Free School Meals rise by 25.6% in one year in Kent
“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 [...]
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Free School Meals On the Rise Across Kent
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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.
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 [...]
Rough sleeping rises in nearly all Kent districts
Rough sleeping rose in nine out of twelve districts in Kent (not Medway) last year according to official figures released by the Ministry for Housing Communities & Local [...]
Are They Worth £9.2 Million?
In Kent – including Medway, there were 715 elected representatives who received expenses and allowances in the financial year 2016/17. Kent has 559 elected [...]
Property & Land Held in Each Kent District by Overseas Companies.
In conjunction with Ian Driver, a blogger from Thanet, we the Shepwayvox Team, bring you a district by district comparison of how many properties (includes land) are held in [...]