内容摘要：Ten reports of burglaries were made between 29 February and 5 April at Spindle Way, Musgrave Garden Lane, Rodney Street, Riverston Close, Vine Close, Golden Meadows and Reedston Road.

Ten reports of burglaries were made between 29 February and 5 April at Spindle Way, Musgrave Garden Lane, Rodney Street, Riverston Close, Vine Close, Golden Meadows and Reedston Road.

He was speaking ahead of preparations for the budget due to be set in early 2025, in which KCC has to find over £87m of savings.Mr Oakford said: “I think the time has come where we have to look at a Metro mayor and perhaps three unitary authorities across Kent and Medway if local government is to survive in a way that’s there to support the general public.

“We’ve had to make savings of over £1bn over the last 10 years."We are getting to the stage now where, if it’s not a statutory service, we are really having to question if it will be here in the future.”Kent County Council is the largest local authority in the country, but has seen cuts affecting staffing in recent years, from 19,000 to just over 7,000 full-time posts.

The budget will be set next February by the Conservative-controlled council, with all members then being up for re-election in May.The council is currently consulting on a wide rage of cuts to services.

In February this year Kent County Council voted to put up its share of council tax by 4.9%, the maximum allowed without a referendum.

Long before Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president, the global impact of his second term was already being felt.Ashley Davis, who runs the Morning Sunshine cafe in Kenilworth, said despite "forward planning" and staff leaving 90 minutes before their shift started, they had still been arriving late.

Chris Patting, who lives in Kenilworth, said the traffic had been "quite shocking" and it had been "difficult to get anywhere in the car".Another resident, Mike Hull, said he had seen cars driving on the footpath and been avoiding going into town "at all costs" due to the diversion route.

"The HGVs are really struggling to get round the small streets. As a pedestrian, it's a bit of run to get into the park for safety," he said.National Highways spokesperson Victoria Lazenby