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‘Care home village’ rejected after GP says ‘we can’t cope with more patients’

27 April 2023
‘Care home village’ rejected after GP says ‘we can’t cope with more patients’

A care home development has been turned down after a GP practice objected, saying they wouldn’t cope with the potential influx of new patients.

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‘She’s never frightened or alone’

27 April 2023
‘She’s never frightened or alone’

We take a look at the excellent facility for people with dementia in the latest in our campaign for the RBLI.

Village joy after 5G mast plans rejected

26 April 2023
Village joy after 5G mast plans rejected

Residents have won a rare victory after proposals for mobile phone mast in their village were turned down.

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Help us help RBLI look after veterans in need

26 April 2023
Help us help RBLI look after veterans in need

The KM Media Group has joined forces with the Royal British Legion Industries village to launch Homes for Heroes.

‘It’s archaic’ – council slammed for using chairman title

26 April 2023
‘It’s archaic’ – council slammed for using chairman title

Leaders of meetings at one council will be referred to as chairman in documents once again after a vote in the chamber.

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‘If you want to know his legacy, look around you’

22 April 2023
‘If you want to know his legacy, look around you’

Politicians have paid tribute to a man described as “a true example of public duty and service”.

'How digging up a garden led to my life falling apart'

22 April 2023
'How digging up a garden led to my life falling apart'

It had been 20 years since Andy had last served in the army but one small action triggered something that changed his life forever.

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Council makes another step towards 1,000 homes

20 April 2023
Council makes another step towards 1,000 homes

A councillor has let slip the secret over borough’s homes purchase.

Chance to view history in the re-making

20 April 2023
Chance to view history in the re-making

New residents will settle in a farm once belonging to Crusader knights.

‘She was a lovely lady’

20 April 2023
‘She was a lovely lady’

Youngsters unveil plaque to ‘gran’ they helped during Covid.

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Proposal is second development near A20 junction

20 April 2023
Proposal is second development near A20 junction

A former highway services yard could be redeveloped for flats.

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'Easy' solution to traffic chaos given red light

19 April 2023
'Easy' solution to traffic chaos given red light

A one-way system to solve congestion in a busy town centre is 'not what we wanted', says Kent Highways.

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Outcome at the polls is difficult to predict

19 April 2023
Outcome at the polls is difficult to predict

Six political parties and 73 candidates will be fighting to win 18 places in a borough council election.

Centre to be demolished for new community hub

17 April 2023
Centre to be demolished for new community hub

Proposals to knock down a concrete and asbestos filled building to make way for a new community hub have been approved.

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Distinctive building goes under the hammer

17 April 2023
Distinctive building goes under the hammer

The purchaser of a block of flats up for sale at auction will have to restore the listed property following an improvement notice from the council.

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Homes for Heroes campaign: inside the factory giving former soldiers hope

16 April 2023
Homes for Heroes campaign: inside the factory giving former soldiers hope

In the second of a series of features supporting Kent's Royal British Legion Industries, we look at how it helps former servicemen find work.

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'Could the Repair Cafe fix my porthole clock?'

15 April 2023
'Could the Repair Cafe fix my porthole clock?'

Alan Smith explores how a team of volunteers are restoring the planet one broken item at a time.

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Plans to fix traffic hell near McDonald's are 'all wrong'

14 April 2023
Plans to fix traffic hell near McDonald's are 'all wrong'

Work has started on a one-way system around a popular fast-food outlet, but the owner has condemned the scheme.

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Nearly 200 objections to vineyard houses plan

12 April 2023
Nearly 200 objections to vineyard houses plan

A controversial plan to build homes on a vineyard is set to be approved.

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Controversial traffic lights scheme dropped on safety grounds

12 April 2023
Controversial traffic lights scheme dropped on safety grounds

Plans to erect traffic lights at a busy road junction as part of mitigation offered for a controversial new homes scheme have been abandoned.

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