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Frustration as junction revamp plans delayed or dropped

14 August 2024
Frustration as junction revamp plans delayed or dropped

Kent Highways has been heavily criticised after completing only one of 10 scheduled junction improvements in four years.

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New parking charges to come into force next week

14 August 2024
New parking charges to come into force next week

New parking charges come into effect next week with motorists facing Sunday charges for the first time.

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‘Carpet-bombing estate with double yellow lines is shameful’

14 August 2024
‘Carpet-bombing estate with double yellow lines is shameful’

An estate that so far has survived without parking restrictions is about to be “carpet-bombed” with double yellow lines.

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Village to hold referendum on housing plans

13 August 2024
Village to hold referendum on housing plans

Villagers have a chance to shape their own future planning rules by voting in a Neighbourhood Plan referendum.

New Aldi store approved after appeal

13 August 2024
New Aldi store approved after appeal

The German supermarket chain has been granted permission for a new out-of-town store after a planning inspector over-turned a council refusal.

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Pensioners’ bins not emptied for seven weeks

13 August 2024
Pensioners’ bins not emptied for seven weeks

The waste bins at a block of flats for the over-60s have not been emptied for seven weeks as a collection crisis continues.

Traffic lights installed at key junction

12 August 2024
Traffic lights installed at key junction

Work to install another set of traffic lights on a busy link road has been completed.

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Call for lower speed limit on ‘danger zone’ village road rejected

11 August 2024
Call for lower speed limit on ‘danger zone’ village road rejected

The county council has rejected a call for a speed camera and lower speed restrictions along a busy road despite a 1,000-strong petition.

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Bank applies to install new ATMs

09 August 2024
Bank applies to install new ATMs

A bank designed by a famous Edwardian architect is seeking planning permission to replace its cash machines.

Tory MP calls for action over congestion

09 August 2024
Tory MP calls for action over congestion

A Conservative MP of 14 years is calling on Labour to give more consideration to traffic when deciding where to build new homes.

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Campaign fails to get missing speed camera back on school route

09 August 2024
Campaign fails to get missing speed camera back on school route

A petition calling for the return of a speed camera on a busy road near schools has been rejected.

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Town told to increase house building by 10%

08 August 2024
Town told to increase house building by 10%

Labour’s plan to increase housing targets by 10% in one borough has been described as a ‘slap in the face’ by its MP.

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‘Needs of lorries are getting priority over heritage - it’s a tragedy’

08 August 2024
‘Needs of lorries are getting priority over heritage - it’s a tragedy’

A listed wall around a medieval church is being lowered to accommodate HGVs after several crashes.

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Cost of going green soars by £2 million

08 August 2024
Cost of going green soars by £2 million

A council’s bid to make its offices less polluting has soared beyond the original budget.

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One-way traffic system near McDonald’s drive-thru here to stay

08 August 2024
One-way traffic system near McDonald’s drive-thru here to stay

A one-way scheme is to be made permanent but some say it doesn’t solve traffic problems.

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Open-water swimming returns to reservoir

06 August 2024
Open-water swimming returns to reservoir

Open-water swimmers are invited to take the plunge in a 770-acre reservoir.

Loos to be given new purpose as food bank and community hub

06 August 2024
Loos to be given new purpose as food bank and community hub

A town’s disused public toilets are to be turned into a community hub after they were closed due to anti-social behaviour and high running costs.

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Match to honour football fan Joe who died aged 16

06 August 2024
Match to honour football fan Joe who died aged 16

There will be a charity football match to remember teenager Joe Markiewicz who died suddenly.

Winery founder ordered to pay £32.5m compensation after ‘sham transactions’

05 August 2024
Winery founder ordered to pay £32.5m compensation after ‘sham transactions’

The co-founder of a Kent winery has been ordered to pay millions of pounds in compensation after breaching the Takeover Code.

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Empty town centre offices could be converted into housing

04 August 2024
Empty town centre offices could be converted into housing

Five units in a purpose-built office block, that have been vacant for two years, could be converted to make 15 homes.

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