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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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120 jobs go at plastics firm

03 August 2024
120 jobs go at plastics firm

A total of 120 jobs have been lost after a long-established Kent firm tumbled into administration.

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‘Beautiful, kind and fiercely protective’ young dad killed in horror crash with tractor

31 July 2024
‘Beautiful, kind and fiercely protective’ young dad killed in horror crash with tractor

A family has paid tribute to their 19-year-old son who was killed in a horrific crash with a tractor.

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Ancient woodland brought into public ownership thanks to donations

31 July 2024
Ancient woodland brought into public ownership thanks to donations

Generations donations from the public have helped a council buy 14 acres of ancient woodland.

Housing officer ‘can’t guarantee’ new homes will meet space standards

30 July 2024
Housing officer ‘can’t guarantee’ new homes will meet space standards

A council is to press ahead with acquiring a housing development that currently does not provide the minimum standard space.

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Help for county’s ex-servicemen to find work

30 July 2024
Help for county’s ex-servicemen to find work

Ex-service personnel can join a free employment course that has a track record of getting 80% of veterans into work within 12 months.

Dive into the history of the Tudors

30 July 2024
Dive into the history of the Tudors

A Kent attraction is hosting a series of events unearthing the hidden lives of some of the queens of the Tudor period.

‘Time is running out if we are to stop the decline in nature’

29 July 2024
‘Time is running out if we are to stop the decline in nature’

A council has become the first in the county to pledge to make a positive change to help nature in every policy decision impacting the natural world.

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Power lines to be adapted after buzzard’s cable death

28 July 2024
Power lines to be adapted after buzzard’s cable death

Alterations are set to be made to overhead power cables after a large bird got caught on an electricity power line and died.

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Lifeboat launched after ‘swimmer in difficulties’ prompts series of 999 calls

28 July 2024
Lifeboat launched after ‘swimmer in difficulties’ prompts series of 999 calls

A swimmer was rescued and a climber saved in two separate rescue operations prompted by calls from members of the public.

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