Kent Adult Education has launched a range of free online “Employment Essentials” courses to help workers upskill during lockdown and make good use of their spare time. Anyone looking for a new job or wanting to progress their career can obtain the important skills they need from courses covering vital areas such as increasing confidence,…
Reports from members of the public concerned about Kent businesses breaching Covid rules have more than doubled since lockdown rules were imposed and non-essential stores were ordered to close. KCC Trading Standards says such reports are currently running at more than 170 a week up from around 85 a week at the start of December.…
Public and private sector leaders across Kent and Medway have responded to the impact on jobs in the county by uniting to support those looking for employment and those whose jobs may be lost as a result of the Covid pandemic. The Kent and Medway Employment Task Force, chaired by Kent County Council Leader Roger…
Kent County Council celebrated the success of its ‘Innovative Sector Exchange’ (ISE) project, which comes to an end in December after four years, by helping produce a video featuring contributions from partners across northern Europe which was shared at a recent online event. The project, which was part-financed by the European Interreg 2 Seas Programme,…
A new health and social care shared record system is being launched in Kent and Medway which will deliver significant benefits for the region’s care professionals and its 1.8 million citizens. Commissioned by a collaborative comprising the NHS Kent and Medway CCG, Kent County Council and Medway Council, the Kent and Medway Care Record (KMCR)…
Developers who built warehouses across a Public Right of Way have been fined a total of £1,600 with £20,000 costs and ordered to co-operate in getting the byway rerouted. GSE Commercial Estates, which is part of the GSE Group, a large civil engineering, construction and plant hire business, committed the offences on the Waterbrook Park…
Officers from KCC Trading Standards have carried out a countywide operation to investigate businesses suspected of being open, contrary to the existing Covid lockdown regulations. A total of 48 premises – many of them car-washes – were targeted in all districts across the county on Friday (20th November), resulting in officers serving 13 prohibition notices.…
Kent residents have just under two weeks – until 24 November – to outline their priorities for KCC to consider as it prepares its budget for the next financial year. Although it has managed to balance the books for the current financial year, KCC is currently facing a deficit of between £62 million and £143million…
Small and medium-sized companies in Kent with ambitions to do business across the Channel have the opportunity to take part in a special online conference next week. It has been organised as part of the Innovative Sector Exchange project which provides support to businesses based in Kent, Hauts-de-France, East Flanders, West Flanders and the South…
Three very different schemes being undertaken with the backing of KCC’s No Use Empty initiative are nearing completion. The scheme was initially aimed primarily at providing loans to assist with the renovation of empty homes to bring them back into occupation, but the scope has since been widened to include new-build projects and commercial premises.…
Kent County Council is facing its toughest financial challenge for many years – greater even than any it faced during 10 years of austerity. Coping with the demands of Covid-19 has required a huge increase in spending at the same time as reductions in its income from council tax and business rates KCC is now…
Kent Adult Education is launching a new range of courses, with some being held at selected centres which have reopened in a COVID-19 safe environment. However, many of the courses, which begin in January, will be online and interactive, delivered in real time. Courses cover arts, craft, languages & communication, fitness & wellbeing, and a…