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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

The Independent UK

Reform UK likely to raise council tax in Kent despite promise to cut costs

Kent becomes latest local authority controlled by Nigel Farage’s party to signal intention to raise council tax

The Guardian - UK

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’.

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Rackstraw pips Martin by two points in thrilling Brands Hatch Carrera Cup finale

Both Porsche categories on the British Touring Car support bill enjoyed nail-biting finales in Kent, while a Le Mans winner was victorious in Minis

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Nearly two thirds of Tory members want pact with Reform, poll suggests, with close to half supporting full merger – as it happened

Half of Tory members also want Kemi Badenoch to be replaced as Conservative leader

The Guardian - UK

Inequality and despair bolster Reform UK in Kent

Letters: Cllr Teresa Murray on how the Reform-run council in Kent is driving hostility towards asylum seekers and dismantling public services. Plus letters from Peter Riddle and Paul Kane

The Guardian - UK

County Championship 2025 awards: the final word on the season

A bumper year for the unfancied East Midlands when Surrey were surprisingly knocked off their gilded throne

The Guardian - UK

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On a trip to Kent, I saw how politics is being shaped by the west’s growing hostility to outsiders

With a Reform council, small boat arrivals and asylum seeker accommodation, this county lays bare an increasingly divided Britain, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

Labour MPs call for action to tackle deprivation in coastal ‘sea wall’ seats

Exclusive: Group warn coastal communities need greater investment to reduce inequality and fight off threat from Reform

The Guardian - UK

UK government backs return of international rail travel to Kent stations

Ashford and Ebbsfleet have been shut to cross-Channel services since 2020, with Eurostar calling them unviable

The Guardian - UK

Underground data fortresses: the nuclear bunkers, mines and mountains being transformed to protect our ‘new gold’ from attack

It’s a sunny June day in south-east England. I’m driving along a quiet, rural road that stretches through the Kent countryside. The sun flashes through breaks in the hedgerow, offering glimpses of verdant crop fields and old farmhouses.

The Conversation

Baby son ‘not safe’ in hospital where he died, mother tells inquest

Tommy Kneebone was seven months old when he died in the early hours of January 21 2023 at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury, Kent.

Evening Standard

CCTV appeal as missing Kent teen, 15, spotted in London

The teen was last seen in Brixton, south London, on Friday

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Reform council removes ‘climate emergency’ declaration

Reform UK won 57 of the 81 seats on Kent County Council in May, and their members say they had the mandate to scrap net zero policies.

The Fashion Central

Prince William reportedly furious after Prince Andrew turns up at funeral and leaves royals blindsided

Prince William is said to be “furious” after Prince Andrew made an unannounced appearance at the Duchess of Kent’s funeral this week.

The Independent UK

Husband shot and killed wife who tried to leave him after chasing her to pub on Valentine’s Day

Lisa Smith, 43, was shot twice in the neck in the car park of The Three Horseshoes in Knockholt, Kent, on February 14 this year

Evening Standard

Woman shot by husband on Valentine’s Day after trying to escape relationship

Lisa Smith, 43, was shot twice in the neck in the car park of The Three Horseshoes on Main Road in Knockholt, Kent, on February 14 this year.

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Marie Claire

Kate Middleton and King Charles Shared a Sweet, Emotional Moment at the Duchess of Kent’s Funeral

"I don’t think it is presumptuous to say that she is like the daughter he never had," royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith has said of Charles and Kate's close bond.

The Guardian - UK

Google’s huge new Essex datacentre to emit 570,000 tonnes of CO2 a year

Exclusive: Planning documents show impact of Thurrock ‘hyperscale’ unit as UK attempts to ramp up AI capacity

Evening Standard

'Kangaroo' spotted in street by cab driver on school run in Dartford

A man was ‘shocked’ to find what he believed could be a kangaroo while doing a school run in Kent

The Independent UK

Could this seaside town in Kent be the UK’s answer to Venice?

Every three years, Folkestone welcomes the UK’s biggest show of newly commissioned contemporary art – Chris Beanland was in town to explore

The Fashion Central

Kate Middleton Visits Kent’s Marina Mill, Celebrates Traditional Fabric-Making

Kate Middleton has been spotted carrying out a royal engagement in Kent, looking effortlessly elegant as she visited a family-run mill.

Woman & Home

Did you notice Kate Middleton's subtle nod to Prince William during her solo outing?

The Princess of Wales wore a chic tailored suit in Suffolk and Kent and this choice could have more meaning than it first appears

The Independent UK

Scottish star Nina Nesbitt surprises local Kent venue with secret set

Singer-songwriter turned up to perform at The Music Workshop in Folkestone to show her support for grassroots music venues

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