Charities, resident groups and parish or town councils are now able to apply for funding from Kent County Council’s (KCC) Community Transport Grant. This year £450,000 is available to go towards local schemes which provide invaluable services to residents who have difficulty accessing public transport. The council has provided grants for community transport schemes for…
Kent County Council (KCC) has today announced a significant boost to its Community Transport Grant funding. The Community Transport Grant enables parish councils, charities and community groups to apply for a grant funded by the local authority to help them provide transport for their local communities. Schemes funded by the Community Transport Grant provide invaluable…
Kent County Council (KCC) and commercial bus operators have worked together to secure school bus services for as many pupils as possible this September, following notice given by bus operators of their intention to withdraw services across the county. Some commercial bus operators had planned to stop running routes that serve schools which were economically…
Residents are being asked to share their views on a proposed reduction of Kent County Council’s (KCC) Supported Bus Services. Following the passing of KCC’s budget on Thursday 10th February, it was proposed the Supported Bus budget be reduced from April 2022 to £4.3 million, representing a decrease of £2.2 million. KCC currently spends about £6 million a year to…
A new plan has been published setting out how Kent County Council hopes to sustain and improve bus services in the future. As part of the Government’s National Bus Strategy, launched in March 2021, all Local Transport Authorities including KCC were asked to form ambitious proposals and submit them alongside a funding bid to central…
Kent County Council has stepped in to ensure that users of the 306 and 308 bus routes can continue to travel. It follows the decision of Arriva to step back from the services between Sevenoaks, Borough Green, Gravesend and Bluewater. The new provider, Redroute Buses, will start operating the routes from Monday 1st November, meaning…
Encouraging more investment in the county’s railways was a key feature of this year’s Kent Rail Summit. The gathering, which brought together representatives from the rail industry and local government, was held on Wednesday, 20th October, virtually for the second year in a row. At the 13th annual meeting, guests heard updates on the future…
Two consultations have been launched proposing bus pilots in Maidstone and West Malling. It comes following last year’s Big Conversation, which gauged opinion on how Kent County Council could best help provide sustainable rural transport. KCC currently supports services 13 and 59 in Maidstone. The proposal revises these services to become feeder buses, which provide…