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School bus pass prices face 18% hike for 14,000 students

School bus pass prices face 18% hike for 14,000 students

16 May 2024

Nearly 14,000 holders of Kent subsidised bus passes face an 18% price hike.

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MP pulls bid to build house in prime coastal spot after controversial defection

MP pulls bid to build house in prime coastal spot after controversial defection

15 May 2024

Natalie Elphicke is withdrawing her bid to convert a garage into a new house following her controversial defection to Labour, KentOnline can reveal.

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Live animal exports set to finally be outlawed after 50 years

Live animal exports set to finally be outlawed after 50 years

14 May 2024

A long-awaited ban on the live export of animals is finally set to come into force - 50 years after campaigners started fighting for the rule.

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Council fails to hit three key targets

Council fails to hit three key targets

14 May 2024

Kent County Council has failed to hit targets in three key areas, according to official new figures

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Troops to march through town centre

Troops to march through town centre

14 May 2024

Parts of a town centre will be closed to traffic as soldiers parade to mark the appointment of a new mayor and council leader.

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‘Rarely has a defection backfired quite so spectacularly as Elphicke’s’

‘Rarely has a defection backfired quite so spectacularly as Elphicke’s’

14 May 2024

Political editor Paul Francis says Natalie Elphicke’s “baffling and futile” defection to Labour is far from the coup Keir Starmer hoped it would be…

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26 passengers got on seven buses in one hour - should revived service stay?

26 passengers got on seven buses in one hour - should revived service stay?

14 May 2024

We visited a reopened park and ride service as a debate rages over whether running the double-decker diesel buses is bad for the environment.

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Everything you need to know about new ‘red route’ parking rules

Everything you need to know about new ‘red route’ parking rules

11 May 2024

The controversial new traffic measures will come into force shortly - but many people still do not know what they mean.

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Multi-million roundabout revamp project delayed

Multi-million roundabout revamp project delayed

10 May 2024

A multi-million-pound project to update a roundabout is months behind schedule with “issues trapping reptiles” among the reasons for delays.

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Keir Starmer reveals Labour plan to tackle small boat crossings in Kent speech

Keir Starmer reveals Labour plan to tackle small boat crossings in Kent speech

10 May 2024

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to make Kent’s shores “hostile territory for people-smuggling gangs" during a speech in Kent.

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Kent Politics Podcast: MP stuns Tories and polling expert’s election date prediction

Kent Politics Podcast: MP stuns Tories and polling expert’s election date prediction

10 May 2024

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast discusses Dover MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection and hears from the head of polling company Electoral Calculus.

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Smoking costs Kent a whopping £1bn-plus a year, says new report

Smoking costs Kent a whopping £1bn-plus a year, says new report

10 May 2024

Kent’s smokers are costing the county £1.3bn a year, say new figures.

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County’s workforce ‘underperforming’ compared to rest of country

County’s workforce ‘underperforming’ compared to rest of country

09 May 2024

Workers in Kent are underqualified and underskilled compared to the rest of the country, according to a new report.

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Pictures show Royal Navy shadowing Russian warship off Kent coast

Pictures show Royal Navy shadowing Russian warship off Kent coast

09 May 2024

A warship from Russia shadowed by the Royal Navy off the coast of Kent has been caught on camera.

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Former deputy Tory leader joins Independent Group

Former deputy Tory leader joins Independent Group

09 May 2024

The ex deputy leader said she left the Tories over disagreements about the direction they were heading in and an unwillingness to accept mistakes.

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Michael Gove to decide future of docks application

Michael Gove to decide future of docks application

09 May 2024

Michael Gove will consider whether to intervene over a controversial application to redevelop docks.

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Labour backlash as Conservative Kent MP defects

Labour backlash as Conservative Kent MP defects

09 May 2024

A Kent MP continues to face a backlash after defecting to the Labour Party – with new and old allies criticising the move and leader Keir Starmer.

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'She's stabbed us in the back': Shock as Kent Tory MP defects to Labour

'She's stabbed us in the back': Shock as Kent Tory MP defects to Labour

08 May 2024

A Kent MP has defected to the Labour Party just moments before Prime Minister’s Questions began - leaving local Tories stunned.

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‘Seeing their disappointed faces was heartbreaking’

‘Seeing their disappointed faces was heartbreaking’

08 May 2024

Youth workers have set up a petition calling for their club to be reopened after being left heartbroken at having to turn devastated children away.

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‘We’re doing nothing wrong’ say people staying at beach ‘squatter camp’

‘We’re doing nothing wrong’ say people staying at beach ‘squatter camp’

08 May 2024

People staying in camper-vans near a beach have hit back at fears from residents that the site is becoming a “squatter camp”.

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