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Tap water now safe for thousands of Kent residents after recent ‘boil notice’

Around 24,000 homes and businesses were affected by water quality issues

The Independent UK

Boil water notice lifted for tens of thousands of properties in Kent

South East Water said people can be sure their tap water is now safe.

Evening Standard

Reform council red-faced after repainting road markings outside former school

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The Independent UK

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Reform council ridiculed after repainting markings outside school which closed in 2016

Councillors urged to ‘talk to each other more’ after mistake

The Independent UK

Reform council repaints road markings outside school which closed in 2016

Kent County Council said it was ‘sorry for any confusion’ after repainting yellow zigzags and ‘School Keep Clear’ warnings.

Evening Standard

Reform council led by ‘captain chaos’ is risking public safety, union warns

‘It’s time for the council administration to get a grip,’ says Fire Brigades Union boss after series of councillor suspensions

The Independent UK

Reform UK council ‘chaos’ creates threat to public safety – Fire Brigades Union

Reform UK councillor suspensions include the chair and vice-chair of the Kent and Medway Fire Authority which has left it in ‘disarray’.

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Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure

Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate, Kent, runs creative projects and provides a range of support services, but the building that houses the centre is due to be sold off in February

The Guardian - UK

Reform may face legal action from councillors kicked out of party

Reform has lost nine councillors in supensions and removals since gaining power in May

The Independent UK

Reform may face legal action from removed Kent councillors

The party won 57 of the 81 council seats in May, but now has 48 following nine suspensions and removals.

Evening Standard

‘More clowns than Billy Smart’s circus’: Reform mocked as Kent council holds first meeting since video leak chaos

First full council meeting held since several suspended following leaked meeting footage

The Independent UK

More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care

Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Reform UK councillor says party shows lack of ‘human decency’

Bill Barrett was one of 57 Reform Councillors elected to Kent County Council (KCC) at the local elections in May overturning a 30-year Tory majority.

Evening Standard

Three Reform councillors expelled over ‘dishonest’ behaviour at flagship council

‘These individuals have shown a pattern of dishonest and deceptive behaviour which the party will not tolerate from its elected officials’, a Reform spokesperson said

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Three Reform councillors expelled for ‘dishonest and deceptive’ behaviour

Reform UK took control of Kent County Council after winning 57 of the 81 seats at the local elections in May.

International Business Times

Kansas Care Connect: Bridging the Gap in Chronic Care

Approximately 93% of older adults have at least one chronic condition, and 78% are reported to have multiple.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs call for Reform council leader to resign over ‘chaos’ and suspensions

Seven MPs have written to Nigel Farage after a video leaked to The Guardian showed Kent County Council leader ‘berating’ Reform councillors.

The Independent UK

Four Reform councillors suspended after footage of tense meeting leaked

Linden Kemkaran told members that KCC is a ‘shop window’ to show the country that Reform can govern well.

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Evening Standard

Four Reform councillors suspended in Farage's flagship Kent council after online meeting bust-up with leader

‘Reform's meetings are starting to sound more like an episode of The Traitors than the running of a major council,’ said a Lib Dem spokesman

The Independent UK

How the cracks are beginning to show in Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

NEWS ANALYSIS: Reform UK appears to have an impregnable lead in the polls, but political editor David Maddox highlights how the cracks are beginning to show in the councils the party runs and the ongoing policy vacuum

The Guardian - UK

‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council

Exclusive: Footage reveals Kent leader berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claims

The Guardian - UK

The false economy of reduced public services

Letters: Jeremy Cross says disjointed policies are trapping people in poverty and isolation, while Monica Hall considers the cost of potholes. Plus letters from Derrick Joad and Colin Burke

The Independent UK

Reform UK set to hike council tax in Kent by 5% - despite DOGE-style pledge to cut costs

Kent County Council’s Department of Local Government Efficiency (Dolge) has identified £40m of potential savings - but council tax looks likely to go up next year

Evening Standard

Kent ‘down to the bare bones’, says care chief amid council tax rise fears

Nigel Farage’s party ousted the Conservatives at Kent County Council (KCC) in May, with a promise to slash ‘wasteful spending’.

The Independent UK

Council leaders and MPs call for international railways links to reopen in Kent

On Friday, Kent County Council hosted an event to entice ‘competitors’ to Eurostar, and underline the desire for renewed railway links with Europe.

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