Kent and Medway LGR: ‘we’ve got the decision and we’re going to get on with it’

For Medway Council leader Vince Maple, the long-awaited ruling on local government reorganisation (LGR) in Kent and Medway turned out to be something of a mixed bag.

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The decision to create four new unitaries in the region was a relief, but he was disappointed that the selected model lacked the “bold

Kent and Medway LGR: ‘we’ve got the decision and we’re going to get on with it’

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