Latest Kent County Council Media Releases
It’s Alcohol Awareness Week and Kent residents are being reminded of the dangers of drinking too much and where they can find support services. Alcohol addiction can ruin lives and have lasting impact on families for generations. Drinking too much can have long term effects on you emotional and physical health. Luckily, the majority of…
Counting of the votes in the Kent County Council Canterbury North by-election has finished with the Conservatives holding the seat. Following the count at the Westgate Hall, Robert Thomas was elected as the KCC councillor for the division with 1,355 votes. Six candidates were on the ballot in yesterday’s election. The by-election was called following…
Kent County Council (KCC) has relaunched its website for children in care and care leavers to make it more accessible. Kent Cares Town was launched in 2012 as a one-stop shop for young people and professionals to access a wealth of information around being in care. The website is run by Virtual School Kent (VSK),…
The winners of the 2018 Kent Design & Development Awards have been announced, with the University of Kent’s Sibson Building named Project of the Year. More than 30 projects were shortlisted in eight categories, with nine awards being presented and the overall Project of the Year voted for among the category winners on the night.…
Two Kent social workers have been selected as finalists in the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2018 in recognition of their outstanding work with vulnerable people in the county. Kerri Davies, a care manager based at Brook House in Whitstable, has been nominated for Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year. Heidi Turtle,…
Five rural bus pilot schemes have been announced following the Big Conversation, a consultation to explore options for better transport to rural communities. A summit was held at County Hall in Maidstone on Tuesday (October 30) and revealed the schemes would run in Dover, Sevenoaks, Tenterden, West Malling and Maidstone. The Big Conversation ran for…
With the global expenditure on offshore wind expected to reach £108 billion between now and 2022, offshore wind represents a large and growing market for Kent based companies. The UK is number one in the world for offshore wind power generation in terms of installed capacity, and we have the biggest pipeline up to 2020.…
Having a furry, four-legged member of staff with a friendly wagging tail makes school extra enjoyable for children, but it also has huge benefits in terms of youngsters’ development. Maypole Primary School in Dartford is one of a growing number of schools across Kent, and indeed the country, that is realising the benefits of introducing…
The sole boss of a concrete driveway company, who conned victims across Kent out of thousands of pounds, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. Arif Choudry, 54, from Tonbridge, was the director of Wycombe Welding Limited, previously trading as ADriveForLife.com.ltd, registered in Kings Hill. He had previously pleaded guilty to 19…
There was a buzz of excitement at three Kent schools as pupils found out they had won big prizes for their efforts to save wild bees. Youngsters at Parkside Community Primary School in Canterbury and St Lawrence CEP School in Sevenoaks were crowned joint winners of the competition, organised by Kent County Council’s Kent’s Plan…
Whatever the weather this winter, Kent’s gritters are ready for action. Today (October 26), the county’s 60 gritters and five mini gritters warmed up their engines and took part in a dry run of gritting routes. The dry run allows drivers old and new to familiarise themselves with the routes, ensure vehicles and their systems…
Plans to remove the need for planning permission to explore for shale gas and to make production proposals for government to determine have been rejected by Kent County Council. KCC has this week responded to two government consultations into whether to allow non-hydraulic fracturing exploration under Permitted Development rights and to allow plans for the…