Ban on moving livestock lifted
A ban on movinglivestock throughout the country brought following an outbreak offoot-and-mouth disease in Surrey on Friday 3 August has beeneased.
2007-08-06 00:00:00
It's a kinda magic at Trosley Country Park
Mickey the Magician is bringing his fantastic magic show to two of Kent's beautiful country parks on Friday 24 August.
2007-08-06 00:00:00
Circus skills fun in Kent
Date and time of press photocall: 22 August, 11am to 1pm, 1.30pm to 3.30pm
2007-08-06 00:00:00
Kent and Essex collaboration opportunities
At special press conferences in both counties, Essex Chief Constable Roger Baker, Kent Chief Constable Michael Fuller, Essex Police Authority Chairman Robert Chambers and Kent Police Authority Chair Ann Barnes told the media that working in partnership wi
2007-08-03 00:00:00
Sex offender sentenced to 12 years
John Cyril Dymott, also known as John Cyril Blank, appeared before Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday 2 August and was sentenced to 12 years for sex offences.
2007-08-03 00:00:00
Grave concern for missing Folkestone woman
Police are extremely concerned for the welfare of a 54-year-old woman who has been missing for more than 48 hours.
2007-08-02 00:00:00
First stage bid to help rural communities in West Kent gets thumbs up!
Farmers, rural businesses and communities in West Kent could benefit from up to £1.8million in support in the next five years after the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA) gave the thumbs up to the first stage of a funding bid by The Wes
2007-08-02 00:00:00
Chris Langham convicted of sex offences
The actor Christopher Langham has today been convicted of 15 counts of making indecent images of children by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court following a three-week trial.
2007-08-02 00:00:00
Launch of Kent Prospects, 2007 to 2012
More than 120 business leaders and representatives from the voluntary and public sectors gathered on Tuesday 24 July in Maidstone for the launch of Kent Prospects.
2007-08-01 00:00:00
Young people take centre stage!
Several budding young performers will have the chance to show off their acting skills when they produce their own play completely from scratch and in just a few hours!
2007-07-31 00:00:00
Rising to the challenge in a good cause
Sharon Armstrong, Ruth Park and Correen Campbell cannot resist a challenge - especially when it is in a good cause.
2007-07-31 00:00:00
Dr Who and Harry Potter - Trosley Park trails for the
summer
The summer holidays have arrived. Rather than trailing around the shops all day, why not get the family out to Trosley Country Park for two nature trails with a difference.
2007-07-31 00:00:00
'Make It' to the Youth Zone!
Parents in Eynsford, Hartley, Chiddingstone, Sevenoaks and Weald who are looking for a fun day out over the summer can take advantage of this year's 'In the Zone' summer programme.
2007-07-27 00:00:00
Record breaking year for the Streets Ahead project
More schools than ever have signed up to this year’s ‘Streets Ahead’ programme, which encourages pupils to get to school by the most environmentally friendly from of travel possible.
2007-07-27 00:00:00
Planners' quarter of a million pound performance bonus
Sevenoaks District Council’s planning service has been awarded £254,743 by Central Government as part of a performance related grant and for having amongst the best on-line planning facilities in the country.
2007-07-27 00:00:00
Northfleet readers try a different type of takeaway
Books To Go, a new scheme that allows readers to pre-order books from a takeaway style menu, is being piloted by Kent Libraries and Archives at Coldharbour Library.
2007-07-27 00:00:00
Big tick for pioneering Kent football scheme
Kent County Council Chief Executive Peter Gilroy has expressed his thanks and pledged his ongoing support to the Charlton Community Trust's ground-breaking work in Kent.
2007-07-27 00:00:00
Wanted! Mini explorers to discover Lullingstone's
delights
Have the familiar cries of "I'm bored" already started? Families looking for things to do over the summer holidays will find plenty to keep them amused in KCC's country parks over the coming weeks.
2007-07-27 00:00:00
Young readers go wild this summer
This summer's Big Wild Read is now in full swing as children across Kent take up the national Reading Challenge and read their way through the summer holidays.
2007-07-27 00:00:00
Family fun and adventure at our country parks
The summer holidays have arrived, even if the sun hasn't! So for bright ideas on how to keep the family occupied, why not take a look at the activities on offer in Kent's beautiful country parks.
2007-07-27 00:00:00
Public tip-off leads Council to benefit cheat
A Hartley benefit cheat who tried to swindle tax payers out of nearly £2,500 has been successfully prosecuted by Sevenoaks District Council following a tip-off from the public.
2007-07-26 00:00:00
Edenbridge residents loose hundreds of pounds!
Edenbridge residents who have taken advantage of the free ‘Shape up’ programme are feeling fitter after collectively losing the best part of half a tonne in weight.
2007-07-26 00:00:00
Teenagers to have input into sex education in Kent
Kent County Council is to set up an all-party committee which will include young people to deliver a fundamental review of the way sex education is delivered in schools across the county.
2007-07-26 00:00:00
War heroes welcomed home by KCC
Territorials who have recently served on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan were honoured at a Kent County Council welcome home reception at County Hall on Wednesday (25 July).
2007-07-26 00:00:00
Joe goes for top attendance
Going to school every day for a year is quite an achievement and it is one that Joe Rutland from the Discovery School at Kings Hill has managed to pull off for four years in a row. He has been in class every day since the school opened its doors in Septem
2007-07-26 00:00:00
Council agrees to invest in planning
Residents and planning agents who use the district's planning service should see an improved service in the future after a wide-ranging investment package was agreed by Councillors last night (24 July 2007).
2007-07-25 00:00:00
Four men in cash machine case plead guilty
Four men charged with the theft of two cash machines from Birchington have today pleaded guilty to the charges against them.
2007-07-25 00:00:00
Kent Goes Wild photo competition winners
In May we asked you to show us what really summed up Kent's wildlife in our Kent Goes Wild photo competition and you did just that!
2007-07-25 00:00:00
Police ask horse owners to be security conscious
Kent Police has asked horse owners to be vigilant and to implement crime prevention measures, following an attack on a pony in Preston, near Wingham, last week.
2007-07-24 00:00:00
Catch me in school
Children from primary schools in Dover have been competing against each to see who's got the best attendance record.
2007-07-23 00:00:00
Clerks to school governors celebrate course success
The first batch of clerks to school governors to gain a national qualification celebrated their achievement at an awards ceremony in Kent last week.
2007-07-23 00:00:00
Youth group go 'weald' at the weekend!
Team building workshops, pool competitions, a low ropes assault course, canoeing, swimming and a variety of camping based challenges were some of the activities a group of lively young people tackled recently.
2007-07-20 00:00:00
Launch of Kent Prospects 2007 to 2012
More than 120 business leaders and representatives from the voluntary and public sectors will gather on Tuesday 24 July in Maidstone for the launch of Kent Prospects.
2007-07-20 00:00:00
Bollywood comes to Sevenoaks
Bollywood Now - an exhibition of posters which capture the glamour and celebrity of Bollywood films - has opened in Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Gallery until Friday 17 August 2007.
2007-07-20 00:00:00
Residents celebrate year of Gravesham Place
Residents in their 70s, 80s and 90s got into the swing of things at a garden party to celebrate the first anniversary of the opening of Gravesham Place and Gravesham Community Hospital.
2007-07-20 00:00:00
Pupils rewarded for completing drug mentoring project
Students from two local schools were rewarded for completing an innovative programme to prevent alcohol and drug abuse amongst their peers at a ceremony yesterday (Wednesday 18 July) in Sevenoaks.
2007-07-19 00:00:00
Decrease in crime makes Kent a safer place
Crime statistics released today show that the huge effort put into making Kent a safer place, is beginning to pay off with a reduction of 0.5 per cent in all crime in the last year.
2007-07-19 00:00:00
Crime statistics for Kent
Violent crime increased by 675 offences, from 30,063 to 30,738, a rise of 2.2 per cent, but notably, in the last six months alone, there was actually a 13.2 per cent reduction in recorded offences compared to the first six months of the financial year.
2007-07-19 00:00:00
Traffic and travel goes live
You can now get up-to-the-minute traffic bulletins online from Kent Highway Services on our travel pages.
2007-07-18 00:00:00
Driving down the number of cars on the school run
One hundred Kent schools, which have helped drive down the number of cars on the school run with their travel plans, were presented with awards at a ceremony at County Hall in Maidstone.
2007-07-18 00:00:00
Heavy metal lovers on course this autumn
Creative art students and teachers are being offered an exciting opportunity to try out and enrol on a professional Bronze Casting course, which is new to the Kent Adult Education Service this autumn.
2007-07-18 00:00:00
High art for Lord of the Weald
Former Kent County Council Leader Lord Sandy Bruce-Lockhart was presented with a portrait of himself, painted by the late John Ward CBE RA.
2007-07-18 00:00:00
Buidling Schools for the Future bidders shorlist
KCC today announced the consortia shortlisted for the first of its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programmes in Gravesham, Thanet and Swale.
2007-07-18 00:00:00
'Making Medieval' at Shorne Wood this weekend
Feel like doing something fun and free this weekend (21 and 22 July)? Relive bygone times at the 'Making Medieval' event from 10.30am to 4.30pm at Shorne Wood Country Park with medieval pastimes such as archery, ancient combat and crafts.
2007-07-18 00:00:00
Explore Kent's past and present
Fancy going somewhere new or doing something different this week? How about an archaeological adventure, discovering and exploring your local heritage in and around some of KCC's country parks.
2007-07-17 00:00:00
How healthy is Tunbridge Wells?
Life expectancy in Tunbridge Wells is one of the issues highlighted in Kent's new public health strategy, which is to be the subject of a major debate at Kent County Council on 24 July.
2007-07-17 00:00:00
Football coaching kicks off a summer full of fun!
Young people in the District can look forward to five weeks crammed full of fun and games to keep them busy during the summer holidays when the Youth Zone team return at the end of the month.
2007-07-16 00:00:00
Ashford has some of the longest-lived people in Kent
Little girls in Washford ward in Ashford have the second highest life expectancy of anywhere in Kent. Girls aged up to four now can expect to reach 85.6 on average. The only ward with a higher average life expectancy is Castle ward in Dartford, where girl
2007-07-13 00:00:00
Restaurant 'Fifteen' catering challenge
Forty students from around Kent are being a given a chance of a lifetime to learn from chefs and experts from the London restaurant 'Fifteen' on Saturday 14 July. The event takes place in the Thanet Skills Studios, Enterprise Road, Westwood Industrial Est
2007-07-13 00:00:00
Chairman congratulates young drug advisors
Nine students from Bradbourne School and five from Swanley School, who successfully completed a groundbreaking scheme designed to help prevent substance misuse by young people, will be presented with special certificates by the Chairman of Sevenoaks Distr
2007-07-12 00:00:00
