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One of the county’s most prominent politicians says proposals to shake-up local government are potentially good news but need careful management.
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Newly-elected MPs have resigned from their council positions to focus on their work in Westminster following the Labour party’s summer triumph.
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A large building which has sat empty since 2020 could be demolished to make way for hundreds of flats.
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A boy with special needs now has a new walker after his local community raised the money to buy it after the council said it couldn’t fund one.
Planners have recommended proposals to “modernize” a high street with 24 flats, commercial units and offices be refused.
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The creation of a young mayor post for 11-year-olds with an annual price tag of £35k and £2k for ceremonial robes is being considered by a council.
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A proposed 195-home waterfront development has been recommended for approval - but planners say they can’t ask for infrastructure contributions.
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A council has agreed to impose new conditions on a troubled pub, but police say the landlord is being co-operative over premises supervisor change.
Councillors have accused one another of playing politics over the health impacts of the government’s cut to the winter fuel allowance.
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A pub company has backed calls to remove the operator of one of its venues amid concerns over unreported violent incidents and “serious crime”.
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A man has been fined for driving down a School Street during a half-term holiday because it was a teacher training day.
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An application has been submitted to turn a former bank into a café, cosmetic shop and a community meeting place.
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People are being asked for their views on a proposed development of 800 homes which would include road improvements at a traffic hotspot.
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A Kent council’s social housing stock has been rated by the government in the first inspection of its kind.
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A theatre which has been closed since April 2023 will finally see refurbishment work get under way after a £10.8 million contract was awarded.
A council’s plan to move ahead with more School Streets will be delayed as Tory opposition calls-in the decision.
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Councillors have called an objection by Sport England to plans for 139 homes “ridiculous” - and now Angela Rayner will need to sign off proposals.
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A 296-flat planning application which will transform a brownfield site in the middle of a town centre has been approved.
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A council cabinet said it would have to take “difficult decisions” in order to ensure the council stayed afloat amid warnings of financial troubles.
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A Victorian-era fort will be among 15 projects to receive funding to promote heritage and environmental projects in one part of Kent.
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