Public Health England has confirmed further coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Kent, bringing the total to 7785 in Kent and 1059 in Medway (14 July). This equates to a rate per 100,000 of population – 496.3 for Kent and 381.1 for Medway. The Public Health England figures are issued on a daily basis and are based…
Kent County Council Director of Public Health, Andrew Scott-Clark statement: “As part of our outbreak plans, we work closely with Public Health England to monitor the figures across Kent – the seven day rolling average for Ashford and Folkestone continues to decline from the peak seen in April/May, so this PHE report does not mean…
Kent County Council is inviting the county’s residents to give their opinions to help amend its budget to cope with the financial impact of the Coronavirus pandemic Despite extra funding from central government, KCC is facing a shortfall which is currently estimated at £40-50 million for this financial year. As soon as the pandemic was…
Kent County Council is delighted to have secured additional funding to support Kent schools, which are being invited to apply for a share of more than half a million pounds. The additional funding is to help them improve the educational outcomes of all children and young people in the county but particularly those from disadvantaged…
A unique new short-term residential service providing positive behaviour interventions for young people aged 13-18 who suffer from emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties, was launched by Kent County Council (KCC) on Thursday 9 July 2020. “The Nest” is the only facility of its type in the UK and will form part of KCC’s support…
About 2,000 elderly or vulnerable residents will benefit from an initiative by KCC to provide them with a unique videophone system. The council has commissioned assistive care technology provider Alcove to roll out digital support packages across the county, in one of the country’s largest programmes to support adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. The £1.5million…
Another new drive-through coronavirus testing facility is opening in Kent as part of the Government’s UK-wide drive to increase testing. The site at Manston Airport Car Park in Ramsgate is in addition to sites already operating in Ashford and Ebbsfleet, plus mobile testing units deployed more locally around the county including Dover, Canterbury, Folkestone, Medway,…
An exciting new campaign has been launched to help get the Kent economy back on its feet again and support businesses and residents in Kent. Moving Forward for Kent, which is being rolled out by Kent County Council and supported by organisations including Visit Kent, Produced in Kent and Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, is…
The leader of Kent County Council is encouraging everyone to stay safe this weekend as further lockdown restrictions are lifted. For the first time since March, businesses that were forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic are reopening. KCC, with its partners, has been supporting Kent business with a helpline since March which received…
Businesses that are due to renew their licence for outside tables and chairs will have their licence extended until the end of August by Kent Highways. This goodwill gesture comes as the government switches the responsibility for street furniture licensing from Kent County Council to district and borough councils. Those who need to renew in…
Now that the Government has issued advice regarding return to school, KCC has agreed how best to compensate those who purchased the Kent Travel Saver, but have not been able to use the pass whilst schools have been closed. For those customers paying either by monthly direct debits or in full at the start of…
Positive cases from testing in the wider community (also known as pillar 2) are now available at local authority level through the Public Health England daily dashboard, following rigorous quality control of historic data and the integration of data from national Lighthouse Labs that process these tests. It is important to note that the additional…
As lockdown restrictions ease further from this weekend, health chiefs in Kent and Medway are urging people to take responsibility for keeping COVID-19 at bay. From the 4th of July, Government guidance will allow people to keep a social distance of ‘one metre plus’. Pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers can re-open plus two households will…
Following the Government’s latest announcements to ease lockdown restrictions, Kent County Council will start a phased reopening of its libraries from Monday, 13 July, with a new ‘Select and Collect’ service that will temporarily replace bookshelf browsing. The reopening will initially start with 12 of the county’s main town centre libraries and will focus primarily…
Kent businesses can apply to trial an electric vehicle for up to two months to see how the switch to electric could benefit their business and Kent’s environment. Kent County Council has secured £1.5 million in funding from Highways England to provide 50 electric vans and 12 new electric vehicle charging points for the two-year…
As the coronavirus lockdown begins to lift and more people are getting back into their cars, Kent County Council is reminding them that speed limits are not a target. There have been 213 collisions on Kent’s roads over the last five years, resulting in 336 casualties – including 58 people who were killed or seriously…
Kent County Council has welcomed news that government has awarded £1.6 million to help make active travel easier. The Department for Transport cash is specifically to invest in walking and cycling initiatives across the county. Among those schemes now to be put in place within the next eight weeks by Kent Highways are: improvements to…
