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Anger over FGM video shown to 11-year-olds

19 June 2023
Anger over FGM video shown to 11-year-olds

A school has been criticised for showing a video on female genital mutilation to a class of 11 and 12-year-olds.

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135 homes approved for farmland

18 June 2023
135 homes approved for farmland

A developer has won permission for a controversial housing estate because the council did not have a five-year land supply.

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Everything for the motor fan at car rally

18 June 2023
Everything for the motor fan at car rally

A classic transport rally will feature vehicles that are more than a century old – and hundreds of newer ones.

Blast fears as jet-skis and dinghies seen ‘too close to doomsday wreck’

16 June 2023
Blast fears as jet-skis and dinghies seen ‘too close to doomsday wreck’

Safety fears have been raised after numerous ‘vessels’ were seen breaching a safety exclusion zone around a sunken Second World War munitions ship.

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Rooftop solar panels started fire

15 June 2023
Rooftop solar panels started fire

The fire service has confirmed that faulty solar panels caused a blaze in a block of flats.

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Mum vows to fight ‘school 5G mast plans’ in court

15 June 2023
Mum vows to fight ‘school 5G mast plans’ in court

A concerned mother is launching legal action against a borough council for permitting a 5G phone mast to be placed outside two schools.

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Kelly Brook sells her period home in Kent for £1.45m

15 June 2023
Kelly Brook sells her period home in Kent for £1.45m

Actress and model Kelly Brook has sold her Kentish hall house featuring a swimming pool, extensive gardens and period features for £1.45m.

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‘It’s like a prison’ – life on an unfinished new-build estate

15 June 2023
‘It’s like a prison’ – life on an unfinished new-build estate

Three years after they moved in, residents living on a new housing estate say roads are still unfinished and drainage issues persist.

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Kent County Council: Six challenge for vacant seat

13 June 2023
Kent County Council: Six challenge for vacant seat

Six candidates have announced they are vying for a seat on Kent County Council left vacant following the death of a council stalwart.

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‘Ongoing concerns’ over 950 quarry homes plan

13 June 2023
‘Ongoing concerns’ over 950 quarry homes plan

A town council has reservations over plans approved to transform an old quarry into a massive housing development wth a water sports park.

Council floats plan to limit how many dogs people can walk

13 June 2023
Council floats plan to limit how many dogs people can walk

A council is considering introducing a limit on the number of dogs you can walk at any one time under new tougher measures for pet owners.

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Time called at village pub as house plan put forward

13 June 2023
Time called at village pub as house plan put forward

A landlady is giving up the ghost and seeking permission to convert her village pub to housing.

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Council oppose 950 homes plan...for now

12 June 2023
Council oppose 950 homes plan...for now

A council has voted to oppose a controversial housing plan for as long as National Highways also has an issue with the proposal.

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Major junction changes in the pipeline

12 June 2023
Major junction changes in the pipeline

Two large road junction improvement schemes look set to be given the green light after cash from developers was ringfenced for their use.

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‘Over the top’ parking restrictions move step closer

11 June 2023
‘Over the top’ parking restrictions move step closer

An extension of double yellow lines proposed for village streets is nearing a step closer despite being branded as excessive.

First turf cut towards more Homes for Heroes

11 June 2023
First turf cut towards more Homes for Heroes

Work has begun to provide a state-of-the-art community centre and homes at the UK’s largest development for veterans.

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Free bus travel across the county

09 June 2023
Free bus travel across the county

Buses will be free across Kent for an entire weekend in a bid to encourage people back to public transport.

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Two charged with attempted murder

09 June 2023
Two charged with attempted murder

Two men have appeared in court charged with attempted murder after an alleged knife attack.

Four-day working week: Feasible or farcical?

09 June 2023
Four-day working week: Feasible or farcical?

As a council comes under fire for giving its staff Friday afternoons off, we ask Kent firms whether the four-day working week is the way forward.

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Cost of parking at country park set to rise

09 June 2023
Cost of parking at country park set to rise

A council has decided to increase parking fees at a popular country park.

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