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‘There are too many of us’: Taxi driver calls for numbers cap curbed

01 April 2024
‘There are too many of us’: Taxi driver calls for numbers cap curbed

Cab drivers say they are having to work longer hours to make ends meet in their town due to the absence of a cap on numbers.

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Building homes around UK’s oldest sauna ‘will ruin tranquil area’

01 April 2024
Building homes around UK’s oldest sauna ‘will ruin tranquil area’

There are fears nine new homes proposed to sit alongside a Finnish sauna built for the 1948 British Olympics will destroy the area’s tranquillity.

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Women’s safety ‘at risk’ after taxi drivers refuse short, cashless journeys

31 March 2024
Women’s safety ‘at risk’ after taxi drivers refuse short, cashless journeys

Taxi drivers are being accused of refusing fares when the journeys are too short and cashless, leaving people stranded.

Council to beef up policy against growing HMOs

29 March 2024
Council to beef up policy against growing HMOs

After being hit with costs for refusing a HMO application, a council is to beef up its planning policies.

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Once bustling zoo brought to life with colourised photos

29 March 2024
Once bustling zoo brought to life with colourised photos

A photo restorer has colourised snaps of a town’s zoo to celebrate the 90th anniversary of its opening.

Need to preserve priory ruins ‘more important than the countryside’

28 March 2024
Need to preserve priory ruins ‘more important than the countryside’

Ancient ruins of a significance “on a par with Stone Henge” will be preserved by allowing three new homes to be built.

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A249 roadworks finish early

28 March 2024
A249 roadworks finish early

National Highways has reopened part of the A249 ahead of the Easter weekend.

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Fitting tribute for fighter pilot ‘lost for 40 years’

26 March 2024
Fitting tribute for fighter pilot ‘lost for 40 years’

A memorial stone has been unveiled to the memory of a 19-year-old pilot killed on his first day in action during World War Two.

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Solar power will heat swimming pool

26 March 2024
Solar power will heat swimming pool

A borough council is taking a step closer to net zero by adding solar panels to a town’s swimming pool.

Nominations for May local elections are open

26 March 2024
Nominations for May local elections are open

The combination of borough and parish council elections together will see voters in one town electing 374 councillors.

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Sensory garden opens this weekend

26 March 2024
Sensory garden opens this weekend

Everyone has chipped in to fund a new sensory garden at a GP surgery – except the NHS.

Former adult education centre linked to Tony Hart sold for £604,00

25 March 2024
Former adult education centre linked to Tony Hart sold for £604,00

The building where cartoonist Tony Hart was educated and artist David Hockney taught has been sold off by Kent County Council.

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Surprise ‘support’ for 2,500-home garden village plan questioned

25 March 2024
Surprise ‘support’ for 2,500-home garden village plan questioned

More than a third of people responding to a public consultation have backed plans to build homes on a golf course - but not everyone is convinced.

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School adds ‘national nurturing award’ to ‘Good‘ Ofsted report

25 March 2024
School adds ‘national nurturing award’ to ‘Good‘ Ofsted report

A primary school has built on its good rating by the education watchdog and secured a national award recognising its caring qualities.

Police improve 101 call waiting times

24 March 2024
Police improve 101 call waiting times

Kent’s police force has reduced its call waiting times from 15 minutes to 22 seconds for 101 non-emergency calls.

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Road closed after lorry gets stuck in country lane

23 March 2024
Road closed after lorry gets stuck in country lane

A lorry is being recovered from a country road after getting stuck on a bend.

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Nuclear test veterans march on Number 10 to demand compensation

23 March 2024
Nuclear test veterans march on Number 10 to demand compensation

Two ex-servicemen travelled to Downing Street in a bid to get justice after being used as ‘guinea pigs’ during Britain’s nuclear testing programme.

Swimming pools to receive share of £60m fund

23 March 2024
Swimming pools to receive share of £60m fund

Ten leisure centres across the county are set to benefit from a windfall aimed at make them cheaper to run.

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Pupils evacuated after theatre fire at school

23 March 2024
Pupils evacuated after theatre fire at school

A faulty spotlight above the stage of a school theatre sparked a blaze that saw pupils evacuated.

‘Aggressive bully’ pulled knife on girlfriend and threatened to blow up her car

22 March 2024
‘Aggressive bully’ pulled knife on girlfriend and threatened to blow up her car

A domestic abuser who confessed to pulling a knife on his girlfriend in a chilling video clip has been jailed.

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