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8th October 2021ECONOMIST: Young people in Kent solution to HGV driver crisis
YOUNG people across the county have been encouraged to take up lorry driver jobs amid recent fuel supply shortages across the country, writes Ciaran Duggan. Queues have formed outside petrol ...
8th October 2021'Carbon neutral by 2030' part KCC's green pledge to county
A decade-long roadmap to cut carbon emissions on Kent County Council’s (KCC) estate has been unveiled, writes Ciaran Duggan. Maidstone County Hall has ambitiously committed to reach carbon ...
MENTAL HEALTH: More youth services are needed for people hit by pandemic
MORE youth services are needed in Kent to cope with a growing mental health crisis among young people caused by the pandemic, says a councillor, writes Ciaran Duggan. Kent County Council’s ...
EXCLUSIVE: Lib Dems want to swap Lidsing for Marden in Local Plan
THE Liberal Democrats will tonight attempt to swap a controversial housing scheme at Lidsing for the revival of another at Marden. At this evening's full council meeting to decide on ...
HOUSING CRISIS: Lib Dems threaten revolt on 'their' homes plan
THE newly-elected Conservatives at Maidstone Borough Council face defeat over controversial plans for housing numbers in the borough. The Local Plan Review (LPR) was due before full council with ...
HOUSING CRISIS: Demo planned for town hall at 5.30pm ahead of council meeting
PROTESTORS from two groups opposed to housing developments are to join forces tonight to demonstrate outside the town hall. Maidstone borough councillors meet tonight to discuss the Local Plan ...
COUNCIL VOTING: Tories fail to secure one election very four years
A RADICAL change in the way Maidstone elects its borough councillors, with a £240,000 saving to the tax-payer, has failed. Maidstone Borough Council currently has an election three years in ...
'PANIC BUYING': Motorists queue to fill up amid reports of fuel shortages
MOTORISTS have been 'panic-buying' petrol and diesel amid fears of shortages. Queues have formed outside the Shell garage in Bearsted while the Tesco/Esso garage across the road has ...
CRIME CRISIS: 'Shut Brenchley Gardens to stop drugs and weapon hotspot' calls
COUNCILLORS have considered fencing and shutting a public park at night due to its high level of crime, writes Ciaran Duggan. Brenchley Gardens in Maidstone hasbecome a crime hotspot in ...
TOVIL TIP: Online booking system here to stay - public views sought
THE booking system brought in during the COVID-19 pandemic for people wanting to use the tip at Tovil could be set to stay for good. Kent County imposed an online slot-selection process last year ...