Padlock your pooch? – KCC warning over big increase in dog thefts across Kent
There are reports from Kent Police on the increase of dog theft or attempted thefts in Kent over the past week with advice to secure your garden and property. Cases…
Market traders ordered to repay £136,000 after convicted of selling fake clothing
Two men previously convicted of selling counterfeit clothing have been ordered to pay back a total of £136,476 of their illegal gains. Confiscation proceedings were brought at Maidstone Crown Court…
‘Pothole Blitz’ starts across Kent
Over the last year, Kent County Council repaired some 50,000 potholes, equivalent to 358,840 square metres of Kent’s roads. That’s around 50 full size football pitches. This year, starting this…
Kent urges everyone to step up and be counted
Kent residents are being reminded the 2021 Census is coming and that it is important to take part because the information it collects helps plan the services, like new hospitals,…
Kent Smock Mill preserved for another generation
West Kingsdown Windmill is one of eight historic windmills in the care of Kent County Council. It is an octagonal ‘smock’ mill, the most popular design of windmill to be…
Kent Community Warden helping to cut doorstep crime
Mandy Quy-Verlander is a KCC Community Warden who works with victims of doorstep crime. In her latest newsletter she talks of some frightening research from the Home Office on the…
Shepway Green Party announces candidates for Kent County Council elections
Shepway Green Party has announced its candidates for May’s county council elections. Georgina Treloar is standing in Hythe West, where she hopes to replace Martin Whybrow, who is standing down…
Latest News from Kent County Council Public Protection – COVID-19 grant
Residents in Kent are being targeted by a text scam claiming you are eligible for a COVID-19 grant. Is this email not displaying correctly?View it in your browser. 5 February…
Lib Dems and Greens cosy up for Kent elections
Photo by Elliott Stallion on Unsplash Shepway Green Party and local Lib Dems have agreed not to stand against each other in the six Folkestone and Hythe seats being fought…
KCC council tax increase not affordable for many households claim Lib Dems
Reporters Photo: The Climate Reality Project on Unsplash Liberal Democrat councillors warmly welcomed a senior KCC finance officer’s statement that Kent County Council has ‘consistently contended that council tax differentials…