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30 Most Recent News Stories
Accident Black Spot Revealed
Wed 12th Nov 2008
A report to the Highways Advisory Board of Kent County Council on the 11th November reveals that the Liberal Democrat campaign for urgent action to tackle the unacceptable level of deaths and injuries on Maidstone's Roads is fully justified.
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Read "Accident Black Spot Revealed" in full.
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"INCOME BEFORE PEOPLES LIVES" says KCC
Tue 21st Oct 2008
In response to a question raised in Council by Ian Chittenden, Kent County Councillor for Maidstone North East, Kent County Council say that advertising on lamp posts will not distract drivers or cause accidents.
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Read ""INCOME BEFORE PEOPLES LIVES" says KCC" in full.
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ESSEX WASTE BARRED FROM KENT
Tue 21st Oct 2008
Trudy Dean has welcomed the refusal of planning consent to importing Essex Waste into the composting plant recently opened at Blaise Farm Quarry between West Malling and Offham.
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Read "ESSEX WASTE BARRED FROM KENT" in full.
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LIB DEMS FIGHT FOR KENT'S GREEN LUNGS
Tue 21st Oct 2008
At the KCC meeting on Thursday 16th October, Kent Lib Dems argued for continuing protection for the green lungs of Kent . The Government South East Plan proposes to sweep away the protection for these 'Strategic Gap' areas, where green fields stop suburbs of towns joining up. This is against the advice of their own expert panel of advisers.
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Read "LIB DEMS FIGHT FOR KENT'S GREEN LUNGS" in full.
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Cameron's Dud Idea?
Tue 21st Oct 2008
KCC Conservative Finance spokesman said last Thursday (16 October 2008) he had not been consulted by David Cameron before he announced his Big Idea of capping Council Tax for the first two years of a Conservative Government. Conservative Finance Cabinet Member Nick Chard said that KCC would have to cut over £80 million from its budget if Council Tax was not to go up next year, and that this would be "a difficult challenge" to achieve. Asked by Trudy if he thought David Cameron's idea was therefore practical, Mr Chard did not answer.
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HAVE YOU COST US £50M?
Tue 21st Oct 2008
Trudy Dean Leader of the Lib Dem Group on Kent County Council has called for representatives of KCC treasury advisers Butlers to appear before the Council's Scrutiny Committee on October 22nd. Butlers advised KCC to invest £50 million for a fixed six month term in three Icelandic banks back in March this year. It is these banks which have gone into receivership leading to potentially high losses for the Council and its partners.
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Read "HAVE YOU COST US £50M?" in full.
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TORIES ADMIT STUPIDITY
Wed 13th Aug 2008
"At a risk of saying I TOLD YOU SO" Dan Daley, Councillor for Maidstone Central today responded to the quite remarkable statements made by Councillor Ferrin (Cabinet Member for Environment & Waste) concerning the repeated breakdowns and operational failures of the Allington Incinerator. Mr Ferrin is quoted as saying what seemed a very wise decision a very long a very long time ago is a very stupid one today.
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Read "TORIES ADMIT STUPIDITY " in full.
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INCINERATOR FAILURE -
Tue 24th Jun 2008
Failure of furnace linings at the Waste to Energy Incinerator at Allington meant another plant shut down of the burning process, a mountain of rotting rubbish and a plague of flies for local residents.
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Read "INCINERATOR FAILURE - " in full.
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PHASE 1: 23MILLION PASSENGERS A YEAR!
Tue 3rd Jun 2008
Lib Dems at Kent County Council have pledged their opposition to London Mayor Boris Johnson's campaign for a new London Airport in the Thames Gateway area.
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Read "PHASE 1: 23MILLION PASSENGERS A YEAR! " in full.
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CABINET MEMBER TAKES A CLOSER LOOK!
Tue 29th Apr 2008
At the KCC Cabinet Scrutiny Committee (April 23rd) the Cabinet Member for Finance, Nick Chard, was quizzed over the county's apparent threat to community services supplied from premises occupied by the Allington Baptist Church in London Road, Maidstone.
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Read "CABINET MEMBER TAKES A CLOSER LOOK!" in full.
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KCC LAND SALE THREATENS COMMUNITY SERVICES
Thu 17th Apr 2008
Maidstone community services and a thriving church are at serious risk. The site they occupy will be sold by Kent County Council (KCC) once the planning prospect for the site is established.
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Read "KCC LAND SALE THREATENS COMMUNITY SERVICES" in full.
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GURKHAS 1ST CLASS SOLDIERS, 2ND CLASS CITIZENS AND 3RD CLASS PENSIONERS
Fri 11th Apr 2008
It is a national disgrace Gurkhas, Nepalese soldiers, who served in the British Army before 1997 are not being treated with the respect and honour they deserve. Denied full pension rights, denied the right to British Citizenship and facing deportation. Purna Gurung, 55 who served as a Gurkha in the British Army for 15 years (1971 - 1986) is to be deported.
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Read "GURKHAS 1ST CLASS SOLDIERS, 2ND CLASS CITIZENS AND 3RD CLASS PENSIONERS" in full.
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ITS NOT CONSULTATION, ITS DICTATION
Fri 11th Apr 2008
KCC Members have asked officers to think again about the closure of the QEF Bridge Court Centre for people with a physically disability. This followed action by Liberal Democrat spokesman for Adult Services George Koowaree who called in the decision to close the centre for further discussion by KCCs Cabinet Scrutiny Committee.
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Read "ITS NOT CONSULTATION, ITS DICTATION" in full.
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Lib Dem Leader Clegg - Kingsnorth is a "monstrosity"
Fri 14th Mar 2008
Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has spoken out against the government's short-sighted plans for a new generation of coal-fired power stations, calling the recent Kingsnorth proposal a "monstrosity".
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Read "Lib Dem Leader Clegg - Kingsnorth is a "monstrosity"" in full.
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KENT DRAINS A MAJOR FLOOD THREAT
Thu 13th Mar 2008
At a special County Council meeting on Thursday 13th of March Lib Dem Councillors questioned the commitment of both KCC and the government to tackling one of the major flooding threats in Kent.
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Read "KENT DRAINS A MAJOR FLOOD THREAT" in full.
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MAIDSTONE - KENT'S ACCIDENT BLACKSPOT
Wed 5th Mar 2008
Local Lib Dem Cllr Ian Chittenden has called for urgent action to deal with the rapid increase of deaths on Maidstone Communities roads resulting in the highest number of deaths and injuries in Kent in 2007.
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Read "MAIDSTONE - KENT'S ACCIDENT BLACKSPOT" in full.
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Come Clean on Competition
Mon 3rd Mar 2008
Trudy Dean, Lib Dem Group Leader at Kent County Council is calling on KCC to come clean about the dealings of its own 'arms length' companies. She has criticised KCC's refusal to answer Freedom of Information questions about the activities of these companies, and asked for details of any 'hidden' deals which might cut private businesses out of the loop.
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Read "Come Clean on Competition" in full.
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ELDERLY PEOPLE TO PAY MORE, DISABLED PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR CENTRE
Tue 19th Feb 2008
During the Debate on the Adult Social Service and Health budget, at the Kent County Council meeting on the 19 February 2008, George Koowaree, Liberal Democrat Portfolio Holder spoke of his concerns regarding the domiciliary charging policy and the loss of frontline provision in the County Council's budget for next year.
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Read "ELDERLY PEOPLE TO PAY MORE, DISABLED PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR CENTRE" in full.
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300 YEARS LIFECYCLE FOR PIPES AND GULLIES!
Tue 19th Feb 2008
Extensive flooding on Kent's roads. Why, because drains are deteriorating due to continuous under investment in repairs replacement, and clearance of blocked drains.
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Read "300 YEARS LIFECYCLE FOR PIPES AND GULLIES!" in full.
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TREES TO BREATH!
Tue 19th Feb 2008
Failure to budget for street trees replacement criticised by Lib Dems at Council meeting.
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Read "TREES TO BREATH!" in full.
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NO PROGRESS TOWARDS 50 YEAR PAVEMENT
Tue 19th Feb 2008
Kent County Council have no current plans for reducing the repairs lifecycle of its pavements. This is despite the fact that pavements are always at the top of the list of the thousands of complaints.
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Read "NO PROGRESS TOWARDS 50 YEAR PAVEMENT" in full.
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'Don't Put Business Out of Business' call to KCC
Wed 13th Feb 2008
KCC Lib Dem Leader Trudy Dean is calling on KCC to help set up and fund a Kent wide Business Forum to resolve allegations that unfair competition from KCC is putting private Kent companies out of business.
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Read "'Don't Put Business Out of Business' call to KCC" in full.
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Government Failure On Kingsnorth
Mon 4th Feb 2008
The government appear to be poised to agree to EON building a new coal fired powers station, without the facility for carbon capture. Leaked emails which were given to a national newspaper revealed that the secretary of state, John Hutton, will approve the proposals without requiring EON to commit to including carbon capture at the development.
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Read "Government Failure On Kingsnorth" in full.
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EDF SLAMMED FOR ESSENTIAL ROADWORK DELAY
Fri 1st Feb 2008
At a meeting of the Environment and Regeneration Policy Committee of the County Council yesterday (Jan 31) EDF was heavily criticised for delaying essential road improvements in Maidstone Town centre.
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Read "EDF SLAMMED FOR ESSENTIAL ROADWORK DELAY" in full.
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Medway Lib Dems Oppose Kingsnorth Power Station
Thu 10th Jan 2008
Despite the Medway Lib Dems arguing that there are a number of problems with the proposal, Medway Council decided not to object to plans for a coal fired power station at Kingsnorth. Both Lib Dem Councillors voted against the decision to raise no objections at the planning meeting.
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