Posts Tagged ‘ Council ’

Council tax benefit is facing new cuts threat

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January 7, 2013
Council tax benefit is  facing new cuts threat

CUTS to council tax benefits will be discussed by Dover District Council on Monday. The authority needs to balance its books...
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Council tax benefit is facing new cuts threat in Dover

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January 7, 2013
Council tax benefit is facing new cuts threat in Dover

CUTS to council tax benefits will be discussed by Dover District Council today. The authority needs to balance its books after a...
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Council complaints revealed

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January 4, 2013

What gripes top the list for Maidstone Council
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Essex Council leader steps down

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January 3, 2013

A former businessman who succeeded jailed expenses cheat Lord Hanningfield as council leader in Essex announces he is stepping down.
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Bid to lure foreign investors could create hundreds of jobs

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January 2, 2013

An ambitious drive to lure in foreign investors could create 750 jobs, Kent County Council claims.
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Looking back on highlights of year and forward to next

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December 31, 2012
Looking back on highlights of year and forward to next

Leader of Sevenoaks District Council: "Despite the challenging economic environment in which we all continue to find...
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Council gives thumbs up to Faversham sports complex bid

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December 31, 2012
Council gives thumbs up to Faversham sports complex bid

PLANS to join two sports halls to create an all-purpose complex at a Faversham school have won council backing.
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Appeal to be heard on removal of track at Leas Lift in Folkestone

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December 31, 2012
Appeal to be heard on removal of track at Leas Lift in Folkestone

AN APPEAL will be heard in the new year against Shepway District Council's decision to refuse an application to remove track and...
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Sevenoaks yoga classes get kicked into touch by council

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December 31, 2012
Sevenoaks yoga classes get kicked into touch by council

A CHARITY which helps mums-to-be faces a hike in costs after claiming it was banned from holding meetings in a council building.
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Officers out and about to cut down on litter in Canterbury

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December 29, 2012
Officers out and about to cut down on litter in Canterbury

CANTERBURY City Council has employed two new dedicated officers to enforce litter laws across the city, Whitstable and Herne Bay...
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Council to deny pizza takeaway

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December 29, 2012
Council to deny pizza takeaway

NO ONE will get a piece of pizza if Faversham town councillors have their way.
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Council bemused by several options with Bat and Ball

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December 29, 2012
Council bemused by several options with Bat and Ball

AFTER months of deliberating, councillors are still trying to work out how to fix two major junctions in Sevenoaks.
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Council agrees new Council Tax benefit scheme

The scheme is to be introduced following changes agreed by the Government as part of their wider Welfare Reform agenda.
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A calendar full of controversy

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December 28, 2012

IT IS perhaps fair to say 2012 has not been a year in which Shepway District Council made friends and influenced people. Here we...
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Shepway District Council backing for Princes Parade pool in Hythe

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December 27, 2012
Shepway District Council backing for Princes Parade pool in Hythe

HYTHE'S new £12 million swimming pool should be built away from the centre of town according to Sport England – but...
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Town Council bids to save open spaces

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December 24, 2012

Swanscombe and Greenhithe Town Council is bidding to protect six of its playing fields asa a permanent memory of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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Council and Pier Trust’s ‘new start’

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December 24, 2012

PIER Trust bosses have declared a truce with council officials after a report said dealing with the trust was difficult, and took...
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Canterbury City councillors face chop in review of city spending

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December 22, 2012
Canterbury City councillors face chop in review of city spending

COUNCIL bosses have warned there could be drastic changes ahead as they face losing up to half their funding over the next five...
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Kent ‘needs another £15m cuts’

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December 21, 2012

Kent County Council says it will need to save a further £15m next year from its £1.1bn budget on top of £60m already planned.
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Update on Ramsgate Royal sands

Negotiations between Thanet District Council and the developer of Ramsgate Royal Sands are still underway.
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International sport forum

Hot on the heels of the UK’s fantastic Olympic sporting legacy Thanet District Council (TDC) has helped to maintain international interest through a lead role in facilitating the European Youth and Sport Forum 2012.
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