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Behind scenes at RBL factory making 30 million poppies

27 October 2023
Behind scenes at RBL factory making 30 million poppies

A factory is busy making millions of poppies ahead of Remembrance Day, with a new design for the first time in nearly 30 years.

New £590k gallery will tell town’s 600,000-year story

26 October 2023
New £590k gallery will tell town’s 600,000-year story

A town plans to modernise its museum with a gallery delving further into its past.

Road re-opens after five-day closure

26 October 2023
Road re-opens after five-day closure

A key route out of a busy town has re-opened, but there are other closures planned.

‘Industrial-scale’ load of fly-tipping dumped near M20

25 October 2023
‘Industrial-scale’ load of fly-tipping dumped near M20

A councillor has hit out at a ‘broken town’ after repeated littering, and even the discovery of weapons, along the streets.

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Rule-breaking drivers can now be fined by police AND council

25 October 2023
Rule-breaking drivers can now be fined by police AND council

Kent Police can still fine drivers for traffic offences, it has been confirmed, despite the county council getting new powers.

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Friars say farewell to respected leader

25 October 2023
Friars say farewell to respected leader

A mass is to be held for a popular priest who has died aged 68.

Crash driver flees after hitting home

25 October 2023
Crash driver flees after hitting home

A driver crashed into the side of a house and then ran off before the police arrived.

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Police pledge to make changes after mum died in custody cell

24 October 2023
Police pledge to make changes after mum died in custody cell

An inquest and police investigation has found proper welfare checks were not carried out on a mum-of-four on the night she died at a police station.

D-Day looms on plans for 950 homes in village

24 October 2023
D-Day looms on plans for 950 homes in village

A decision on contested plans to build 950 homes in a village is now in the hands of a government inspector.

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Council blasted for ‘slow progress’ on congestion-busting road revamps

24 October 2023
Council blasted for ‘slow progress’ on congestion-busting road revamps

Nine key junction upgrades have been hampered by cancellations, delays and suspensions since they were revealed three years ago.

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Campaigners calling for new school in village must prove demand

24 October 2023
Campaigners calling for new school in village must prove demand

Parents are being urged to join a grassroots movement for a new secondary school, after the council insisted there weren’t enough pupils to fill one.

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‘It was a great honour’

24 October 2023
‘It was a great honour’

Princess Anne visited a Kent town to open new almshouses for pensioners.

Sinkhole opens on busy school route

24 October 2023
Sinkhole opens on busy school route

The council is investigating a sinkhole which has opened up in a street near two schools.

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Derelict pub to be turned into houses

24 October 2023
Derelict pub to be turned into houses

A planning application to turn a pub which opened more than 200 years ago has been submitted to the council.

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Princess was ‘very easy to talk to’

21 October 2023
Princess was ‘very easy to talk to’

It was a magical moment for an elderly couple whose home was visited by a Princess.

Princess Anne opens new homes for veterans

20 October 2023
Princess Anne opens new homes for veterans

The Princess Royal is in Kent today to launch a new village to support ex-servicemen and women.

‘We have 170 places and 285 families chasing them’

20 October 2023
‘We have 170 places and 285 families chasing them’

There are calls for more schools in a town left in an ‘educational cold spot’ due to a chronic shortage of options.

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More traffic cameras? ‘Yes please!’ say councillors

19 October 2023
More traffic cameras? ‘Yes please!’ say councillors

There are calls for more ANPR cameras to be rolled out in a town, after plans were revealed to monitor its bus-only streets for the first time.

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Boost for £50m plan to regenerate ex-Royal Mail site

19 October 2023
Boost for £50m plan to regenerate ex-Royal Mail site

Plans to replace a derelict sorting office with new homes have been given a cash injection from the government.

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Car crushed by tree in stormy weather

19 October 2023
Car crushed by tree in stormy weather

A tree that came down, blocking a road and crushing a car, has been cleared with help from volunteers.

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