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£1.1m to improve play areas

26 February 2022
£1.1m to improve play areas

Eight country parks across Kent are to get an upgrade, with new and improved equipment set to include a wheelchair swing.

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'We all know this road is a nightmare,' says councillor

26 February 2022
'We all know this road is a nightmare,' says councillor

Residents are being urged to sign a petition calling for safer crossing on a busy throughfare.

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Main route shut after serious crash involving cyclist

26 February 2022
Main route shut after serious crash involving cyclist

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious collision between a car and a cyclist, which has closed a main A-road in both directions.

Residents at risk of being 'locked in their own villages'

26 February 2022
Residents at risk of being 'locked in their own villages'

Bus users must make their views heard, a transport champion has urged.

Cheeky spectacle as naked bike ride set to return

26 February 2022
Cheeky spectacle as naked bike ride set to return

Cyclists are gearing up to flash the flesh at a naked bike ride, with participants urged to "ride as bare as you dare" to save the environment.

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Councils named and shamed over recycling

26 February 2022
Councils named and shamed over recycling

There is a large discrepancy between the recycling success rates achieved by local authorities.

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Mother's battle with housing association over mould

26 February 2022
Mother's battle with housing association over mould

A mother is in despair over the state of her property she is forced to live in and has now started legal action against the housing association.

£36,000 grant to support conservation of listed building

25 February 2022
£36,000 grant to support conservation of listed building

The future of a house on the At Risk Register that once belonged to the Tudor poet Sir Thomas Wyatt is looking a little rosier.

Trees catch fire

25 February 2022
Trees catch fire

The cause of a blaze that damaged a number of conifers and an outbuilding in unknown.

Pedestrian hit by car in town centre

24 February 2022
Pedestrian hit by car in town centre

A teenager has been hit by a car in a town centre causing long delays.

Robbery victim 'can't sleep at night'

23 February 2022
Robbery victim 'can't sleep at night'

A young woman is struggling to come to grips with the stress and anxiety caused by a knife attack.

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Roads across Kent remain closed by fallen trees

22 February 2022
Roads across Kent remain closed by fallen trees

Damaged power lines and telephone cables are adding to problems as Kent Highways attempts to clear the storm debris.

Power outage keeps school closed

21 February 2022
Power outage keeps school closed

Students will get a second day of online learning thanks to storm damage.

Shop targeted in early morning raid

21 February 2022
Shop targeted in early morning raid

Cigarettes were stolen from a store in an early hours burglary.

Schoolhouse sells for double asking price

17 February 2022
Schoolhouse sells for double asking price

Villagers are trying to get a former library listed to safeguard it from demolition after an unidentified buyer snapped it up at auction.

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Villagers gain upper hand in fight to save church from developers

13 February 2022
Villagers gain upper hand in fight to save church from developers

A disused church at risk of development has been withdrawn from auction after villagers made their own bid.

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Care centre could take 100-plus residents

12 February 2022
Care centre could take 100-plus residents

A council is considering whether to allow a new care home on a site that does not accord with its Local Plan.

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Golf club plans rejected by inspector

11 February 2022
Golf club plans rejected by inspector

Plans for 374 homes and a new link road across a village golf course have been thrown out.

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More homes on the way

11 February 2022
More homes on the way

The latest phase of housing development on a former Kent airfield has begun.

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New wards will shape town's political future

11 February 2022
New wards will shape town's political future

People are being asked for their views on new voting arrangements in the County Town.

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