Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority "Best in country"
Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority has been rated as the top fire authority in the country, according to an Audit Commission report released today.
12 Feb 2009
Avoid a Broken Heart this Valentine's...
As Valentine's Day draws near Kent Trading Standards would like to warn residents about Online dating scams. The scams involve the victim joining an online dating service or being contacted by someone who is looking for romance, but happens to live overseas.
12 Feb 2009
Kent warning on premium cost welfare benefit advice lines
Kent County Council has been made aware of companies offering advice on welfare benefits via premium rate telephone services costing in the region of £1.50 per minute. There is nothing in law to stop a business from doing this but Kent advise claimants and potential claimants to remember that benefit advice can be obtained for free from other sources.
12 Feb 2009
Learning and Skills Council Cash Freeze hits South Kent College
There are doubts over the future of a £55million learning campus in Ashford, Kent after the Learning Skills Council, which is in charge of funding, announced a temporary freeze on all decisions on major schemes.
11 Feb 2009
Folkestone Gurkha Justice protest on Meridian News
The Folkestone Gurkha Justice protest was featured on Meridian News yesterday, explaining the ongoing campaign against the discrimination against Gurkha's who retired from the British Army before 1997 and are being refused citizenship rights in the UK.
11 Feb 2009
Sandgate Computer Help Workshops
Live in Sandgate and would you like to know more about the Internet or know some computer basics? Well help is now at hand!
10 Feb 2009
National News
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Our plan to halve energy bills by 2035
Sky-high energy bills are a massive problem for families, pensioners and businesses across the UK.
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25 Jul 2025
International Affairs
Ending the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank
We can’t turn a blind eye to the devastation across the Occupied Territories if we want to achieve a permanent peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
LD
24 Jul 2025
Economy & Business
My liberal vision for a thriving economy
I’m proud that once again it is the Liberal Democrats leading the way, with our vision for an economy that is growing strongly, where everyone feels the benefits.
ED
16 Jul 2025
Education
Our five principles for SEND reform
Ed Davey Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the government to ensure the reforms deliver for children with SEND and their families.
LD
9 Jul 2025
Benefits & Pensions
Standing up for the most vulnerable in society
Why we opposed the Government’s welfare bill
SD
3 Jul 2025
Windrush Day 2025
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
20 Jun 2025
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