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A red brick building with blue windows is seen from a short distance. The entrance to the car park, which is full of cars, isalso visible.

Council cuts funding for two children's centres

Contracts at Millmead, in Margate and Seashells, in Sheerness, will not be renewed.

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Charity urges pensioners to take up winter grants

The £200 grants are aimed at those who have lost winter fuel payments but are still struggling.

A red bus with "fastrack" on the side.

Free weekend bus journeys offered as thank you

Some Fastrack Thameside bus passengers can travel for free on Saturday and Sunday.

County Hall - a big, brown building, the home of KCC

Council to request elections delay for devolution

At the meeting on Thursday, the cabinet went in favour of the government's Devolution White Paper.

A google maps image of the Lord Lees roundabout in Blue Bell Hill, on the outskirts of Maidstone.

Cost of Blue Bell Hill improvements soars by £50m

The cost of improving this section of the A229 was set at £202m less than five years ago.

An aerial shot of a church which sits next to a winding river through a frosty field. There are deer at the banks and a bridge.

'Be prepared' - warnings as snow and ice forecast

As temperatures drop to -4C in the county, authorities issue advice for wellbeing and travel.

Five women in a sports hall playing netball. Three are wearing yellow bibs, one if wearing a blue bib. The one in a blue bib has her arms above her head about to throw the white ball. The wall of the sports hall is blue

Calls for public to help others keep fit in 2025

Kent County Council is looking for 'champions' to help people in the area stay fit in 2025.

Angela Rayner standing at a lectern

Government reforms would shake up Kent councils

Kent County Council and Medway Council say they are "reviewing" Monday's devolution announcement.

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Five-vehicle crash and oil spillage closes A2

A stretch of the A2 in Dover is expected to be closed for some time, Kent County Council says.