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Blue Badge holders no longer able to park for free as council brings in ANPR

01 September 2024
Blue Badge holders no longer able to park for free as council brings in ANPR

Blue Badge holders will lose free parking as a council proposes to introduce ANPR cameras as part of a £530k upgrade of its car parks.

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‘Picnic for Palestine’ to be held in town park

30 August 2024
‘Picnic for Palestine’ to be held in town park

Hundreds are expected to attend a picnic in a park in an act of solidarity with those suffering in Palestine during the ongoing conflict.

‘We are all in shock’: Staff furious as ambulance firm ceases trading abruptly

30 August 2024
‘We are all in shock’: Staff furious as ambulance firm ceases trading abruptly

A private ambulance company that provided transport for NHS patients to reach hospital appointments has suddenly ceased trading.

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Work to lower wall often hit by traffic completed

30 August 2024
Work to lower wall often hit by traffic completed

Villagers are holding their breath to see if work to lower an historic church wall will stop it being bashed by traffic.

Council plans for greener leisure centres

30 August 2024
Council plans for greener leisure centres

A £1.6m investment in solar panels and heat pumps will cut costs and carbon emissions at a popular leisure centre.

Missed bins crisis continues for homes with communal bins

29 August 2024
Missed bins crisis continues for homes with communal bins

Residents in a homes development with communal bins say they’ve had no collections in three of the five months since a new waste contract came in.

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Military charity to mark turning 105 years old

29 August 2024
Military charity to mark turning 105 years old

Veterans at the RBLI village for ex-servicemen invite the public to join them for tea and cakes to celebrate the charity’s 105th birthday.

£1.25m investment to improve water quality

28 August 2024
£1.25m investment to improve water quality

A water company is spending an extra £1.25m in an effort to improve the quality of wastewater treatment.

‘Very sad but necessary’ felling of trees at urban nature reserve

28 August 2024
‘Very sad but necessary’ felling of trees at urban nature reserve

Potentially dangerous poplar trees in an urban nature reserve must be felled, says council.

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The terraced house that was home to town’s ‘smallest cinema’

27 August 2024
The terraced house that was home to town’s ‘smallest cinema’

In the 1930s a film fan created a cinema in the front room of his father’s house that could seat just eight people.

M&S to close cafe at out-of-town branch

27 August 2024
M&S to close cafe at out-of-town branch

M&S is to close its cafe operation at a key out-of-town store and has acknowledged it will be “disappointing news” for some customers.

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Housing expansion requires water main upgrade

27 August 2024
Housing expansion requires water main upgrade

A village faces a four-month road closures while a new water main is installed to cope with increased demand.

Morrisons to overhaul petrol station and install EV charging points

27 August 2024
Morrisons to overhaul petrol station and install EV charging points

Morrisons has plans to extend its garage forecourt shop and install new jetwash bays and EV charging points.

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Bus company announces timetable change for new school year

26 August 2024
Bus company announces timetable change for new school year

Bus company Nu Venture has warned people to keep an eye on their timetables as it makes changes to certain services.

Final plans for nearly 200 homes at major ‘homes and link road’ project revealed

26 August 2024
Final plans for nearly 200 homes at major ‘homes and link road’ project revealed

Details have been released of the third and final phase of a major project to deliver 840 new homes including a link road between two local routes.

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Aerial photo shows building continues at estate that's been 30 years in the making

25 August 2024
Aerial photo shows building continues at estate that's been 30 years in the making

A “village estate” on a disused airfield is still expanding with 542 new homes in the pipeline 30 years after its foundation.

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‘I’ve parked here for 30 years - why have I got a ticket?’

25 August 2024
‘I’ve parked here for 30 years - why have I got a ticket?’

A pensioner received a ticket for the first time after parking in the same spot for 30 years - only for it to be wrongly overturned.

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Second attempt to convert HMO back into single-family home

24 August 2024
Second attempt to convert HMO back into single-family home

While many homes are being converted into houses of multiple occupation, one property owner is trying to go the other way.

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HMO plan ‘human equivalent of battery hen farming’

23 August 2024
HMO plan ‘human equivalent of battery hen farming’

Councillors have gone against planning officers’ advice and rejected plans for another town centre house in multiple occupation.

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Map of how village looked more than 270 years ago unveiled

22 August 2024
Map of how village looked more than 270 years ago unveiled

A detailed map showing a Kent village as it was in 1752 has been unveiled.

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