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Reform’s first KCC budget and the numbers it can’t escape
A balanced budget that relies on thinning reserves, undelivered savings and a steadily narrowing margin for error
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Questions grow over Dreamland’s Scenic Railway closure
A heritage row in Margate, plus planning news, a disputed car park, water woes, and more
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Kent faces £15 police council tax rise
Funding pressures meet neighbourhood policing promises, and a council meeting again derailed by far-right disruption
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Kent’s “cuppa and a chat” got awkward
An awkward show of cooperation at County Hall, plus council meetings, protests, planning news and the latest news from across Kent
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“Intent matters and reception matters”
What we asked Sunder Katwala, Director of independent think tank, British Future
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What Kent’s budget means in practice
Council tax choices, pressure on services, a challenge to democratic norms, and a rail recovery that looks very different depending on where you live
Kent’s water crisis isn’t over yet
The taps are running again, but the arguments, investigations and political rows are only just getting started
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A rescue sanctuary meets the planning system
Enforcement action, water failures and political defections put power and accountability under pressure across Kent
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KCC balances the books. For one year.
A bridged budget at County Hall, storm damage across Kent, and another water crisis unfolds
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“We're all about helping our neighbours”
What we asked Jennifer Sutton, Community Engagement Officer at Wave Community Bank
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South East Water said outage was unforeseeable the day before it happened again
Water failures, delayed megaprojects and a contested library sale put accountability and long-term planning back in the spotlight across Kent
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How Canterbury’s Victorian lampposts are being lost
Years of drift between councils have left replacement as the default option.