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Plans for flats on ‘postage stamp’ sized sliver of land

18 August 2023
Plans for flats on ‘postage stamp’ sized sliver of land

A developer wants to build a two-storey block of flats in a narrow gap between two homes.

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Indian restaurant keeps licence after employing illegal workers

17 August 2023
Indian restaurant keeps licence after employing illegal workers

The Home Office has withdrawn its calls for a popular town centre restaurant to lose its licence.

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Council advised to block plans for new Aldi

17 August 2023
Council advised to block plans for new Aldi

Planning officers have recommended proposals for a new budget supermarket be rejected, despite scores of letters in support of the store.

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Caravan bid for ancient woodland

16 August 2023
Caravan bid for ancient woodland

A sixth attempt is being made to secure permission to use an area designated as ancient woodland as a gypsy site.

Inquest opens after crash which killed two friends

16 August 2023
Inquest opens after crash which killed two friends

An inquest has opened into the deaths of two young workmates who died in a car crash.

Plans for caravans on traveller site with chequered history

16 August 2023
Plans for caravans on traveller site with chequered history

An application for mobile homes has been lodged for a traveller site with a controversial planning history dating back 40 years.

Sewage spill at village green

15 August 2023
Sewage spill at village green

A water company has moved fast to save a village green from a sewage spill.

What happened to plans for £9m upgrades to nine junctions

15 August 2023
What happened to plans for £9m upgrades to nine junctions

Kent County Council has been heavily criticized over the lack of progress on a town’s key highway improvements.

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Prankster marks site of long-abandoned car with ‘blue plaque’

14 August 2023
Prankster marks site of long-abandoned car with ‘blue plaque’

A tongue-in-cheek English Heritage-style sign has been placed to ‘honour’ a car left dumped near a school for several months.

Glamping pods planned for golfing getaways

14 August 2023
Glamping pods planned for golfing getaways

A golf course is hoping to swing planning permission to erect 12 glamping pods for sporting breaks and weddings.

‘It’s all about roads’

13 August 2023
‘It’s all about roads’

Opponents to a ragstone quarry expansion say they were shocked to learn how little of the stone is used for heritage restoration.

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Money launderer jailed after £61k found in boot

11 August 2023
Money launderer jailed after £61k found in boot

Two money launderers have been jailed after police caught them with £270,000 in cash.

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‘The stink has almost gone’

11 August 2023
‘The stink has almost gone’

Southern Water has been praised for finally fixing the sewage leaks that were marring a nature reserve.

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Plans for new equestrian centre

11 August 2023
Plans for new equestrian centre

An equestrian centre with accommodation is proposed for a farmland site.

Instant fines of £1,000 for fly-tipping could be brought in

11 August 2023
Instant fines of £1,000 for fly-tipping could be brought in

Penalties for fly-tipping and dropping litter could more than double as a council gets tough on offenders.

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Fishing spot named among UK’s best

11 August 2023
Fishing spot named among UK’s best

A Kent lake has been rated among the best places for angling in the UK.

‘We are still working on sinkhole – you just can’t see us’

11 August 2023
‘We are still working on sinkhole – you just can’t see us’

A utilities company insists it is still working to fix a sinkhole which has closed a road for a month.

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‘I ended up in A&E in excruciating pain after using tattoo cream’

11 August 2023
‘I ended up in A&E in excruciating pain after using tattoo cream’

A woman may be permanently scarred after a fake tattoo numbing cream caused severe blisters to her chest.

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Town’s last major bank branch closes

10 August 2023
Town’s last major bank branch closes

A town is left with no branch of the ‘big four’ banks after the latest high street closure.

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‘We want to be at the heart of our community’

10 August 2023
‘We want to be at the heart of our community’

The new manager of a village pub says he wants the venue to become a “home-from-home”.

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