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Voters in two villages claim they have been left felling ‘disenfranchised’ by a boundary commission’s unpopular choice of ward name.
A householder whose bin was returned by dustmen without a lid has been told he must still pay for a replacement as it doesn’t count as ‘broken’.
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A nuclear test veteran has been left ‘feeling flat’ after his medal finally arrived in the post with no fanfare.
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A council is seeking tenders to run its three leisure centres after failing to agree a deal with the current operator.
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Campaigners seeking to have an area of farmland declared a village green are holding a community day to drum up support.
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A parish council has taken the unusual step of asking to have its number of councillors reduced rather than fill vacant slots.
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A mum who stole cash from the nightclub where she worked to buy drugs has been given a second chance as she battles breast cancer.
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Neighbours are upset about an application for a nine-bed HMO with no parking.
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A Royal British Legion branch has put its standard in the safe-keeping of the local church as aging members call it a day.
A return to the streets has been postponed for residents of three homeless shelters as a charity closes its doors.
Two councillors, formerly from rival parties, have found it best to work together.
A proposed garden village of 5,000 homes must also include a railway station from the start, insists a government inspector.
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Lioness Alessia Russo will be granted the Freedom of the Borough in her home town, but not everyone is in favour.
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A council has voted to give its members below-inflation pay rises.
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Villagers were stunned when a high-speed police chase at school pick-up time ended in a crash.
Smoke from a car fire drifting across the carriageway closed a section of the M20.
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a farm where two barns and a haystack are thought to be alight – the third such fire in Kent in just four days.
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Motorists have been warned there are likely to be lengthy delays at the weekend as work at the Dartford Crossing will reduce capacity by 75%.
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The outstanding work of the Royal British Legion in caring for ex-servicemen over the past 100 years has been recognised.
Real ales, ciders and steam trains will feature at a festival next month – what’s not to like?
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