http://www.kent.gov.uk/ Kent County Council: News - General Thu, 23 May 2013 11:26:29 GMT Kent County Council 15 http://www.kent.gov.uk/ http://www.kent.gov.uk/plugins/Rss/images/rss_feed.gif With The FA Cup Final kicking off the summer of football at the weekend, football fans are being urged not to cost themselves a penalty by mixing the game with drink-driving. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/may/don%e2%80%99t_kick-off_the_summer_with.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/may/don%e2%80%99t_kick-off_the_summer_with.aspx Mon, 13 May 2013 17:39:18 GMT News - General This foster care fortnight (13 - 26 May), Kent County Council is urging more people to consider opening their homes to vulnerable children. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/may/foster_an_interest.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/may/foster_an_interest.aspx Fri, 10 May 2013 16:30:19 GMT News - General New appointments to Kent County Council’s Cabinet have been announced today. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/may/kcc_cabinet_appointments.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/may/kcc_cabinet_appointments.aspx Thu, 09 May 2013 13:09:35 GMT News - General Parents will be able to have their children’s car seats checked over for free by trained experts at a special safety event in Tunbridge Wells. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/free_child_seat_safety_checks.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/free_child_seat_safety_checks.aspx Thu, 02 May 2013 17:40:35 GMT News - General Citizens Advice and the Trading Standards Institute have teamed up to highlight the problem of scams, tell people how to avoid being taken in and how they can fight back against the scammers. http://www.kent.gov.uk/community_and_living/consumer_advice/news_and_alerts/register_for_alerts/scam_awareness_month.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/community_and_living/consumer_advice/news_and_alerts/register_for_alerts/scam_awareness_month.aspx Wed, 01 May 2013 09:06:38 GMT News - General Roads chiefs at Kent County Council are drafting in more than 30 additional crews for its “Find and Fix” post-winter blitz on potholes around the county http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/army_of_pothole_crews_drafted.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/army_of_pothole_crews_drafted.aspx Thu, 02 May 2013 17:38:14 GMT News - General Kent is bucking the national trend with small numbers of measles cases and an above average take-up of the MMR vaccine. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/measles_%e2%80%93_kent_bucking_the_nat.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/measles_%e2%80%93_kent_bucking_the_nat.aspx Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:06:34 GMT News - General Bus passengers are being asked what they think about plans to improve services along the A20 between Maidstone and Tonbridge. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/better_bus_travel.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/better_bus_travel.aspx Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:16:44 GMT News - General More than 400 potential councillors from 15 different parties will fight for control of Kent County Council when residents go to the polls on 2 May. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/400_to_contest_council_seats.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/400_to_contest_council_seats.aspx Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:51:43 GMT News - General Businesses are being invited to an Exporting for Growth event in Tunbridge Wells on 26 April (8.30 to 11.00am). http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/export.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/export.aspx Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:47:48 GMT News - General The technical issue with the supplier experienced on 11 April has now been resolved and all numbers starting 08458 are now available. Anyone wishing to call us should continue to use the 0300 numbers. 0300 333 5540 remains our main contact number. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/08458_247_247_unavailable.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/08458_247_247_unavailable.aspx Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:06:11 GMT News - General Former Formula One world champion, John Surtees OBE, has been presented with this year’s Kent Invicta Award for his outstanding work with Kent’s young people through motorsport. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/formula_one_legend_receives_th.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/formula_one_legend_receives_th.aspx Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:04:34 GMT News - General The Staplehurst, Marden and Headcorn area Kent Community Alcohol Partnership, which aims to combat underage public drinking and anti-social behaviour, is being launched on Friday (12 April) with a disco. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/community_group_to_combat_unde.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/community_group_to_combat_unde.aspx Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:04:33 GMT News - General The flags above County Hall have been lowered to half-mast in a tribute to former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, who has died aged 87. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/kcc_pays_tribute_to_baroness_t.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/kcc_pays_tribute_to_baroness_t.aspx Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:04:33 GMT News - General The number of 0 to two year olds needing adoptive families has nearly tripled in the past year, according to figures from Kent County Council. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/number_of_young_babies_placed.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/number_of_young_babies_placed.aspx Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:04:33 GMT News - General Almost 96 in every 100 children across Kent will start their formal education in 2013 at a primary school their parents have chosen. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/primary_school_offer_day_2013.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/primary_school_offer_day_2013.aspx Fri, 05 Apr 2013 02:05:59 GMT News - General For more than one in ten, it still hasn’t clicked that wearing a seatbelt can saves lives. Read Alaina's story. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/seatbelts_save_lives.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/april_2013/seatbelts_save_lives.aspx Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:16:40 GMT News - General Kent County Council is looking for people who can open up their home to help care for people with dementia. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/march/could_you_open_your_home_to_so.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/march/could_you_open_your_home_to_so.aspx Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:50:39 GMT News - General Thousands of Kent residents could benefit from more health care in their own community with less reliance on district hospitals, according to new ideas presented by Kent County Council. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/march/a_new_vision_for_community_hea.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/march/a_new_vision_for_community_hea.aspx Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:46:46 GMT News - General The ill-gotten gains of a fraudster who made millions out of fake designer shoes have been used to clean up and improve a public right of way. http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/march/criminal_cash_benefits_communi.aspx http://www.kent.gov.uk/news_and_events/news_archive/2013/march/criminal_cash_benefits_communi.aspx Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:46:46 GMT News - General