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Following Harlow would lead to paying less Council Tax for us all in Kent

August 31, 2022 // 2 Comments

The average Council tax across all 12 Kent districts is £2,043. What with a cost of living crisis unfolding before our very eyes; which will get worse in 2023, how would you [...]

Part 2: Census Population Data – Kent Districts 2011 – 2021

July 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

The new census data underlies what statisticians, economists, politicians and most of the population have known for years: that Britain is ageing. The same is true in Kent. [...]

Part 1 – Kent Donors to local & national Tory party

August 31, 2021 // 0 Comments

“A little bit of money goes a very long way.” Political donations have been at the heart of many a scandal, but does it matter that at local and national level, parties [...]

Long term empty properties rise above 10,000 in Kent & Medway

May 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

It’s nothing short of scandalous. More than 10,000 homes in Kent & Medway remained empty and were classified as long term vacant dwellings in 2020. In the previous [...]

Where we could create woodland in Kent

May 13, 2021 // 4 Comments

Mapping expert Tim Richards of Terra Sulis and Friends of the Earth have drawn up an “opportunity map” of areas in England that may be suitable for creating more [...]

Flytipping increases 18% after costs introduced by KCC in 2019/20

April 18, 2021 // 4 Comments

It’s official! The number of flying tipping incidences between the financial years 2018/19 and 2019/20 has risen across all twelve councils in Kent (not including [...]

16% of all Kent Households claiming Universal Credit

February 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

Another 2,544 people claimed Universal Credit (UC) in Kent in Jan 2021, meaning that nearly 16.63% of the working population aged between 16 – 64 is now unemployed in the [...]

Data reveals Kent’s restaurant bill from Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out To Help Out scheme

February 10, 2021 // 0 Comments

Restaurants in Kent claimed for nearly 2.5 million meals through the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out initiative last summer. The data released by Her Majesty’s [...]

15% of all Kent Households claiming Universal Credit

January 26, 2021 // 0 Comments

Another 3,364 people claimed Universal Credit (UC) in Kent in Dec 2020, meaning that nearly 13.11% of the working population aged between 16 – 64 is now unemployed in the [...]

Kent motorists milked for £50 million in 2019/20

January 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

Updated: 15:12 – 27/01/21 Parking income is derived from three main sources: meter income, residents’ and business permits, and penalties. Other sources are towing [...]

Free School Meals rise by 25.6% in one year in Kent

January 9, 2021 // 0 Comments

“I don’t even know what to say. Just look at what we can do when we come together, THIS is England in 2020.” said Marcus Rashford MBE on June 16 2020. From the moment [...]

Free School Meals On the Rise Across Kent

October 23, 2020 // 3 Comments

The number of children in Kent receiving free schools meals between 2018 and 2019 increased by 3,452 pupils, according to the latest data published by Kent County Council. [...]

Coronavirus Kent in Five Graphs Week 23 (05/06/20)

June 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

NB: All deaths are by local authority and by cause of death, for deaths that occurred up to 5th June but were registered up to 13th June in England and Wales. They are [...]

Coronavirus Kent in Five Graphs Week 22 (29/05/20)

June 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

NB: All deaths are by local authority and by cause of death, for deaths that occurred up to 29th May but were registered up to 6th June in England and Wales. They are [...]

Record Breakers: Folkestone & Hythe District Council Break Two Records in One Day

June 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

It’s getting to be a habit with Folkestone & Hythe District Council breaking records. – 1; – 2; – 3 For the seventeenth (17th) year in a row, [...]

Coronavirus Kent in Five Graphs Week 21 (22/05/20)

June 2, 2020 // 1 Comment

NB: All deaths are by local authority and by cause of death, for deaths that occurred up to 22nd May but were registered up to 30th May in England and Wales. They are [...]

Coronavirus Kent in Five Graphs Week 20 (15/05/20)

May 26, 2020 // 1 Comment

NB: All deaths are by local authority and by cause of death, for deaths that occurred up to 15th May but were registered up to 23rd May in England and Wales. They are [...]

Coronavirus Kent In Five Graphs (Week 19)

May 19, 2020 // 2 Comments

The latest published figures from the Office of National Statistics for deaths by local authority and cause of death up to 8th May but were registered up to 16th May all show [...]

Coronavirus Kent In Five Graphs

May 12, 2020 // 1 Comment

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics compiled weekly and as such likely to be more accurate of what is truly happening in the county were released today. [...]

How many of the 25,000 companies in Kent, eligible for covid grants, will survive the crisis?

May 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

Within in twelve local authority districts in Kent, 25,377 businesses have been identified by the councils as within the scope to receive either the Small Business Grants [...]

Kent Covid -19 deaths compared to non-covid-19 deaths in Kent & England and Wales

April 24, 2020 // 2 Comments

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) published their most up to date data yesterday for all deaths due to Covid-19; and all other deaths across all local authorities in [...]

Child Poverty in Kent, Has Risen For Fifth Year In A Row

April 8, 2020 // 1 Comment

With the world concentrating it’s attention on the Covid-19 pandemic other issues are, understandably, passing unnoticed. One of these issues is the continuing growth in [...]

Kent Councils Sell 1,300 Council Homes Making £120 million

March 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

Seven local authorities in Kent have sold more than 1,300 council homes under right to buy (RTB) and made in excess of a £120 million, according to the latest figures [...]

More than 5,300 empty homes in Kent and they’re worth an estimated £1.9bn

March 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

The number of empty homes across Kent has risen for the third consecutive year to more than 5,300, the highest level since 2012, according to official figures. The number of [...]

Animal Carcasses, Clinical Waste & Green Waste Amongst the 3.3% Fly Tipping Increase in Kent.

March 15, 2020 // 1 Comment

More rubbish than ever is being dumped illegally across Kent. Figures published by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) reveal there has been [...]

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