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Ministers holding emergency meetings as 17,000 properties remain without water

South East Water has blamed the latest supply failure on Storm Goretti causing burst pipes and power cuts.

Evening Standard

Flagship Reform council plans to raise tax by almost 4% – despite pledging cuts

In real terms, an average Band D household will see council tax increase by an estimated £67.47 per year under the changes

The Independent UK

Flagship Reform council proposes to raise tax almost 4% after pledging cuts

Kent County Council produced a draft budget for 2026-27 on Thursday evening, revealing a 3.99% council tax hike.

Evening Standard

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Reform council planning ‘huge’ cuts in adult social care

Kent County Council has estimated that 18,804 people could be impacted by the proposal

Evening Standard

Plans show £60m ‘gap’ in Reform council’s budget even with council tax increase

Kent County Council was won by Reform at local elections in May, when their candidates promised to cut council spending and keep taxes low.

Evening Standard

Reform UK council’s budget reveals ‘gaping’ £60 million deficit – and it could get worse

Kent County Council (KCC), faces a projected debt increase of tens of millions of pounds, even with maximum council tax hikes

The Independent UK

Boil water notice lifted for tens of thousands of properties in Kent

South East Water said people can be sure their tap water is now safe.

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Tap water now safe for thousands of Kent residents after recent ‘boil notice’

Around 24,000 homes and businesses were affected by water quality issues

The Independent UK

Reform council red-faced after repainting road markings outside former school

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The Independent UK

Reform council ridiculed after repainting markings outside school which closed in 2016

Councillors urged to ‘talk to each other more’ after mistake

The Independent UK

Reform council repaints road markings outside school which closed in 2016

Kent County Council said it was ‘sorry for any confusion’ after repainting yellow zigzags and ‘School Keep Clear’ warnings.

Evening Standard

Reform UK council ‘chaos’ creates threat to public safety – Fire Brigades Union

Reform UK councillor suspensions include the chair and vice-chair of the Kent and Medway Fire Authority which has left it in ‘disarray’.

Evening Standard

Reform council led by ‘captain chaos’ is risking public safety, union warns

‘It’s time for the council administration to get a grip,’ says Fire Brigades Union boss after series of councillor suspensions

The Independent UK

Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure

Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate, Kent, runs creative projects and provides a range of support services, but the building that houses the centre is due to be sold off in February

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Evening Standard

Reform may face legal action from removed Kent councillors

The party won 57 of the 81 council seats in May, but now has 48 following nine suspensions and removals.

The Independent UK

Reform may face legal action from councillors kicked out of party

Reform has lost nine councillors in supensions and removals since gaining power in May

The Independent UK

‘More clowns than Billy Smart’s circus’: Reform mocked as Kent council holds first meeting since video leak chaos

First full council meeting held since several suspended following leaked meeting footage

The Guardian - UK

More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care

Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers

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Evening Standard

Ex-Reform UK councillor says party shows lack of ‘human decency’

Bill Barrett was one of 57 Reform Councillors elected to Kent County Council (KCC) at the local elections in May overturning a 30-year Tory majority.

The Independent UK

Three Reform councillors expelled over ‘dishonest’ behaviour at flagship council

‘These individuals have shown a pattern of dishonest and deceptive behaviour which the party will not tolerate from its elected officials’, a Reform spokesperson said

Evening Standard

Three Reform councillors expelled for ‘dishonest and deceptive’ behaviour

Reform UK took control of Kent County Council after winning 57 of the 81 seats at the local elections in May.

International Business Times

Kansas Care Connect: Bridging the Gap in Chronic Care

Approximately 93% of older adults have at least one chronic condition, and 78% are reported to have multiple.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs call for Reform council leader to resign over ‘chaos’ and suspensions

Seven MPs have written to Nigel Farage after a video leaked to The Guardian showed Kent County Council leader ‘berating’ Reform councillors.

Evening Standard

Four Reform councillors suspended in Farage's flagship Kent council after online meeting bust-up with leader

‘Reform's meetings are starting to sound more like an episode of The Traitors than the running of a major council,’ said a Lib Dem spokesman

The Independent UK

Four Reform councillors suspended after footage of tense meeting leaked

Linden Kemkaran told members that KCC is a ‘shop window’ to show the country that Reform can govern well.

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