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‘Mega market’ plans step closer in hope to rejuvenate town centre

05 December 2023
‘Mega market’ plans step closer in hope to rejuvenate town centre

A town is a step closer towards seeing its dwindling centre bolstered by a new “mega-market” in a bid to help “revitalise” the area.

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Dismay as ‘racist remarks’ detective avoids sack

01 December 2023
Dismay as ‘racist remarks’ detective avoids sack

A Kent charity has questioned how a police detective found to have used racist language was allowed to keep his job.

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Set back over calls for nuclear future in Kent

30 November 2023
Set back over calls for nuclear future in Kent

Councillors have been accused of “ambushing” calls for a future in nuclear energy at a former power plant site in Kent.

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Detailed plans revealed for huge care complex

28 November 2023
Detailed plans revealed for huge care complex

A new care complex will include a residential home, supported living for autistic adults, affordable bungalows for the elderly and a hospice.

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Kent detective who ‘branded foreign gangs black b*****ds’ avoids sack

27 November 2023
Kent detective who ‘branded foreign gangs black b*****ds’ avoids sack

A Kent police officer found to have made racist remarks about foreign gangs and Albanians has been spared dismissal.

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‘Last pub’ in heart of village could become homes

24 November 2023
‘Last pub’ in heart of village could become homes

A pub in the centre of a village could have pulled its final pint if plans to convert it into homes are approved – and opinion is divided.

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Russian trolls attack council’s Facebook post

22 November 2023
Russian trolls attack council’s Facebook post

“Vile” Russian trolls are believed to have bombarded a council with horrific abuse on social media while it celebrated helping displaced Ukrainians.

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Takeaway chain scales back delivery hours after noise fears

17 November 2023
Takeaway chain scales back delivery hours after noise fears

A new late-night takeaway service has scaled back its delivery hours after neighbour concerns.

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Council slashes own affordable housing scheme by 80%

17 November 2023
Council slashes own affordable housing scheme by 80%

A council’s 100% affordable housing development will be slashed by 80% over viability concerns as it enlists help from private developers to build it.

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Sadness over bid to turn neighbourhood’s last pub into HMO

17 November 2023
Sadness over bid to turn neighbourhood’s last pub into HMO

Plans have been revealed to convert a neighbourhood’s last remaining pub into a 14-bed HMO, sparking fears ‘another bit of history’ will be lost.

Free parking set to stay as council backtracks on plan for charges

16 November 2023
Free parking set to stay as council backtracks on plan for charges

A council is going back to the drawing board on plans to scrap two hours free parking following an angry response from residents.

First pictures of how £1m will be spent to create Kent’s first ‘walking town’

16 November 2023
First pictures of how £1m will be spent to create Kent’s first ‘walking town’

Intended to make walking and cycling safer, a town’s road network will be transformed with the first images showing how it will look in a £1m project.

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Government urged to stop port owners ‘shirking duty to repair bridge’

14 November 2023
Government urged to stop port owners ‘shirking duty to repair bridge’

Residents and their MP have urged the government to help them get a historic bridge fixed which they say would breathe new life into the town.

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New finance boss parachuted in to save hospital trust in £59m of debt

10 November 2023
New finance boss parachuted in to save hospital trust in £59m of debt

An interim chief financial officer has joined a debt-ridden trust, which has a deficit of almost £60m.

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Medical centre a ‘shameful bribe’ to get permission to build

07 November 2023
Medical centre a ‘shameful bribe’ to get permission to build

The vast majority of responses to plans for up to 70 homes on farmland were against the proposals – but some said “we need new homes”.

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‘We have no choice but to hike parking charges’

07 November 2023
‘We have no choice but to hike parking charges’

A council is seeking the public’s views on proposals for “radical” parking fee hikes amid mounting financial woes.

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Plans for almost 300 homes on orchard branded ‘ludicrous’

06 November 2023
Plans for almost 300 homes on orchard branded ‘ludicrous’

Plans for hundreds of new homes have been met with widespread opposition ahead of a crunch meeting.

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Leafy district told to ‘triple’ its house-building levels

04 November 2023
Leafy district told to ‘triple’ its house-building levels

The level of house-building in one of the county’s leafier districts must “triple” and make most of greenfield sites, a council has been told.

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Delay on homes set for film studio site

02 November 2023
Delay on homes set for film studio site

New homes destined for an abandoned railway works site - where multimillion-pound film studios are also due to be built - have been delayed.

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Developer loses bid for 20 flats deemed too small to live in

02 November 2023
Developer loses bid for 20 flats deemed too small to live in

A four-storey block of flats has been rejected after concerns the homes would be an ‘unacceptable size’ for suitable living standards.

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