Over 97% of children across Kent will start their formal education in 2019 at a Primary school named by their parents on their application. That figure – 16,839 children in all – includes 15,450 who were offered their first preference. This takes the percentage of first-choice placements to over 89%. Roger Gough, Kent County Council’s…
The search is on to identify innovative projects which are helping people in Kent and Medway to be more active. Kent Sport – a collaboration between KCC and Sport England – wants to give KUDOS to people and organisations in the county that are changing people’s lives through sport and physical activity. Three shortlisted finalists…
A statement from the Kent Resilience Forum said: “Following the agreement between the UK government and the European Union to extend the deadline for Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, the Kent Resilience Forum’s work to minimise disruption to the county will continue. “As a multi-agency group of partners we are committed to preparing for the…
More than 2.6 million records have been digitised, fully indexed and are now available to search New additions join Findmypast’s existing Kent collections to form the most comprehensive online archive of Kent parish registers Leading family history website, Findmypast, has announced the online publication of thousands of original parish registers in partnership with Kent County…
Students from East Kent College hit the streets of Broadstairs with bags and litter-pickers as part of The Great British Spring Clean. The event was organised by Broadstairs Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP) – made up of partners including Kent County Council, Kent Police, Kent Fire and Rescue Services, Thanet District Council and local retailers. Volunteers…
The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent has launched a volunteering campaign and website to encourage the people of Kent to help each other. Speaking at his annual Civic Service, held this year in All Saints Church, Maidstone, Viscount De L’Isle, The Queen’s representative in the county, told a large congregation that the website, created by the Kent…
The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union and businesses and public bodies will need to prepare for this. Find out how we’re working with the Kent Resilience Forum to prepare for Brexit. These pages will be our hub for all Brexit related information and will be updated regularly in the lead up…
From this morning, Operation Brock has been brought in on the M20 as an extra tool for managing disruption in Kent. The M20 contraflow will be in effect from north of Junction 8 (for Maidstone) to Junction 9 at Ashford. Operation Brock queues lorries bound for mainland Europe on the coastbound M20 and uses a…
Tackling the exploitation of vulnerable children and young people was at the heart of a conference in Canterbury this month. Leading experts in the field were at Canterbury College on Thursday, March 14 to raise awareness among the 180-strong audience of professionals about the varied and complex reasons why children and young people fall victim…
A new European funded project is underway in Kent to tackle the rising number of sexually transmitted infections among people in their forties by encouraging people to discuss the issue. Studies reveal major changes in sexual behaviour over the last century, including increasing numbers of sexually active older people. The over-45s at risk are generally…
Kent residents who smoke are being reminded of the support services that can help them quit this No Smoking Day, including free NHS Health MOTs in Thanet today (13 March). Approximately 16.3% of Kent residents are smokers and while the number of smokers has fallen over recent years, many people find it hard to quit;…
A ‘yellow’ wind warning has been issued by the MET Office,. This warns of a medium likelihood of low impacts and is in place from noon today (Tuesday) through to 3pm tomorrow (Wednesday). The strong west to north-westerly winds could bring possible transport disruption. What to expect: Probably some bus and train services affected, with…
NHS One You teams are busy this March with a series of special events across Kent, providing free on-the-spot Health Checks and health ‘MOTs’ in local venues including high streets and shopping centres. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust’s One You advisors are teaming up with Wellbeing People this month to offer Health Checks in…
There are two types of roadworks that can happen on Kent’s roads – planned and emergency. Emergency works will usually see utility companies or KCC Highways itself start work immediately and retroactively notify KCC. This could be, for instance, a burst water main, a gas leak or a void in the ground. Planned works are…
More than 95% of children will receive an offer from one of their four preferences after more families than ever before applied for a secondary school place in Kent. A total of 21,473 applications were received, up 3.58% on last year’s cohort, while the number of Kent applicants rose from 17,442 in 2018 to 17,959…
Kent has secured £1.3m from the Government’s Supporting Families Against Youth Crime Fund to help prevent young people becoming involved in gangs and youth violence. The award will enable a partnership of Kent County Council (KCC), Medway Council, Kent Police, Met Police and the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner to deliver a collaborative two-year project…
Speed limits are not a target to reach and throughout March, Kent County Council is reminding motorists to slow down to make our roads safer. Research shows that three in five deaths happen on rural roads, that is main routes outside of town centres with a speed limit of 50mph or more. Over the last…
