A 24 hour helpline has been set up to support vulnerable people in Kent who need urgent help, supplies or medication. The helpline – called Kent Together – provides a single, convenient point of contact for anyone in the county who is in urgent need of help during the Coronavirus outbreak. It is a collaboration…
Kent residents are being reminded to avoid unnecessary travel to coastal areas and other popular open spaces this weekend as efforts continue to curb the spread of Covid-19. With the weather set to be glorious, members of the Kent Resilience Forum including the five coastal authorities Canterbury City Council, Dover District Council, Folkestone and Hythe…
A new cross-border partnership project has been awarded more than 2.5 million euros of European funding (European Regional Development Fund) – as part of the Interreg VA 2Seas programme – to provide vulnerable people in our communities with ongoing assistance to access support services. The ‘ENSURE’ project aims to break the cycle of disadvantage which…
A budget amendment requesting an additional £500k spend on Detached Youth Work across the county was agreed at Full Council meeting today, which when added to planned new spend, will give a bonus of £1m in new cash for Youth Services in Kent. The additional £500,000 will be found a reduction in the council’s spend…
Kent County Council (KCC) wants to hear the views of residents on the future of Blackburn Lodge Care Home on the Isle of Sheppey. The council has launched a 10 – week consultation about the home, which currently houses a residential unit and a day care service for older people. KCC has been exploring the…
A pioneering joint venture to provide high quality temporary agency staff for Hampshire County Council, in partnership with Kent County Council has been celebrated this week. Leaders of the two authorities have come together to mark almost a year since the launch of Connect2Hampshire. The initiative, a collaboration between Hampshire County Council and Commercial Service…
The EMPOWERCARE project has been awarded more than 4 million euros of European Regional Development Funding via the Interreg VA 2Seas programme. The project, involving 13 partners from the UK, Netherlands, France and Belgium, aims to fully involve older people in decisions concerning their own health and wellbeing, and provide the right support to enable…
Kent County Council launches a consultation today on its plans to improve the quality of life for the county’s residents over the next five years. KCC Leader Roger Gough said the consultation presented the opportunity for everyone living or working in Kent to let the council know which services really matter to them. He said:…
Kent County Council today unveils its budget plans for 2020-21 which aim to prioritise the services that improve the quality of life for the people of Kent. The budget plans show that, for the first time in many years, the government has given the council an increase in its funding of £28.6 million and the…
A new dedicated interpretation and communication service for d/Deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing Kent residents has been launched today by Kent County Council (KCC). Kent Deaf Interpreting Service (KDIS) is a small team of in-house professionally trained and registered British Sign Language interpreters backed by a framework of local interpreters and agencies to provide…
Pupils and staff at a Dover primary school have celebrated a significant milestone in the journey towards the opening of their new school site. A group from Whitfield Aspen Primary School met special guests for a steel signing ceremony at the location where their new Key Stage 2 buildings are being constructed. The children and…