Families in Kent with children who receive benefit-related free school meals will once again be provided with food vouchers by Kent County Council to help them over the Christmas break. Those children will also be able to access four days of free activities for school-age children via the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme. A…
Kent County Council (KCC) is working with the NHS to raise awareness of the symptoms of Scarlet Fever, following a national alert by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) about an increase in serious cases in the UK. Scarlet fever is a common childhood infection that is not usually serious. However, it should be treated…
Two days of enforcement action concerning the use of Blue Badges in Canterbury have been carried out by Kent County Council’s Counter Fraud team in conjunction with the city council’s civil enforcement officers. The purpose of the day was to combat the incorrect and fraudulent use of the disability parking scheme. Throughout the day civil…
A director of two green energy companies based in Sandwich has been jailed for 30 months following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court, brought by Kent County Council (KCC) Trading Standards. Danny Welch, 39, from Chelmsford, a director of NWR Ltd and the now dissolved company Energy Innovation Company (EIC) Limited, was found guilty on…
Trading Standards have visited six retailers in the Canterbury area with support from Kent Police and Canterbury City Council to check the compliance of disposable e-cigarette devices for sale. In total, 755 illegal vapes were seized yesterday (Thursday 1 December) which were either over the legal size or were not otherwise legal for supply in…
Thinking of a trip to the continent for the festive season? Please book in advance to help avoid any unnecessary delays and keep Kent moving this Christmas. That is the message from Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) leaders as Operation Brock is set to return to the M20 ahead of the winter getaway. As at other…
A new method of road treatment is to be trialled by Kent County Council (KCC) after initial tests showed it may more than double the life span of the surface. KCC and its contractor, GW Highways, will be testing Gipave – a graphene-enhanced asphalt that involves melting graphene pellets and a small mix of recycled…
Plans to ensure that gypsy and traveller pitches operated by Kent County Council continue to be allocated fairly are being proposed in a public consultation launched today (Wednesday, 30 November). The intention is to update the current policy to make sure that pitches on KCC’s seven sites are allocated in a fair, transparent and consistent…
A new Kent Money Advice Hub is being launched today, 28 November 2022, to support people who are struggling financially or need help to manage the increasing cost of living. The service is available for anyone who is worried about money and aims to encourage those who may be reluctant to come forward for money…
A school faced with disruption due to flood damage has seen new sustainable drainage installed by Kent County Council (KCC). Two rain gardens have been created adjacent to the car park and playground at St Katherine’s School in Snodland and are designed to take run-off from the hard surface areas capturing the water, then infiltrating…
Integrating good land management practices to support pollinators was the key message at this year’s Kent’s Plan Bee virtual summit. The event was convened by Seán Holden, Chairman of KCC’s Environment & Transport Cabinet Committee and Kent’s Plan Bee, and took place on Tuesday 22nd November. Held virtually for the third year running, the event…
Disabled visitors to Lullingstone Country Park now have the benefit of the use of a new “Changing Places” toilet facility. It was officially opened by KCC Chair Lesley Game, who said: ““It is a big priority for us to make our country parks as accessible as we can for all our visitors to get into…