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Further £7m needed to keep swimming pool revamp afloat

12 October 2022
Further £7m needed to keep swimming pool revamp afloat

The future of a leisure centre redevelopment is being considered as spiralling costs means it is set to cost five times more than first thought.

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'Foolish' plans for 100 new homes thrown out

10 October 2022
'Foolish' plans for 100 new homes thrown out

Plans for more than 100 homes have been turned down after councillors said it would add too much traffic to an already clogged "disaster zone" town.

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Derelict shopping centre sale 'raw deal' for town

10 October 2022
Derelict shopping centre sale 'raw deal' for town

A shopping centre empty for 10 years has been put up for sale by developers will be a raw deal for residents.

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Inquiry on controversial plans for £30 million winery

08 October 2022
Inquiry on controversial plans for £30 million winery

A controversial plan for a multi-million pound winery and visitor centre will be the subject of a planning inquiry.

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School to have more pupils as expansion bid approved

07 October 2022
School to have more pupils as expansion bid approved

A school will be able to take on dozens of new pupils after plans for a new teaching block were given the green light.

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Council boss to retire after 16 years in charge

07 October 2022
Council boss to retire after 16 years in charge

The man who runs one of Kent's largest councils is set to step down after spending 23 years at the authority and leading it for more than a decade.

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Developer under fire over request to scrap £440k payout

07 October 2022
Developer under fire over request to scrap £440k payout

A company's request not to pay more than £400k towards infrastructure upgrades due to concerns about its profits has been criticised by councillors.

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Nearly 38,500 domestic abuse reports last year

06 October 2022
Nearly 38,500 domestic abuse reports last year

Police have introduced new measures to help victims of domestic violence as figures show a rise in reported cases last year.

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'He was a very good councillor and we will miss him'

03 October 2022
'He was a very good councillor and we will miss him'

Tributes have been paid to a popular landlord and vocal councillor after he died following a short battle with cancer.

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Councillors demand apology over free school meal vouchers

30 September 2022
Councillors demand apology over free school meal vouchers

Labour councillors have asked for an apology to be made to hard up parents who missed out on summer food vouchers.

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MP objects to 'unacceptable' homes plan for main road

30 September 2022
MP objects to 'unacceptable' homes plan for main road

A town's MP has condemned plans for nearly 50 homes on a 'cramped' site off a busy A-road.

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Should council declare cost of living crisis?

29 September 2022
Should council declare cost of living crisis?

It's been three years since Medway Council declared a climate change emergency, so should they do the same to address the economic situation?

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Number of children reporting 'revenge porn' hits new high

08 September 2022
Number of children reporting 'revenge porn' hits new high

Reports of under 18s becoming victims of so-called 'revenge porn' have hit their highest levels since laws were introduced.

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'All children should be able to live their lives free from prejudice'

05 September 2022
'All children should be able to live their lives free from prejudice'

Children were the victims in more than 300 racist or religiously-prejudiced hate crimes across one area last year.

New homes proposed for old council site

02 September 2022
New homes proposed for old council site

Plans have gone in to transform a site with 88 flats.

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Shop's booze licence rejected over street drinking fears

30 August 2022
Shop's booze licence rejected over street drinking fears

A convenience store in an anti-social behaviour hotspot been denied a licence for selling alcohol late at night.

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Street drinking fears over booze licence bid

27 August 2022
Street drinking fears over booze licence bid

Police want to stop two town centre stores from being able to sell booze for longer amid 'unacceptably high' alcohol-related crime rates.

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Shopping centre to be demolished for flats

26 August 2022
Shopping centre to be demolished for flats

A disused shopping arcade and car park in a town centre is set to be turned into an eight-storey apartment block.

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Council facing £12.5 million budget gap

24 August 2022
Council facing £12.5 million budget gap

The cost of funding children's social care placements is putting severe pressure on a local authority's finances.

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Controversial plan for homes delayed

24 August 2022
Controversial plan for homes delayed

People will have to wait longer to hear back about proposals to build 250 homes in a village.

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