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One local authority is way ahead of all the other Kent districts when it comes to providing affordable homes.
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Workers at a household waste centre have recycled decorations to cheer up their visitors.
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Female councillors have spoken of their own experiences in a debate on violence against women and girls.
A hotelier has resubmitted plans to turn an annexe into an HMO due to a drop in guest numbers, saying “we simply cannot continue like this”.
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Police are searching for a man after an Arriva driver was reportedly assaulted at a bus station.
A retired scientist is calling on the council to cut back trees after a falling bough impaled itself on a verge outside his home.
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Plans have been put forward to turn a branch of Save the Children which was closed more than four years into a house.
Residents are “devastated” after a council approved plans for 150 homes which opponents say will turn the land into an “ecological desert.”
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A military helicopter caused a stir when it touched down on a grammar school’s playing field.
A council is looking to bring in £500k by raising parking fees, with charges for one of its parks planned to shoot up by 50%.
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An innovative casting technique has won a Kent firm an industry award for helping bring an artist’s work to life.
Existing residents at a former military veterans’ care home have been assured by the new owners their fees will not rise.
Plans to enlarge one village primary have met opposition from some who believe it’s the wrong way to deal with a “temporary increase” in pupils.
A former pub landlady and politician has been remembered as a “formidable” woman who cared deeply for the people she represented.
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Motorists are continuing to ignore signs banning them from using a bus-only road, including a learner driver, it’s been claimed.
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A mother says her autistic son was humiliated and bullied after being told to wear a Christmas tie by teachers.
Councillors butted heads over how best to deal with the proliferation of HMOs which has changed the face of one part of a town.
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The county’s fire service has issued a warning about the use of tumble dryers after a third blaze this week.
A crash involving at least two vehicles temporarily blocked lanes on one of the county’s busiest routes tonight.
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A convicted sex offender has had four years added to his sentence after admitting a sexual assault on a young girl.
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