Tony Clayton Britain must attract people with all sorts of skills to prosper, as well as training local people better. That doesn't only apply to highly paid professionals. It also includes…
Farming is worth around £5.4 billion to Kent's economy, and supports over 85,000 jobs directly. Many consumers already buy produce directly from farm shops and farmers markets, but more could…
Councillors from all parties joined local residents at the weekend to sweep up autumn leaves, clear paths, and cut back the undergrowth in Bradbourne Lakes.
Richard Streatfield The short answer is no. But what we spend needs to be spent much better. The truth is that the Defence budget has a Brexit shaped hole. The biggest cost in defence, after…
Tony Clayton, Sevenoaks Town Councillor. The revolt of the entire Johnson family (Boris, Jo, sister Rachel, and dad Stanley) shows how much trouble the government's Brexit plan is in. Jo…
Merilyn Canet Our GP Medical Services are under increasing pressure now. GPs have organised to manage resources better but have difficulty recruiting suitably skilled people. It is hard to…
Tony Clayton This is an important question, and the media often mixes up two completely separate issues. Refugees and migrants are different. Far right agitators in Europe, and UKIP here, have…
Iain Porter Sevenoaks District has the fourth highest number of million-pound properties in the country outside London, while 4,700 children here are living in poverty. As a community, we…
Sevenoaks is a victim of its own success. It is a beautiful town, with good shops and entertainment, great schools and a relatively quick and easy commute to London, by train or coach. It is because…
Our submissions on the Local Plan are now on the District Council website. But they are much easier to read here!
