As the ’16-Days of Action’ campaign’ to raise awareness of domestic abuse comes to an end this weekend, Kent residents are urged to continue to remain vigilant for signs someone is experiencing violence in the home – to help direct victims to vital support services. The call from Kent County Council (KCC), as part of…
Kent residents, community groups and businesses are urged to join the new ‘Take Action: End Domestic Abuse’ campaign during the worldwide 16 days of Action. The campaign is part of Kent County Council’s wider ‘Know, See, Speak Out’ awareness-raising initiative and starts on 25 November (White Ribbon Day), ending on 10 December 2022 (Human Rights…
Are you making a difference for people living with dementia in Kent? We want to recognise your work (or the work of someone you may know) at the 2023 Dementia Friendly Kent Awards. The awards ceremony will take place at the Kent County Showground on 19 May 2023 as part of a large-scale Kent Dementia…
As Kent County Council’s (KCC) highways crews work to reopen roads impacted by Storm Eunice, residents are being reminded to be alert to rogue traders. One of the most powerful weather systems to hit the UK in decades, Eunice caused significant damage to homes, properties and caused a number of roads to be closed due…
Booking to visit a Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) is to stay following a large response to the public consultation held last year. Susan Carey, Kent County Council’s (KCC) Cabinet Member for Environment, took the decision to keep the booking system following a report to the Environment & Transport Cabinet Committee on 18 January, where…
Kent County Council has launched a winter health campaign celebrating Kent and Medway’s hard-working key workers. Now running on buses and posters, with support online, the campaign reminds us all of the steps we can take to stay well this winter. A teacher, pharmacist, store assistant and a nurse all feature with a reminder that,…
Today is Reserves Day, part of Armed Forces Week and an opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to all the reserves and cadets for supporting our Armed Forces. Kent is home to six Reserve Centres with 558 Reservists and 5,366 Cadets, as well as over 1,000 Cadet Adult Volunteers and Civilian Committee Members. In September 2018,…
Kent’s interim Director of Public Health, Allison Duggal, has thanked residents across the county for continuing to test themselves regularly for COVID-19 and supporting the county’s road map out of lockdown. “I cannot thank the residents of Kent enough for their part in locating the virus and driving down infection rates through regular testing,” said…
A ‘try before you buy’ training course in how to ride electric bikes is now available in Canterbury and Deal. KCC Cycle Training team want to give people the skills and confidence to use e-bikes more safely and more often, for leisure and work. They have secured funding from the Department for Transport ‘E-cycle Extension…
Kent Trading Standards and international trade experts are coming together to help Kent businesses prepare for importing changes. Now the UK has left the EU, new rules for bringing animal and plant goods made in the European Union into Britain will be introduced on 1st October 2021. The changes, which initially cover products such as…
Kent County Council marked Clean Air Day, on Thursday 17th June, with the launch of a hydrogen bus trial. Working in partnership with Go Coach, supported by Abellio, the zero-emissions Caetano Hydrogen Bus will be trialled in Sevenoaks until Thursday 24th June. The H2 City Gold is a single deck bus powered by hydrogen with…
A targeted enhanced testing programme is being rolled out across the ME14 1 area of Maidstone in response to confirmation of a number of cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19. Those living or working in the ME14 1 postcode and anyone who has attended the Quaker Meeting House on Union Street, Maidstone, within the…