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Planning Application
Use of dwelling as a house of multiple occupation for up to 6 people (Class C4)
Decided:
This property was the subject of an application for a lawful development certificate for the same purpose 14/00740/AS
KCC Trading Standards has received reports of rogue traders impersonating Trading Standards officers to obtain money.
Last week a resident in Canterbury opened their door to a man wearing a uniform and speaking with an Irish accent. The man claimed to be investigating work done to their driveway and asked for a phone number. Later that same day a man telephoned the resident and told them they had to pay £3500 to the court which they would receive back with their compensation. (more…)
1. Don’t publish your date of birth in your profile or highlight your birthday in posts or tweets. Why not? Your date of birth is very useful information for a fraudster, hacker or identity thief.
2. Remember that if you use the names of pets, family members, a sports team or other ‘favourite’ things in your passwords or memorable words, and reveal your likes and dislikes online, you may be handing a criminal clues to your login details.
3. Don’t reveal your passport number, driving licence number or any other official details to anyone unless you’re absolutely sure that they are authentic, and that providing these details is necessary. For example, if a prospective employer or agency asks you for a passport scan as proof
of ability to work in the UK, check their authenticity.
4. Don’t get fooled into revealing your PINs or passwords in response to an email, social networking post, text or phone call, however convincing it seems that the request is from your bank, the police or another real organisation.
5. Don’t write down or store login details electronically or on paper, where there’s a chance they could be found.
6. Never open an email attachment unless you’re 100% certain of who sent it, or what it is. This is because it could contain a virus that steals your personal information. Even an email that seems to come from a friend or colleague could have been sent by a virus on their device. If in doubt, ask the person you believe sent it before opening anything
We’ll be following Get Safe Online this week and sharing advice here and on our Facebook page.
Residents are being given a better deal with the launch of the Discovery Ticket, which allows users to explore and discover everything the South East region has to offer by bus.
Now passengers can travel from Thanet to Chichester, or Dartford to Brighton – anywhere in West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Brighton & Hove, East Hampshire and Kent & Medway – with a Family Day Ticket for £16.00, an Adult Day Ticket (£8.50) or an individual Child Day Ticket at £7. (more…)
Following his presentation to South Ashford Community Forum on 16th September, Chris Dixon of ABC is asking for suggestions to improve Victoria Park. The outline of the presentation is attached to the Minutes of the Meeting, available from our Minutes and Agendas page.
SUGGESTIONS PLS??? I'd like to go see a vibrant, busy Park – imaginative ideas, well thought through features, some commercial activity etc
— Ashford Arts (@chrisdixonworks) October 13, 2015
Although the final date taking part in Ashford Borough Council’s ballot on a Community Council for South Ashford has passed, you can still make your views on the Council’s Draft Recommendations known or provide more detailed comments by taking part in their consultation.
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Kent County Council has launched a six week consultation campaign to explain the impending scale of the county council’s budget challenge for next year.
The Council estimates it needs to make £80 million of savings for the 2016/17 budget.
This comes on top of savings of £433 million already made over the last five years.
The council will be asking people how they want their money spent in the face of increasing demands for county council services at a time of reduced funding. (more…)
The NHS is asking local people who have experience of stroke to complete a survey to help improve local stroke care.
You don’t have to have had a stroke yourself – if you are the relative or friend of someone who has, and you have views on the service they received in Kent and Medway, your views are welcome.
The survey is part of a review of the care stroke patients receive within the vital first 72 hours. The review is looking at stroke services across Kent and Medway and is being led by the eight local NHS clinical commissioning groups. (more…)
Ashford Borough Council is committed to keeping its council tax low, so it is essential that public funds are focussed on statutory services. With this in mind, the council will be changing the way it provides pest control services.
From 1st January 2016, subsidies will be removed and charges will be introduced for services relating to rats, mice, bedbugs and cockroaches. Local authorities are not legally required to provide a pest control service, although they do have a duty to keep their district free from rats and mice. (more…)