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By Press Association 2021 Graham Swinbourne caught on the parking wardens body-worn camera “Disgusting” footage of a man spitting at a parking warden and telling him “I have corona” has been released. The incident was condemned by the local council and he was prosecuted for assault. In the video, the man – later identified as 39-year-old Graham Swinbourne – is seen swearing at the parking attendant in Gravesend, Kent. After an ...

Kent County Council approves 5% tax hike to bolster reserves  |  Updated: 17:35, 11 February 2021 The average household in Kent will pay at least £73 more a year after KCC approved a 5% council tax hike. The council tax hike would mean Kent homeowners fork out an extra £37million annually KCCs increase means those in that band will pay an additional £60 on top of the current £1,201 annual payment. The authority previously said the extra funds would be used to "bolster" its reserves ...

Unannounced spot checks of national supermarket and store chains have been carried out after concerns were raised.

Consultation on Crossrail extension to Ebbsfleet and proposals for Dartford and Gravesend  |  Updated: 09:13, 01 February 2021 Five proposals aimed at improving public transport in north Kent have been tabled including plans to extend Crossrail to Ebbsfleet. The C2E Partnership, which includes both Dartford and Gravesham councils, has launched a consultation on new options for faster services connecting Ebbsfleet to the two towns. It is proposed to extend Crossrail from its currently terminus...

Gravesham council hits out at government housebuilding formula u-turn amid growing concerns for green belt grab  |  Updated: 12:03, 29 December 2020 Gravesham leader John Burden says the council must show it can "retain its own planning destiny" after claiming to be in a worse position after a government u-turn on housebuilding reforms. Labour-run Gravesham council is currently consulting on its local plan which outlines the need to build an additional 10,480 new homes across Gravesend and su...

Subscribe The relocating process for the "Come Unto Me" sculpture is underway, with the entire 10-piece grouping being placed in its new location just east of the new hospitals Galleria entrance facility. The work had been located in a small garden courtyard located northeast of the previous main entrance area to the Medical Center. Installed on campus in January 2009, the work shows a seated Christ inviting children and adults to come forward in welcome. Physicians, nurses, and patients of all...

Darent Valley Hospital staff waiting for news on arrival of vaccine doses weeks after NHS England told them to be ready  |  Updated: 17:50, 18 December 2020 Anxious hospital workers say a lack of news from NHS chiefs and the government about the delayed arrival of vaccine doses is adding to staff stress. The wait for the vaccine at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford has been made worse after trust chiefs were originally told by NHS England last month they would be one of the first to receive ...

Government moves to rein in Kent councils commercial property deals  |  Updated: 08:26, 16 December 2020 Customers shopping in the Wickes DIY store in Gravesham are unlikely to know that they are doing so on a site acquired by the council for £8.5m two years ago. While it might seem odd, commercial acquisitions have, for many authorities, become a way of balancing the books and raising income in the face of dwindling government grants. A Wickes store. Stock picture: Google Street View But ...

Gravesham council leader calls for the NHS to break its silence on the pressure in Kents hospitals  |  Updated: 15:14, 14 December 2020 The leader of a Kent council has called for hospital staff to be able to speak out about the pressures they are facing because of Covid-19. Cllr John Burden, head of Gravesham council, believes if people had a better picture of the strain on our health services it would encourage them to comply with Tier 3 restrictions. Cllr John Burden wants hospital staff t...