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Campaign to save Britain’s oldest sauna with surprising Olympic history

12 December 2023
Campaign to save Britain’s oldest sauna with surprising Olympic history

A campaign is under way to restore a Finnish sauna in Kent left over from the 1948 Olympic Games.

Luxury holiday park aimed at horse owners rejected

06 December 2023
Luxury holiday park aimed at horse owners rejected

Plans to build holiday lodges in an ancient wood within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty have been turned down.

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RAF gunner turned Savile Row tailor turns 100

06 December 2023
RAF gunner turned Savile Row tailor turns 100

A group of Air Cadets joined a former RAF gunner as he celebrated his centenary.

Vandals strip Christmas tree put up by voluntary group

05 December 2023
Vandals strip Christmas tree put up by voluntary group

Vandals attacked a community’s Christmas tree which had been put up by volunteers.

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Law firms merge

05 December 2023
Law firms merge

Two law firms with 225 years in business between them have joined forces.

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Could a '20-minute village’ and a 28,000-seater stadium solve the housing crisis?

05 December 2023
Could a '20-minute village’ and a 28,000-seater stadium solve the housing crisis?

A golf course on the outer fringes of the M25 has been earmarked for housing – and a rugby stadium – in a bid to solve the area’s housing shortage.

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Calls for urgent decision on future of leisure centre

04 December 2023
Calls for urgent decision on future of leisure centre

A council has been urged to plan for a new leisure hub before the existing one becomes unusable.

Women’s group replaces trees lost to ‘over-enthusiastic mowing’

04 December 2023
Women’s group replaces trees lost to ‘over-enthusiastic mowing’

A former quarry is being rewilded by women from Soroptimist International who hope the trees can survive “the rigours of the council gardening teams”.

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Hundreds object to homes plan on former airfield

04 December 2023
Hundreds object to homes plan on former airfield

Planners are set to approve an application for 65 homes despite more than 450 letters of objection.

‘Let’s make a stand’ to stop biggest loss of woodland in decades

03 December 2023
‘Let’s make a stand’ to stop biggest loss of woodland in decades

A Conservative-run council has been asked to think again over its response to a threat to ancient woodland from a quarry extension.

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Road through village centre to shut

01 December 2023
Road through village centre to shut

Motorists are warned of a road closure in the middle of a village starting next week.

Village set to lose another pub

01 December 2023
Village set to lose another pub

Planning officers are recommending councillors agree to the conversion of a village pub to housing, even though it is listed as a community asset.

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‘He was the epitome of a public servant’

30 November 2023
‘He was the epitome of a public servant’

Tributes have been paid to a long-standing parish clerk who spent 20 years dodging civil wars, coups and German bombing before being made an MBE.

Could Pepe’s be coming to town?

29 November 2023
Could Pepe’s be coming to town?

Plans have been submitted to convert a closed high street bank to a 46-seater Pepe’s Piri Piri restaurant and takeaway.

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More jobs created after six-figure investment

29 November 2023
More jobs created after six-figure investment

Eight extra staff have been taken on as a commercial vehicle hire business opens a new workshop after a six-figure investment.

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Medical centre opens after seven-year wait

29 November 2023
Medical centre opens after seven-year wait

A new all-in-one £13.5 million NHS health centre is open for business after many years of planning.

Race to buy 500-year-old pub which starred in The Larkins

29 November 2023
Race to buy 500-year-old pub which starred in The Larkins

Villagers have been given six months to come up with the cash to buy their local after the landlord decided to sell up.

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150 homes scheme would ‘cut council’s housing waiting list’

28 November 2023
150 homes scheme would ‘cut council’s housing waiting list’

A developer is arguing that without a valid local plan a borough council cannot reject its proposal for 150 homes in the countryside.

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‘Tell us where you feel in danger’

27 November 2023
‘Tell us where you feel in danger’

A council has launched a survey as the first stage in plans to help women feeler safer on the streets.

Reason behind road closure causing town centre disruption

27 November 2023
Reason behind road closure causing town centre disruption

Southern Water has revealed why it has had to carry out sudden repair works which have closed one direction of a busy town centre route for days.

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