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Teenager Megan says her respite carer helps give her independence.

A county councillor whose child has special needs has attacked Kent County Council (KCC) for delays in arranging special care for vulnerable young people.

Councillor Nick Chard said the council is stopping people under the age of 25 from receiving specialist education by not providing legal documents in time.

Local authorities must issue an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for every child with special educational needs so they can apply for therapy or a place at a special needs schools or colleges.

However, KCC is failing to complete this work within the 20-week deadline in 40% of cases, according to a report presented at the council's governance and audit committee meeting on Thursday.

The Concervative councillor, whose son has an EHCP, said KCC was “not meeting their statutory duty”.

“These are some of the most vulnerable children and families that we have and quite often they are not able to stand up for themselves and speak up for themselves.”

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Why is everyone so worried about Dover?

It really comes down to speed and space.

Over the years, the Port has got more and more efficient so drivers can arrive, get on a boat and get off in France with minimal interruption. That means it can get large volumes of traffic through, very quickly, in an almost constant flow.

The downside is that any interruption to that flow causes delay and disruption.

Which is where space comes in. The physical port is not large; there's simply nowhere to put backed-up traffic so it spills out onto surrounding roads.

Hemmed in by cliffs, sea and the town itself, the port has nowhere to expand.

For a final problem, its speed means it's a favoured route for perishable goods (like fruit or medicine) so delays don't have to be long before they start causing serious issues for freight firms.

Plans to double the size of the Ashford International Truckstop have been announced.

If approved, the changes would see parking for 600 lorries, which the applicants have said will help reduce illegal overnight parking in the area.

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The proposals for Waterbrook, near junction 10 of the M20, also include 400 new homes and commercial space which would bring about 750 jobs.

The family of a Kent teenager who faces having his arm amputated after his operation was cancelled, are desperately trying to raise £45,000 to pay for it.

Police have released CCTV footage of the moment a teenage driver mounted a kerb in Crawley.

The 19-year-old from Lingfield in Surrey narrowly avoided colliding with two officers as he tried to evade arrest in College Road last December.

He admitted dangerous driving.