A Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) has been launched in Herne Bay to help tackle underage drinking and anti-social behaviour in the area. The move comes after concerns about alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in the area and test visits by Trading Standards to 24 off licences in Herne Bay, which found that 33% sold alcohol to a…
There’s a whole lot of holes being filled on the county’s roads as Kent County Council continues its £7.5 million pothole blitz. Since the start of 2018, over 20,000 potholes have been filled. Since March 1, KCC has filled in 11,279 potholes and carried out 16,036sqm of resurfacing where multiple potholes were found. The issue…
It is Diabetes Prevention Week from 16 to 22 April, and the NHS – with support from KCC – is urging local people to find out their risk of type 2 diabetes and take action to improve their future health. Around 90,000 people in Kent and Medway have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and…
More than 97% of children across Kent will start their formal education in 2018 at one of their chosen Primary schools. 15,426 families were offered their first preference school, which accounts for almost 90% of all applications. As a result, the fewest number of families ever will be allocated a school they did not name,…
Kent County Council has launched a countywide campaign urging residents to “Raise-A-Brow” before handing over personal details or money. Criminals continue to target Kent residents with telephone, postal, doorstep and online scams causing devastation and financial hardship to victims. People are targeted by doorstep criminals and pressurised into paying for something they do not want…
About 250 keen cyclists took part in the Good Friday Sportive, starting and finishing at Cyclopark in Gravesend and raising £2,000 for charity in the process. This year the annual event was linked to KCC Chairman David Brazier’s charity appeal. Proceeds are generated for the Kent Community Foundation, which connects fund-raisers with good causes across…
KCC has announced a delay in the start of the £26 million improvement works to the A28 Chart Road in Ashford. Kent County Council and Ashford Borough Council said the works have been put on hold until the developer of the 5,750 homes at Chilmington is in a better position to provide guarantees to cover…
More than 100 secondary school pupils from schools and colleges across Kent met together to join the ‘Big Conversation’ about mental health in young people on Wednesday, March 21. The event, organised by Big Lottery Fund-supported HeadStart Kent, gave students information on improving their mental health, with workshops leading up to a big debate. Workshops…
A KCC Trading Standards officer who has helped nearly 100 scam victims across the county and saved them a total of more than £61,000 has been praised for her “exceptional service”. Elaine Mount, who works as a victim support officer, was presented with the KCC Chairman’s Commendation Award at County Hall. Chairman David Brazier said:…
Kent County Council foster carers have thanked a Boughton Monchelsea mum for donating hundreds of chocolate eggs to children in care. More than 200 were collected by foster carers Emily Lydamore and Michelle Slater for the Easter Scavenger Hunt at Pegwell Bay Country Park, Cliffsend, Ramsgate on Tuesday, April 10. The rest will be distributed…
The government has today announced that Kent County Council has been successful in the first stage of its application for Forward Funding from a national £5 billion Housing Infrastructure Fund. The money will support the delivery of major transport infrastructure enabling the construction of thousands of planned new homes in Swale. This follows the submission…
A playground was dedicated to a former pupil who died from a brain tumour when a primary school’s new buildings were declared officially open. Wouldham All Saints Church of England Primary School moved to its brand new home last month and on Monday (March 19) pupils, staff, parents and special guests gathered for the official…
Kent County Council has secured a seven-week electric bus trial for the county, only the second local authority to do so in the UK. Working with Volvo and ABB, a Swedish-Swiss engineering group, the electric bus produces no emissions and is driven by electric motors. It will operate as an additional hourly service – running…
Kent County Council (KCC) social workers are joining colleagues across the world to celebrate World Social Work Day today (Tuesday, March 20). KCC recognises the contribution staff have made to their community and wants them to know their hard work and dedication is recognised. This was particularly notable during the recent cold snap when colleagues…
Kent businessman and Deputy Lieutenant of Kent, Geoff Miles, has been presented with the prestigious Invicta Award for his fantastic contribution towards the Kent economy. Presenting the award, Chairman of Kent County Council, David Brazier, thanked Mr Miles for working tirelessly for the county’s business community and providing a strong voice in attracting new investment…
Severe weather forecast for the South East this weekend could cause major health risks and Kent County Council is reminding residents of simple steps to help vulnerable friends, families and neighbours. A level three cold weather alert has been called for the region by the Met Office which triggers actions in the NHS, public health, social care…
Pregnant mums in Ashford are being given the support they need to quit smoking thanks to help from a specialist midwife for smoking cessation. Midwife Rachael Garrett is based at the One You shop in Park Mall, Ashford, every Tuesday to meet with mums-to-be – and their partners – and help them kick the habit.…
