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…
Temporary mortuary in Kent is stark reminder of Covid-19 threat
The need to activate Aylesford Temporary Place of Rest underlines the severity of Covid-19 across Kent, say experts leading the county’s response to the pandemic. The Kent Resilience Forum opened…
Kent Liberal Democrats slam exaggerated Tory boasts on Kent Police funding as ‘smoke and mirrors’
Kent Liberal Democrats have attacked local Conservative boasts about police funding as “smoke and mirrors” that dress up a potential Council Tax rise as if it were extra funding from…
Thousands of bags of waste collected along M20 since Boxing Day
Following the disruption to borders last week, roadside waste was left behind affecting many of the key routes to Dover. Nicky Potts, Highways England head of operational integration, said: “Since…