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School principal ‘unexpectedly’ quits

08 November 2023
School principal ‘unexpectedly’ quits

A primary school head teacher has left suddenly over the half-term break.

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Luxury homes plan for former cricket field

08 November 2023
Luxury homes plan for former cricket field

A former cricket pitch that once lay in the grounds of an historic manor house has been earmarked for new housing.

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Taxi drivers told to accept card payments

08 November 2023
Taxi drivers told to accept card payments

Another local authority has joined the growing list of those making it compulsory for taxi drivers to accept card payments.

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Future of village’s post office remains uncertain

08 November 2023
Future of village’s post office remains uncertain

A village may lose its post office when work starts on a new housing development of 100-plus homes.

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‘Nothing done for a year’ on empty housing association bungalow

07 November 2023
‘Nothing done for a year’ on empty housing association bungalow

A housing association property that’s been empty for two years is suffering from damp and has an overgrown garden that attracts rats, say neighbours.

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Six classrooms planned for village pre-school

07 November 2023
Six classrooms planned for village pre-school

The new owner of a natural health clinic wants to re-open it as a pre-school.

Last chance to have a say on planning blueprint

07 November 2023
Last chance to have a say on planning blueprint

Residents have one final chance to comment on plans that will shape the future development of their town and borough.

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Railway club appoints first ever female chair

06 November 2023
Railway club appoints first ever female chair

A society for railways enthusiasts has appointed its first woman chair in its 53-year history.

Hunt for Ginsters sticker fridge dumper

06 November 2023
Hunt for Ginsters sticker fridge dumper

Angry villagers are trying to track down fly-tippers who dumped a commercial fridge in a country lane.

Listed house burnt to rubble up for auction for £50k

05 November 2023
Listed house burnt to rubble up for auction for £50k

The site of a once-proud Grade II listed six-bedroom Georgian home destroyed in fire is for sale with a guide price of £50,000.

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Two years, three houses moved and £11m spent to construct reservoir

04 November 2023
Two years, three houses moved and £11m spent to construct reservoir

Three homes were moved brick by brick 50 years ago to make space for the South East’s largest inland waterway.

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Army personnel and veterans create human ‘Tommy’

03 November 2023
Army personnel and veterans create human ‘Tommy’

The silhouette of a British Tommy was formed by 104 servicemen and veterans to mark 104 years of Remembrance.

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Extra 100 homes proposed for fields earmarked for housing

03 November 2023
Extra 100 homes proposed for fields earmarked for housing

People are being urged to comment after the last-minute addition of an extra 100 homes to a site earmarked for housing near a busy town road.

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‘They just want to feel their voice is heard’

02 November 2023
‘They just want to feel their voice is heard’

Frustrated at not being able to express their views fully at local authority meetings, residents have set up their own forum.

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Solar panel plan for village hall

02 November 2023
Solar panel plan for village hall

A village hall is adding solar panels and heat pumps to reduce energy costs.

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Footage shows bin store engulfed in flames

01 November 2023
Footage shows bin store engulfed in flames

A fire which engulfed a bin store on an estate that has seen a number of major blazes has been caught on camera.

Yobs target veterans in ‘hideous’ catapult attacks

01 November 2023
Yobs target veterans in ‘hideous’ catapult attacks

Hooligans smashed windows of homes belonging to ex-servicemen and even injured a veteran in ‘abhorrent’ catapult attacks.

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Former chapel to go under the hammer

31 October 2023
Former chapel to go under the hammer

There’s a chance to bid for a piece of religious history with the auction of a chapel dating from 1865.

Ex-party leader backs Lib Dem election candidate

31 October 2023
Ex-party leader backs Lib Dem election candidate

A prominent Lib Dem has leant his support to a candidate hoping to topple the Tories in a Kent constituency.

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Unholy row over beauty spot as Church accused of planning homes

31 October 2023
Unholy row over beauty spot as Church accused of planning homes

Opponents have hit out at a diocese’s proposals to fell trees on its land, despite assurances there are no plans for homes there.

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