Parents can apply for a new Young Persons’ Travel Pass for the next academic year from Monday 15 June. Pass applications must be received by Friday 17 July to guarantee that they are ready for the first day of the new academic year. Renewals for existing pass holders are not automatic and any parent wanting…
Medway Council and Kent County Council Road Safety Teams are joining forces to bring a vital message to the county in the hope they can reduce the number of pedal cyclists and motorcyclists being injured in road crashes. The campaign will roll out over May through to the end of June and sees over 120…
Plans to regenerate Tonbridge High Street and boost the local economy by enhancing the historic area, tackling traffic congestion and improving air quality go on show at Tonbridge Castle from Friday 6 February. Local residents and businesses are being invited to view an exhibition of the £2.37million scheme, which has been funded by the Government’s…
Outstanding businesses have a chance to shine in the 2015 Kent Excellence in Business Awards which were launched last night. Now in their seventh year, the awards are staged and produced by Kent County Council and KM Media Group. More than 200 people attended the launch at Dickens World in Chatham Maritime, which has become…
Kent County Council is intending to oppose plans for a second runway at Gatwick Airport in order to protect residents in West Kent from “intolerable” aircraft noise. A paper published today (to be considered at a meeting of the cabinet on 1 December) sets out the position of KCC and details how an increase in…
Nineteen-year-old Nathan Charles from Sheerness managed to secure a unique apprenticeship in a travel company offering remembrance tours by writing an eye-catching application. In doing so, he became the 700th apprentice to be placed through the KCC’s Kent Employment Programme. His new boss Nikki Archer-Waring, Managing Director of Spirit of Remembrance, said it was the…
Kent residents have will have the opportunity to talk live online to KCC’s Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, John Simmonds, when he takes part in a web chat this Friday 24th October. The people of Kent still have time to air their views on which KCC services are most important to them and…
Kent’s fleet of 60 gritters is now on standby to salt roads when temperatures plummet to freezing after the launch of the county’s winter service. David Brazier, Kent County Council Cabinet Member for Environment & Transport, said: “We’re aware that freezing conditions can strike early and we are well-prepared for this. “We’re…
A team of rowers from KCC took part in a charity rowathon and raised more than a thousand pounds for Dandelion Time, a charity that supports children and young people traumatised by abuse, neglect or having early life attachment difficulties. Dandelion Time, based in West Farleigh, held the indoor rowing event in Marden last weekend…
Geoff Wild, Kent County Council’s Director of Governance and Law, has been named Most Innovative European In-house Lawyer 2014. The FT Innovative Lawyer Awards are widely recognised as the most prestigious legal awards in the country and are the product of in-depth independent research. Geoff Wild is the first ever public sector lawyer to receive…
KCC is on track to deliver this year’s target savings of another £81m on top of savings of £269m over the last three years, but there are clear indications from government that the squeeze on local government finance will continue until at least 2018, which is a significant challenge. The indications are that we will have…
If you are a small business with up to 50 employees and based in East Kent you could be eligible for a loan at 0% interest from the Small Business Boost fund, part of Expansion East Kent programme. Kent County Council is hoping that dozens of small businesses will benefit from loans of up to…