Kent County Council (KCC) has launched a new voucher scheme to enable local businesses to implement green solutions to help with future growth. The Green Recovery Voucher Scheme is part of the C-Care (Covid Channel Area Response Exchange) project which is funded by the EU Interreg France (Channel) England programme. C-Care represents a total of…
Children and young people in Kent are once again being offered free bus travel during the summer holidays as part of KCC’s Reconnect scheme, thanks to the county’s local bus operators. All families can also travel free with a Reconnect Family Bus Pass. Young Person’s Bus Pass To help them travel around the county during…
A new £2.5 million bus interchange in Gravesend has been officially opened. Construction of the Gravesend Bus Hub began in June 2021 and was led by Kent County Council (KCC) with contractors FM Conway. It has been designed to improve transport connections between rail, bus and bike. Buses have been using the hub while works…
A trial scheme aimed at promoting active travel to and from school has been made permanent after a reported decrease in car use. Southborough Church of England Primary School was given permission to run the trial School Streets scheme in September 2021 for up to six months. The scheme has also led to a decrease…
Kent County Council (KCC) has been successful in securing funding from the Department for Transport (DfT) for a further two Active Travel schemes. Government officials have awarded £100,000 to go towards local improvements to make walking and cycling more attractive along Herne Bay seafront. A further £1.2 million has been earmarked to enhance walking and…
Kent County Council (KCC) Chairman, Lesley Game, has cut the ribbon at the new Allington Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) ahead of its opening to the public today. Residents are now able to book appointments to visit the site at www.kent.gov.uk/allingtonhwrc. To ensure maximum efficiency, the new HWRC has been designed to operate without interruption…
Gardeners are being asked to leave their lawns uncut and join Kent County Council (KCC) in supporting No Mow May, allowing flowers to bloom and supporting bees and other pollinators. The campaign by Plantlife is being promoted by KCC’s Plan Bee team to help boost awareness of how wild plants can support habitats. The council…
Traffic management on the M20 has been eased as the peak of this week’s EU-bound freight has now passed through the county and crossed the Channel, Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) partner National Highways has announced. Brock Zero, which involves closing the M20 coastbound between Junctions 8 and 11 so lorries heading to the Continent can…
A new 38 hectare (94 acre) solar farm in North Somerset has been acquired by Kent County Council (KCC) and LASER Energy, massively reducing carbon emissions whilst saving energy costs for KCC. The Bowerhouse II Solar Farm, which has recently been built by Ethical Power Ltd, has the capacity to have 39,312 solar panels and…
Leaders of the Kent Resilience Forum are thanking residents, drivers and business for their patience, following a period of severe traffic disruption to the road network in Kent over the weekend as a result of problems at the ports. Severe delays and congestion on routes to Dover occurred from Friday and throughout the weekend, after…
Work to establish a Jubilee Wood at a primary school has started as part of Kent County Council’s (KCC) involvement in the Queen’s Green Canopy project. On Tuesday, 29th March, councillors joined staff, pupils and KCC’s Chairman, Lesley Game, at Sandwich Junior School to begin planting the trees. The wood has been designed to represent…
A further extension has been granted for a trial of shared electric scooters in Canterbury, meaning their use will be permitted within the authorised zone until the end of November 2022. The Department for Transport (DfT) issued guidance to highway authorities, including Kent County Council (KCC) saying programmes may continue beyond the end of this…