How do you want your town, city or county to look over the next decade? A new initiative by Kent County Council is asking everyone to have their say in how public spaces and frontages should look for any new work carried out in future.
From the official Kent County Council record: how Shepway's County Councillors voted on the amendment to cancel buffets for Councillors at the taxpayers expense:
Kent County Council's revised Statement of Community Involvement was formally adopted on 14 January 2011. The Statement of Community Involvement forms part of the Minerals and Waste Development Framework and sets out how the community will be engaged in the preparation of the Minerals and Waste Development Framework, and also how the community will be consulted on planning applications that are determined by Kent County Council.
There is still time for businesses to enter the 2011 Kent Excellence in Business Awards (KEiBA). The entry deadline is Friday, 11 March. This is the third year for these awards, which recognise and celebrate the very best of business in Kent.
Kent County Council has produced the consultation draft "Inclusive Design & Placemaking: Supplementary Guidance" and is inviting views of interested parties prior to the formal adoption of the document as Supplementary Planning Guidance to the Kent Design Guide.
The Highways Agency are planning to undertake ground investigation work on the M20 at junction 13.
Kent Highways have notified that it is necessary to close Risborough Way, Cheriton, Folkestone from Thursday 10 March 2011 for 2 nights. Works are planned to be carried between 7.00 pm and 5.00 am, with the road re-opened outside these hours.
Following a recent incident at a retirement property in Tonbridge which was attended by Kent Fire and Rescue Service, Kent Trading Standards would like to alert all consumers to the dangers of microwaveable wheat bags if they are not used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Rural communities who suffer from slow broadband will now be able to bid for funding to bring them up to speed. Kent County Council has announced a £1.5 million Superfast Broadband Pilot Fund to help rural communities benefit from high speed broadband.
105.9 Academy FM, Folkestone's new community radio station, has announced that it will go on air at 12 noon on Thursday 31 March 2011. Broadcasting from the Folkestone Academy, the station will serve the communities of Folkestone, offering a comprehensive variety of programmes 24 hours a day, and will be commercial free.
Over recent days No2AV have published a series of ads in local papers that can be described as distasteful at best, shocking and outrageous at worst.
Folkestone West County Councillor Tim Prater has signed the "We Support Solar" open letter to Government Minister Chris Huhne urging him to maintain support for larger scale solar power developments.
