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Opening date revealed for new £24m sports complex

Opening date revealed for new £24m sports complex

16 May 2024

A sports centre is set to reopen after undergoing a multi-million-pound transformation.

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‘Unique’ outdoor pool officially recognised as ‘historically significant’

‘Unique’ outdoor pool officially recognised as ‘historically significant’

15 May 2024

A popular lido thought to be the last riverside pool of its kind in the country has been officially recognised ahead of its summer reopening.

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‘Dawn of a new era’ declared as council group selects new leader and deputy

‘Dawn of a new era’ declared as council group selects new leader and deputy

14 May 2024

An opposition group have elected a new leader who they hope will take them back in to power.

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Tributes paid after death of public health chief and former Olympian

Tributes paid after death of public health chief and former Olympian

14 May 2024

A health chief who helped manage the response to the Covid pandemic across Medway and Kent has died.

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Everything you need to know about new ‘red route’ parking rules

Everything you need to know about new ‘red route’ parking rules

11 May 2024

The controversial new traffic measures will come into force shortly - but many people still do not know what they mean.

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Kent Politics Podcast: MP stuns Tories and polling expert’s election date prediction

Kent Politics Podcast: MP stuns Tories and polling expert’s election date prediction

10 May 2024

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast discusses Dover MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection and hears from the head of polling company Electoral Calculus.

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Former deputy Tory leader joins Independent Group

Former deputy Tory leader joins Independent Group

09 May 2024

The ex deputy leader said she left the Tories over disagreements about the direction they were heading in and an unwillingness to accept mistakes.

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Michael Gove to decide future of docks application

Michael Gove to decide future of docks application

09 May 2024

Michael Gove will consider whether to intervene over a controversial application to redevelop docks.

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Villagers’ views sought on future of pensinsula

Villagers’ views sought on future of pensinsula

08 May 2024

Residents are being asked what they need to enhance their community in a rural part of Kent.

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Decision on controversial docks plan pushed back after legal challenge

Decision on controversial docks plan pushed back after legal challenge

07 May 2024

A decision on controversial plans to demolish a working docks and replace it with a business park has been delayed after a legal challenge.

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‘We’re becoming a ghost town’: Traders blast car parking charge hike

‘We’re becoming a ghost town’: Traders blast car parking charge hike

07 May 2024

Business owners have been left fearing for their future in a town centre after footfall dropped steeply following a hike in car parking charges.

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‘They need to stop building homes in Kent for Londoners’

‘They need to stop building homes in Kent for Londoners’

03 May 2024

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast guest hits out at vast swathes of the county being built on for people who don’t even live here.

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‘Buying new bin lorries is an expensive headache - but we have to do it’

‘Buying new bin lorries is an expensive headache - but we have to do it’

02 May 2024

A council has negotiated the price for a new fleet of bin lorries down by several million pounds after seeing a quarter break down on a single day.

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Kent’s first ever urban neighbourhood plan set to go to vote

Kent’s first ever urban neighbourhood plan set to go to vote

30 April 2024

Residents in one part of Kent will get the chance to vote on the county’s first urban neighbourhood plan when voters go to the polls this week.

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Controversial docks closure plans recommended for approval

Controversial docks closure plans recommended for approval

30 April 2024

Proposals to demolish a working docks and turn it into a business park have been recommended for approval despite huge opposition.

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Top Tory approached to take over from prominent Kent MP

Top Tory approached to take over from prominent Kent MP

26 April 2024

A council leader has revealed he has been sounded out about taking over from one of the county’s best-known MPs.

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Councillor hopes to be MP more than 100 miles away

Councillor hopes to be MP more than 100 miles away

25 April 2024

A Labour councillor from Kent has been selected to contest a seat more than 100 miles away at the next general election.

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Council decides how it will spend government cash

Council decides how it will spend government cash

22 April 2024

Government funding will be used for local events and improving amenities, helping adults gain maths skills, and developing facilities in rural areas.

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Pupils ‘left in the lurch’ after being told not to attend school

Pupils ‘left in the lurch’ after being told not to attend school

22 April 2024

Children at a special educational needs school have been told by local authorities not to attend due to “health and safety concerns”.

'We will not back down until we get pothole funding'

'We will not back down until we get pothole funding'

20 April 2024

A local authority has stressed it will “not back down” until it gets the £50 million needed to tackle the number of potholes plaguing its streets.

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