THE TRUTH ABOUT: Kent county council - The Untold Story

Government halts council reorganisation decisions following new legal advice

Reform UK-led Kent County Council was scheduled to consider a judicial review at a meeting

The Independent UK · Sep 7

A 400-year-old English forest could be sacrificed for stone used in Britain's historic landmarks

A woodland in southeast England faces quarrying for building stone. Kent County Council approved a plan to extract stone from Oaken Wood. Local campaigners and wildlife groups strongly oppose this destructive proposal. They argue that ancient woodland ecosystems are irreplaceable and vital. A final decision on the woodland's fate is…

The Economic Times · Jul 30

In 1600, Oaken Wood was already an established English woodland; in 2026 Kent proposed quarrying 41 hectares for stone used in historic buildings

Kent County Council intends to extract stone from Oaken Wood, an ancient woodland rich in rare flora and fauna. Detractors express deep concern over the irreversible damage to this precious ecosystem in the pursuit of building materials. The removal of soil won't bring back what is lost. A public consultation…

The Times of India · Jul 30

Zack Polanski's Greens storm onto Nigel Farage's Reform turf winning in Kent ahead of May elections

Green strategists believe that some voters desperate for change are switching to their party from Reform as they offer a more appealing message and policies

Evening Standard · Apr 10

Meningitis: Parts of UK could see ‘sporadic’ but ‘containable’ clusters

Some 18 cases of meningitis have been confirmed, alongside a further 11 ‘probable cases’ – all with links to Kent.

Evening Standard · Mar 20

Two Reform councillors leave party as one hits out at ‘misogynistic undertones’

Joanne Blythe raised concerns about ‘what I perceive to be misogynistic undertones in the treatment I have received’

The Independent UK · Mar 3

Seven ex-Reform councillors join Rupert Lowe’s new rival party

Members of the new political party Restore Britain will form a group at Kent County Council

The Independent UK · Feb 18

Warning of ‘extreme risk’ over first budget proposed by Reform council

The latest budget will be the first under a Reform-led Kent County Council.

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Head of Reform council’s cost-cutting programme resigns after suggesting authority has made ‘no cuts’

Councillor Matthew Fraser Moat said his words had been ‘twisted’ to ‘fit into an anti-KCC narrative’

The Independent UK · Feb 4

No action against Reform councillor over threat to punch colleague ‘in the jaw’

Kent County Councillor Peter Osborne was facing a complaint signed by leaders of the opposition groups over a message he sent in autumn last year.

Evening Standard · Jan 16