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Pair have designs on the High Street

17 October 2022
Pair have designs on the High Street

An artisan designer of wooden furniture and a skilled ceramicist have combined their skills in a new pop-up shop on the High Street.

The ever-changing shopping street

16 October 2022
The ever-changing shopping street

The town where traditional stores are being replaced by restaurants and fast-food outlets.

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Job advert for 5k homes project a 'smack in the face' for village

15 October 2022
Job advert for 5k homes project a 'smack in the face' for village

A borough council has been accussed of jumping the gun over its £43k garden community project job offer.

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Thug jailed after attacking woman with tree branch

14 October 2022
Thug jailed after attacking woman with tree branch

A bully who used violence to control every moment of his female victim's life has been jailed.

Bus service to be scrapped after 30 years

14 October 2022
Bus service to be scrapped after 30 years

A transport company is blaming a difficulty in recruiting drivers for cutting a long-running town centre bus service.

Work begins on giant warehouse at logistics park

14 October 2022
Work begins on giant warehouse at logistics park

A huge new warehouse facility will be built despite there being no tenant lined up yet to fill it.

Anger at inclusion of village greens and car parks as building plots

14 October 2022
Anger at inclusion of village greens and car parks as building plots

A council has upset villagers with a suggestion that houses could be built on their village greens and car parks.

Online business opens first High Street branch

14 October 2022
Online business opens first High Street branch

An online candle and fragrance business is opening its first High Street store - one advantage being customers can smell its products before they buy.

Road shut for emergency repairs

13 October 2022
Road shut for emergency repairs

A village which has been suffering a string of road closures now has another street shut.

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High-speed fleet to get £27m upgrade

13 October 2022
High-speed fleet to get £27m upgrade

The high-speed trains on the Southeastern network are being upgraded in a £27 million revamp with a range of new features for passengers.

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Air quality improves in all but one borough street

13 October 2022
Air quality improves in all but one borough street

Just one road in a borough now exceeds statutory air pollution levels as electric vehicles have an impact, says a council.

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Solar farm may be rejected

13 October 2022
Solar farm may be rejected

Planning officers say the loss of good quality farmland is too high a price to pay for solar energy.

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Road may be closed for a week

13 October 2022
Road may be closed for a week

Engineers are searching for the source of a gas leak.

Smokers who drop cigarette ends to be hit with £150 fines

12 October 2022
Smokers who drop cigarette ends to be hit with £150 fines

A private company has been employed by a council to dish out fines to anyone seen littering – with smokers who drop cigarette ends among its targets.

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'He was the Peter Pan of cycling'

12 October 2022
'He was the Peter Pan of cycling'

Cyclists across the region are mourning the loss of one of the sport's champions who has died aged 83.

Bus strikes set to cause more disruption

11 October 2022
Bus strikes set to cause more disruption

Arriva bus drivers across the county have announced 13 more strike days as they continue to demand more pay.

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Raw sewage running through village

11 October 2022
Raw sewage running through village

Villagers were disgusted to find raw sewage running down their road – and they say it is not the first time it has happened.

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Landmark store in £250k revamp move

11 October 2022
Landmark store in £250k revamp move

A long-standing furniture business is spending £250,000 on modernising its town centre premises.

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McDonald's security guard denies assault

10 October 2022
McDonald's security guard denies assault

A security guard for the fast-food chain has denied an allegation of assault and resisting arrest.

'We can't understand why it happened'

10 October 2022
'We can't understand why it happened'

The grieving parents of an 11-year-old girl say they will never understand why she chose to take her own life.

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