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Council has £225m in debt on its books

08 February 2024
Council has £225m in debt on its books

New figures have revealed the local authority which has amassed the largest amount of debt outside of the county council.

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Report lifts lid on ‘unacceptable’ bin collection problems

08 February 2024
Report lifts lid on ‘unacceptable’ bin collection problems

A variety of factors led to rubbish piling up as residents were faced with having 15 days of waste without a bin collection over the festive period.

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£20m price tag to sort RAAC at council HQ

07 February 2024
£20m price tag to sort RAAC at council HQ

Millions of pounds need to be spent on fixing a problem with crumbling concrete at a council’s headquarters which remains largely empty.

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Council poised to mothball flagship £11m innovation park after it gets no tenants

07 February 2024
Council poised to mothball flagship £11m innovation park after it gets no tenants

A business park touted to host the likes of Netflix and other big tech firms could be paused altogether after failing to attract any firms on-site.

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Council asks to borrow £30m as it cuts services and hikes tax

05 February 2024
Council asks to borrow £30m as it cuts services and hikes tax

An under-pressure council has announced a series of measures aimed at keeping it from declaring effective bankruptcy.

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Nearly £3m set aside for high street ‘health hub’

31 January 2024
Nearly £3m set aside for high street ‘health hub’

Ambitious plans to turn the first floor of a shopping mall into a healthy living centre have taken a step forward.

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‘Government must support Palestine as it does Ukraine’

31 January 2024
‘Government must support Palestine as it does Ukraine’

A councillor who stood with pro-ceasefire supporters before a council meeting has said Westminster should support Palestine the same way as Ukraine.

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Council to buy 150 homes for the homeless

31 January 2024
Council to buy 150 homes for the homeless

A local authority is set to invest more than £40million into buying up hundreds of homes to help ease the area’s housing crisis.

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Councillors reject pay rise offer

30 January 2024
Councillors reject pay rise offer

A council has voted unanimously to reject an independent pay review’s suggestion to increase the allowances for certain councillors.

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Council leaders urge Chancellor not to scrap vital fund for struggling families

30 January 2024
Council leaders urge Chancellor not to scrap vital fund for struggling families

Councillors have written to the government urging them to extend vital household support for the most vulnerable families.

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Rooftop restaurant plans for tower block scrapped

30 January 2024
Rooftop restaurant plans for tower block scrapped

Plans for a rooftop restaurant and glass lift at a former office block have been ditched after the conversion project had to be scaled back.

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Opposition Tories told ‘get your act together’ after failed car park sell-off ‘call-in’

29 January 2024
Opposition Tories told ‘get your act together’ after failed car park sell-off ‘call-in’

An attempt to prevent the council selling off two car parks has failed and the opposition councillors behind it told to get their "act together”.

Petrol in the post and letters with glass: Councillors detail abuse they face

29 January 2024
Petrol in the post and letters with glass: Councillors detail abuse they face

Councillors from both sides of the political divide have opened up on the more sinister aspects of the abuse and harassment they face regularly.

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20mph zones to hit busy streets

24 January 2024
20mph zones to hit busy streets

Road layout changes are being proposed as part of a new plan aimed at encouraging people to walk or cycle in built-up areas.

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Views sought on council’s four-year plan

24 January 2024
Views sought on council’s four-year plan

A local authority is asking for feedback on a new strategy it has devised to deliver vital services for the community.

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Business park plan for docks lodged but opposition ‘not going away’

23 January 2024
Business park plan for docks lodged but opposition ‘not going away’

Controversial plans to regenerate a working dockside industrial estate into a business and enterprise campus have been submitted.

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Hundreds of flats unveiled as part of new ‘waterside community’

19 January 2024
Hundreds of flats unveiled as part of new ‘waterside community’

A block of new affordable apartments has officially been opened as part of a wider waterfront regeneration project which has courted controversy.

Residents’ views sought on Towns’ flood risk strategy

17 January 2024
Residents’ views sought on Towns’ flood risk strategy

Residents and businesses are being asked to give feedback on a strategy for identifying areas at risk of flooding.

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Car parks sell-off put on hold

17 January 2024
Car parks sell-off put on hold

A council’s decision to sell off two town car parks has been put on hold after opposition councillors called in the decision to be looked at again.

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Quarter of Towns’ residents struggle to read prescription instructions, study shows

17 January 2024
Quarter of Towns’ residents struggle to read prescription instructions, study shows

A new study estimates nearly a quart of of adults in the Medway Towns lack literacy or numeracy skills which are necessary for everyday life.

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