Management of the Concessionary Travel Pass Scheme (bus passes for the elderly) has passed to Kent County Council as of 1 April 2011. At the same time, the starting time of the pass was changed by Kent Conservatives from 9am to 9.30am.
Kent Highway Services have notified that it will be necessary to close a number of roads within the Shepway District Council area (mainly in Romney Marsh and Elham Valley) as part of a programme of highway repairs and resurfacing. This is scheduled to start on or after 20 April 2011.
energyshare is a 100% renewable energy community giving everyone in the UK the opportunity to get involved in sourcing, using, and generating your own renewable energy.
Trading Standards have been made aware that some producers of commercial Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) may be writing to local parish councils telling them they need EPCs for their village halls etc. and risk large fines if they do not comply. This is not correct because an EPC is only required for a building when constructed, sold or let.
Councils have been told how they will benefit from the doubling of funding available for repairing potholes as announced in Wednesday's Budget. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has written to all English local highway authorities to inform them of their share of £200m.
Kent Trading Standards have received a number of reports from Kent residents who have fallen for loan scams.
Sandgate Community Trust are considering seeking a KCC Connecting Kent Community Broadband Grant initiative that, if successful, will help improve broadband connectivity throughout Sandgate.
Cake, Bread, Meat, Vegetables, Deli and more are all on offer at every Sandgate Famers Market, with the next to be held on 19 March from 10-12.30, as every at Sandgate's Chichester Hall on Sandgate High Street.
Kent Police have been working with partnership colleagues to assess a new approach in the management of anti-social behaviour (ASB) across Kent and Medway. This approach will focus on the level of risk or harm that is being caused to an individual or group. This harm-based approach supports the recommendations from a national review of ASB by Her Majesty Inspectorate of Constabulary.
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
If the answer to “Is our nuclear deterrent working?” depends on what Donald Trump had for breakfast, then the answer is no, it’s not. And our deterrent is not truly independent.
The UK is facing a mental health emergency. Liberal Democrats have a proud record of pushing Britain’s mental health services forward. Now we are offering the bold solutions we need to fight the crisis unfolding in our communities.
Ed Davey is a husband, a father and a carer. He is the Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
It is Ed’s experience of caring that drives much of his politics, and motivates his tireless campaigning for a fair deal.
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