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Council proposes to drop 60mph road to 40mph

07 October 2024
Council proposes to drop 60mph road to 40mph

The public is being asked for their views on reducing the speed limit of a rural lane by up to 20mph.

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Deadline for town’s music festival approaches

07 October 2024
Deadline for town’s music festival approaches

There are just a few days left before the entry deadline for a town’s music competition passes.

‘Meat-eating row’ over council catering threatens to derail support for farmers

06 October 2024
‘Meat-eating row’ over council catering threatens to derail support for farmers

A council has backed a campaign to support local farmers through catering at council-organised events despite an attempt to leave out meat and dairy.

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‘This is not what we were sold - it’s just a bog-standard convenience store’

06 October 2024
‘This is not what we were sold - it’s just a bog-standard convenience store’

A shopkeeper has been criticised after plans to convert a village pub into a farm shop and restaurant fell short of what was promised.

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Council says bin collections 98% on target despite ‘bumpy’ start

05 October 2024
Council says bin collections 98% on target despite ‘bumpy’ start

A council has said waste collections are almost completely back on track after being asked if it will pay compensation for missed collections.

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Council tries Japanese tree-growing method to speed up process

05 October 2024
Council tries Japanese tree-growing method to speed up process

KCC is trialing a new way to grow trees on poor soil using a method borrowed from Asia.

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Plans for Royal Mail office to be turned into 180 flats approved

05 October 2024
Plans for Royal Mail office to be turned into 180 flats approved

A neglected part of town is to undergo a “transformational” regeneration, nine years after plans were originally proposed.

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Restoration of fire-damaged church wins national recognition

05 October 2024
Restoration of fire-damaged church wins national recognition

The £9.5 million restoration of a 19th Century dockyard church has won a top industry prize.

Drivers face delays in town centre as crash blocks junction

04 October 2024
Drivers face delays in town centre as crash blocks junction

An accident in a town centre caused delays for rush-hour motorists tonight.

‘There’s an urgent need to seek national protection for ridge’

04 October 2024
‘There’s an urgent need to seek national protection for ridge’

A council will lobby the government to give national protection to one of its most cherished landscapes.

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Suspected drug dealers in custody

04 October 2024
Suspected drug dealers in custody

Two people were arrested after police searched a house and found cannabis and weighing scales.

Arrest after police called to disturbance in residential street

04 October 2024
Arrest after police called to disturbance in residential street

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drunk and disorderly behaviour after police descended on a residential road.

Air ambulance called to crash involving motorbike and car

03 October 2024
Air ambulance called to crash involving motorbike and car

A man was flown to hospital following a crash involving a motorbike and a car.

Property tycoon strangled woman multiple times

03 October 2024
Property tycoon strangled woman multiple times

A violent offender has been jailed after repeatedly strangling his female victim who he subjected to a “prolonged ordeal”.

New wheels for charity helping late-night revellers

03 October 2024
New wheels for charity helping late-night revellers

A charity which supports late-night revellers who get into difficulty in a town centre has been given a new support vehicle.

Key route to shut for a month as historic bridge repaired

02 October 2024
Key route to shut for a month as historic bridge repaired

Work on one of a town’s medieval bridges is going to close a key route for more than a month.

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King ‘deeply touched’ as residents save ancient Kent woodland

02 October 2024
King ‘deeply touched’ as residents save ancient Kent woodland

The King has sent his congratulations to a community that raised £100,000 in just 23 days to buy their at-risk woodland.

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Spear and machete seized as police raid drug dealer’s home

02 October 2024
Spear and machete seized as police raid drug dealer’s home

Weapons including samurai swords, nunchucks and an extendable baton have been seized from the home of a drug dealer.

Seven whales die off the Kent coast amid rescue efforts

02 October 2024
Seven whales die off the Kent coast amid rescue efforts

Seven whales have now been confirmed dead after becoming stranded on mudflats off the Kent coast.

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Developer claims work has started on homes – but only a few metres of kerb has been laid

02 October 2024
Developer claims work has started on homes – but only a few metres of kerb has been laid

A house builder is arguing a few metres of kerb is enough to say work has started on 62 homes so it doesn’t need planning permission.

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