving lives are being announced as a way of marking World Mental Health Day.

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Council chief survives leadership challenge

06 October 2023
Council chief survives leadership challenge

The embattled leader of Kent Council Council has survived a back bench challenge for his job.

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'We need HS2 cash for a key relief road now'

06 October 2023
'We need HS2 cash for a key relief road now'

Money saved from the abandoned phase of HS2 should be redirected to kickstart a ‘much-needed’ relief road in Kent, it has been claimed.

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Councillor shows town he has ‘true grit’

05 October 2023
Councillor shows town he has ‘true grit’

An area of town branded a ‘grit bin desert’ is set to get some new ones installed after a councillor dipped into a community fund to purchase them.

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‘We should all keep an eye on young Hooky...’

04 October 2023
‘We should all keep an eye on young Hooky...’

At just 43, one of the county's most prominent politicians has high hopes for the future, as local democracy reporter Simon Finlay found out.

Labour forecast to make huge gains in Kent

04 October 2023
Labour forecast to make huge gains in Kent

A polling prediction website says the number of Labour MPs in Kent will rise after the next general election, with tactical voting likely.

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Major squeeze on spending planned as council looks into the abyss

04 October 2023
Major squeeze on spending planned as council looks into the abyss

Managers at a cash-strapped council will have to face the future with fewer staff and a severe squeeze on spending, official papers have disclosed.

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Tory boss in fight for job as colleague mounts challenge

03 October 2023
Tory boss in fight for job as colleague mounts challenge

Kent County Council leader Roger Gough faces a fresh bid for his job from a controversial backbencher.

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Warning over cash-strapped councils facing ‘death spiral'

02 October 2023
Warning over cash-strapped councils facing ‘death spiral'

Local councils will be sent into a "death spiral" unless government starts fully funding social care, a local authority leader has warned.

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