Latest Kent County Council Media Releases
A road closure is planned for Friday, January 29 for maintenance to Sandwich Bridge. A specially commissioned gearbox spline will be installed – a component unavailable ‘off the shelf’ when the bridge reopened in December. As previously publicised, these works are required to maintain operation of the swing bridge. The road closure is for one…
Border-ready HGV drivers are helping reduce the risk of issues on Kent’s roads and currently enjoying smoother trips through the county, the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) said today. With COVID travel regulations tightening, and freight numbers expected to return to normal seasonal averages in the coming weeks, chair of the KRF – Assistant Chief Constable…
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,…
Over 2,000 rural homes and business are getting next generation, gigabit capable broadband due to investment from the Kent Top-Up Voucher Scheme and the Government’s Rural Gigabit Voucher Scheme. This builds upon the 95% of Kent properties that can already access an ultra-fast or superfast broadband connection. The scheme was launched to fund broadband improvements…
Another five rapid-result coronavirus (COVID-19) testing sites for people who don’t have symptoms are opening in Kent, in addition to 19 centres already in operation. The testing will find people who don’t currently have symptoms, who may be unknowingly spreading the virus in the community and the sites are part of a rolling programme to…
From today (Monday), holders of an older/disabled persons bus pass (ENCTS) will be able to use their bus pass before 9.30am Monday to Friday. Currently they cannot do so and a temporary arrangement is being put in place, so that they can access revised shopping arrangements during the national lockdown and attend vaccination centres if…
There is the potential for snow tonight and tomorrow which could lead to difficult driving conditions, disruption to transport and icy stretches on untreated surfaces leading to the risk of slips and falls. Gritters will be out this evening and tomorrow morning treating all main roads in Kent. Warnings & Alerts issued: Yellow SNOW Warning…
The need to activate Aylesford Temporary Place of Rest underlines the severity of COVID across Kent, say experts leading the county’s response to the pandemic. The Kent Resilience Forum opened the Beddow Way facility on New Year’s Day to ease the pressure on the county’s hospital mortuaries as they reach full capacity. Assistant Chief Constable…
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.…
UPDATE PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021: Government guidance has been updated after Kent County Council’s Leader and Cabinet Member for Education and Skills wrote to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families expressing concern over early years funding during lockdown. Richard Long, Kent County Council’s Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, said:…
The first two new rapid electric vehicle charging point sites being installed in Kent are now ready for use in Thanet. Alpha Road car park in Birchington and Market Street car park in Margate. Each of these have a bay solely for taxi and private hire operators and a second bay for public use. They…
Another five rapid-result coronavirus (COVID-19) testing sites for people who don’t have symptoms are opening in Kent, in addition to 14 centres already in operation. The testing will find people who don’t currently have symptoms, who may be unknowingly spreading the virus in the community and the sites are part of a rolling programme to…