Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP backed the Thames Estuary region’s bold and ambitious vision for the future at an event in Kent. In the keynote speech at the Generating Growth in the Thames Estuary Conference in Northfleet, Gravesend, the Communities Secretary updated on progress against the growth agenda in the Thames Estuary, comparable in…
Kent County Council has been working with Highways England to minimise disruption following last weekend’s M2 and A2 roadworks. Work to resurface the M2 junctions 7 to 5 will now see the road remain open on Friday (July 19) for one of the busiest weekends of the year. Highways England says it will monitor traffic…
Sophie Scott, a long-standing champion and tireless fund-raiser for Kent’s trees, has been recognised at a tree planting ceremony in Sessions House Square, Maidstone – county town of the Garden of England. Tony Harwood tells us more about the event, the work Kent County Council is undertaking and the plight of the county’s trees. On…
Kent County Council will be discussing plans for a £12.2 million tunnel linking the bus route between Ebbsfleet Garden City and Bluewater for the Fastrack service. It comes as construction continues on a housing development of 6,250 homes at Eastern Quarry, now known as Whitecliffe, bordered by Bean Road/Bluewater to one side and Ebbsfleet International…
Kent County Council is investing £250,000 to reduce the level of flytipping in Kent. Planned action will include more electronic surveillance, including mobile CCTV, and covert cameras and tracking to better target criminal activity. According to the Environment Agency (EA), over a third of illegally dumped waste is from households which have used unlicensed waste…
There will be a nine-week closure of the Pepperhill household waste (HWRC) site from August 18. Work will take place to repair the damaged roof following a fire at the site in April last year. Unfortunately, during the stripping-out and replacement works KCC will have to close the site. Due to the design of the…
Kent County Council has welcomed news that Southern Gas Networks (SGN) has completed its work on Rye Road, Hawkhurst nearly three weeks ahead of schedule. Engineers for the firm completed their programme of work developed with Kent County Council for gas supply to properties in Hawkhurst and beyond. Work will now begin restoring the road…
A pollinator action plan to improve the lives of bees in Kent is due to be adopted by the county council this week. It is designed to put Kent County Council at the heart of action for pollinators and, with others, improve the habitat and the food sources of these insects to reverse their decline.…
Kent County Council has announced proposals to improve road lanes and cycle lanes along the A20 London Road in East Malling, Larkfield and Ditton. The scheme, which goes out to public consultation on Monday, would take place between the junctions of New Hythe Lane and Station Road. It aims to reduce congestion at these two…
Kent County Council’s stand, number 348, will be focusing on Kent’s Year of Green Action at this year’s County Show. Kent County Council will once again be at the Kent County Show next month (July) focusing on Kent’s Year of Green Action. The County Show is held at the Detling Showground, Maidstone on July 5,…
Over 10,000 miles were covered by foot, cycle or scooter by pupils across Kent in a scheme to get children more active on their commute to school. Operation Motion: Giant Steps is a Kent County Council scheme aimed at challenging the way parents do the school run. It involved 10 classes; one class each from…
An ambitious strategy to make Kent carbon neutral goes out to public consultation today (Tuesday). The strategy’s vision is that by 2050 the county will have reduced emissions to zero, eliminating poor air quality, reducing fuel poverty and delivering an affordable, clean and secure energy supply for Kent and Medway. Kent and Medway continue to…