Kent County Council (KCC) has announced a programme of essential maintenance with the aim of minimising disruption for residents and motorists. Crews will be carrying out works on the A299 New Thanet Way and Chestfield Tunnel between late April and June to upgrade lighting in the tunnel to LED and complete a deep reconstruction of…
The number of children in Kent and Medway taking the recommended level of physical exercise has returned to pre-pandemic levels. The latest results from Sport England’s “Active Lives Children and Young People Survey”, which covers the 2021-22 academic year, shows that activity levels have recovered. They are now at pre-pandemic levels with more than 14,000…
With severe cold weather and icy conditions now forecast to affect Kent into the weekend, residents are being urged to continue following simple steps to help vulnerable families, friends and neighbours stay safe. The Level Three Cold Weather Alert currently in force for the South East has again been extended, now remaining in place to…
Kent County Council (KCC) is launching a public consultation today on its proposed new Home to School Transport Policy. KCC’s transport policies are currently expressed through a combination of formal statutory duties, Member decisions and parental guidance. The new policy will combine these into a cohesive transport policy, to ensure full transparency and provide a…
A Ford Transit Tipper van has been seized as part of an ongoing fly-tipping investigation, with KCC assisting Bromley and Sevenoaks Councils in the initiative. The seizure of the white open-back van follows partnership work by all three councils with information being shared about this criminal activity. The vehicle is now being retained for evidential…
Kent County Council (KCC) is launching an 8-week consultation today asking for your views on proposed changes to how much people pay towards the chargeable services that the council provides for care at home (for example Homecare) and care in the community (for example Day Care). Following a review of the council’s approach to the…
Tributes have been paid to Councillor Cameron Beart, who died today (Friday). The Leader of Kent County Council (KCC), Roger Gough, said: “Everyone at KCC is so deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of one of our County Councillors, Cameron Beart. “In his time on this council and throughout his political…
Children from Kent primary schools have helped volunteers and Kent County Council (KCC) to lay roots in a bid to boost tree numbers. Planting started in December at St John’s Church of England Primary School, Canterbury and Greenfields Community Primary School, Maidstone, with 1,900 whips planted between them. Funding for the native saplings was provided…
The Leader of Kent County Council has warmly welcomed news its £45m bid to the government’s Levelling Up Fund to improve traffic flow to the EU through the Port of Dover has been successful. Roger Gough said enhancements, which will include additional border control points and a new exit route, will not only have a…
Kent County Council is reviewing its community services to ensure they are run as efficiently, effectively and sustainably as possible. Proposals include co-location of facilities, more flexible outreach activities, reducing the number of permanent buildings and making the most of existing and emerging digital technologies to consider the needs of residents in Kent against the…
Kent County Council’s annual Corporate Parenting Christmas Appeal smashed its £20k target for 2022 raising almost £37k, which gave Kent Care Leavers a Christmas to remember. KCC’s Corporate Parenting team and The Young Lives Foundation reached out to corporate partners and businesses across Kent in December, to raise the funds needed to give each of…
Whether it’s moving more, or eating healthier food, there are lots of simple ways to kickstart your health in 2023 with support from One You Kent’s healthy weight support service. Around 3 in 5 adults in the county, 63% of the adult population, live with an increased risk of developing serious diseases such as common…
Kent County Council (KCC) has been successful in securing £565,439 from Active Travel England to support the better design, planning and development of walking, cycling and wheeling schemes in Kent. The grant received from the Active Travel England’s Capability Fund will be used by KCC and council partners across the county to increase the resource…
Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) has confirmed that Operation Brock will be removed from the M20 this weekend. The traffic scheme, which was in place to manage the flow of freight heading across the Channel via Eurotunnel and the Port of Dover over a busy Christmas and New Year, has been in place since 13 December.…
Dreamland, Kent Film Office, Thanet District Council and Visit Kent are pleased to celebrate Kent’s arrival on the big screen this week, as the setting for Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes’ latest release, Empire of Light, starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones and Colin Firth. The film will be released on Monday, 9 January,…
The discovery of a rare Elizabethan-era shipwreck near Dungeness is being featured on national television this (Sunday) evening. The remains at Denge Quarry were uncovered earlier in April by a team from Cemex, the company dredging for aggregates at the site. Being about 300 metres from the coast, the discovery baffled the quarry team who…
2022 has been a tumultuous year – for the world; for our country, which lost its longest-reigning monarch and saw three Prime Ministers hold office; and also for all of us here in Kent. In addition to the effects of the invasion of Ukraine, we have seen record arrivals from small boat crossings of the…
