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Warning of 'extreme risk' over first budget passed by Reform UK-led Kent County Council
The Reform UK Kent County Council budget passed today amid warnings from the opposition and a senior officer about its inherent risks.
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‘This will be a landmark day’: Work set to start on new £43m leisure centre
Demolition works are set to begin in the next few months to replace an aging leisure centre with a new modern facility.
Plans for new Traveller pitches on farmland emerge
A retrospective planning application has been drawn up for four new Traveller and Gypsy pitches on farmland.
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Controversial one-way system to ‘close another chapter on Kent’s toxic asbestos legacy’
Plans for a controversial one-way system to aid the redevelopment of a disused asbestos factory have been given the green light despite concerns.
Council hikes tax by 42% amid ‘real risk’ it could ‘run out of money in months’
An MP has called for an urgent investigation into the “perilous” financial position a town council has found itself in.
Truck passenger accused of four-year-old's murder in hit-and-run will not give evidence
The passenger in a truck allegedly used as a weapon to murder four-year-old Peter Maughan will not be giving evidence, jurors have been told.
Horror movie marathon to show slasher classics on big screen
A Kent cinema is showing a triple bill of hair-raising horrors back-to-back, and you only need one ticket to see all three films.
Murder accused: ‘I didn’t know there were any children in the car’
A driver accused of murdering a boy in a high-speed hit-and-run told jurors he did not know any children were in the vehicle when he rammed it.
Future of fashion retailer in Kent in doubt as luxury clothing brand enters administration
Jobs are at risk at a high-end fashion brand’s two Kent branches after the company entered administration.
Oil tycoon backs resident campaign to oust estate management firm over ‘outrageous’ fees
A manor lord has thrown his weight behind a resident-led campaign to oust an underperforming management firm from a large housing estate.
Couple banned from keeping animals after dog ‘starved to death’
The owners of a greyhound have been banned from keeping animals for six years after they effectively left their dog to starve to death.
Moment murder accused arrested two days after four-year-old’s death
One of two men accused of murdering four-year-old Peter Maughan in a high-speed hit-and-run was found by police drunk in bed, a court has heard.
‘Cyclopark saved my life: Chair fit classes helped me survive operation’
A charity’s chair fit classes helped a man lose enough weight to have a better chance of surviving an operation and seeing his wife again.
Driver ‘beaten by motorist’ after suffering seizure at wheel and crashing car
A driver has told of the horror of blacking out from a seizure and crashing into a tree before being pulled from the wreckage and attacked.
Driver accused of murdering boy, 4, was ‘on wrong side of road when he rammed car’
The driver accused of murdering a four-year-old boy was on the wrong side of the road when he deliberately rammed the vehicle, jurors have been told.
Fire safety upgrades proposed for revamped town theatre
Extensive sprinkler and fire safety works have been proposed for a town theatre ahead of its scheduled reopening later this year.
Major road tunnel to release nearly £2m to support good causes
The firm tasked with constructing the Lower Thames Crossing is awarding cash grants to help support sports clubs, foodbanks and other local causes.
'We’re very behind': Council hit by 'hypocrisy' claims over new 11,500 homes plan
It has been 12 years in the making, but a council’s final draft of its new local plan has been immediately criticised.
Kent NHS trusts pay out almost £3m in women’s medical negligence claims
Hospital trusts in Kent have settled 42 medical negligence claims related to gynaecology in the past five years, costing millions of pounds.
Footage of murder accused removing number plate from car used to kill boy shown in court
Footage of the number plate of a pickup truck involved in an alleged hit-and-run being removed has been shown during a murder trial.