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Faversham and the surrounding villages face the prospect of 4,000 more houses. Proposed changes to Swale Borough Council’s Local Plan will shape development in...

Kent County Council is getting £3.1 million to provide support to victims of domestic abuse and their children. This is part of a £125 million fund set up to...

The scale of the proposals in Swale Borough Council’s draft Local Plan is hard to exaggerate. But most shocking is that these enormous changes to Faversham and...

Efforts to increase the number of police officers in Kent have taken another step forward with plans for an extra 145 officers by March 2022. The plans are part...

I know a number of local businesses have already taken on young people through the Government’s £2 billion Kickstart Scheme. Recent changes to the scheme mean...

It’s a painful reality that violence and abuse against women and girls continues to be a problem in some parts of society. I’m glad the Government is updating...

Councillors and volunteers are playing a crucial role in our response to the coronavirus. I’ve been truly impressed at the scale and speed of the response here...

I know it's frustrating for parents and children that schools have had to return to online learning. I recently organised a series of roundtable meetings with...

Kent Police is getting a funding boost to help keep our communities safe and tackle crime. Thanks to the increase in the national police budget, Kent Police...