Nominations are now open for entries into the Kent Design & Development Awards 2018, and PR and marketing agency Maxim is proud to be a headline sponsor. Taking place every two years, the Kent Design & Development Awards celebrate the design excellence of the county’s property and construction industry and are jointly organised and sponsored by DHA…
A two-week old kitten, found in the aftermath of a fire which raged through the Pepperhill household waste site, has been adopted by the site’s manager. On April 21 a fire broke out in the household waste bay, forcing Kent County Council to close the site until August. During the clean-up operation, Paul Fitzpatrick, the…
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 March 1, KCC has filled in 25,995 potholes and carried out 69,510sqm of resurfacing where multiple potholes were found. The issue remains the number one priority for Highways and dedicated teams are…
The Low Carbon Across the South East (LoCASE) team is partnering with Discovery Park on Wednesday 20th June to give wider exposure to the fact that it is now able to assist SMEs in the region with up to £10K grants funding towards Ultra Low Emission Vehicles. The annual ‘Electric Vehicle Demonstration Day’ is set…
Kent County Council has launched its Big Conversation programme online, allowing residents to take part in a consultation on the future of rural transport services. For the next eight weeks, until August 8, residents can have their say on how rural transport could look in the future as KCC faces ever decreasing funding to support…
As the country prepares for the 2018 World Cup, Kent Road Safety is launching its summer anti-drink-driving campaign. One in six fatal crashes involves a driver who has been drinking and over 50% of drink-drive collisions happen on residential roads. The campaign will run from this month (June) through to the end of August with…
More than 70 talented artists will have their colourful creations hosted by Kent County Council next month. The exhibition, entitled Art Ability, will see residents supported by the council’s learning disability services invited to County Hall in Maidstone to display and sell their unique artwork. Paintings, sculpture and photography will be among items included, as…
**for the latest update, see bottom of page** The A26 Tonbridge Road “sunk” near the junction with Fountain Road on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon. An emergency road closure between Fountain Lane and Terminus Road was put in place to ensure the safety of road users and the public. The current road closure attempts to pick…
Kent residents are being encouraged to join this summer’s Active 10 campaign after clocking up 155,660 hours of walking during the same period last year. The Public Health England campaign – backed by Kent County Council – urges adults to download the free ‘Active 10’ app to help complete 10 minutes of brisk walking daily…
Kent County Council has launched its Big Conversation programme which aims to find potential new opportunities in providing rural transport services. Over the next few months KCC will be running engagement in the form of public meetings and parish seminars. There will be 11 public meetings between 7pm and 9pm at: Dover Town Hall, The…
The cost of the Young Person’s Travel Pass is to go up £10 to offset an increase in bus fare prices rises. The scheme, introduced by Kent County Council in 2014, offers free use of bus services Monday to Friday between 6am and 7pm. It was announced last month that children using Arriva buses would…
Significant work for several months is required at the Pepperhill Household Waste and Recycling Centre (HWRC), Kent County Council has said. On April 21 a fire broke out in the household waste bay in the waste transfer station, it is unknown as to the source of the fire due to the volume of the waste…
KCC’s outgoing Chairman David Brazier was delighted to be able to hand over a cheque for £2,000 to Josephine McCartney, Chief Executive of The Kent Community Foundation, which was Mr Brazier’s chosen charity for his year in office. The money was raised through the Good Friday Sportive, which started at finished at Cyclopark in Gravesend and…
Dementia Action Week runs from May 21-27 and Kent County Council (KCC) is urging residents to do their part to help people with the condition. Whether it’s reaching out to someone with dementia or rallying your town or village to make local facilities more accessible, every action makes a difference to the 21,000 people in…
Children splashed in water, played in sand, and enjoyed the great outdoors as their new eco-friendly nursery was declared officially open. Abacus Nursery and Childcare Limited in New Romney, which is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, first opened its doors in 2005 with just six members of staff and only 20 places available per session. Staff…
The future of electric buses in Kent is being considered after a trial in Dartford came to an end. Back in March, Kent County Council launched a seven-week trial on the Fastrack route. Working with Volvo and ABB, a Swedish-Swiss engineering group, the electric bus produced no emissions and is driven by electric motors. The…
NHS England and Public Health England have today announced £667,000 of new funding for suicide prevention across Kent and Medway. The investment, announced today by Department for Health and Social Care, Public Health England (PHE), and NHS England marks the start of a three year programme worth £25 million that will reach the whole country…
