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Residents get the hump over ‘bus only trap’ failure

17 December 2023
Residents get the hump over ‘bus only trap’ failure

Housing estate residents are growing increasingly frustrated over the failure of a ‘sump buster’ to stop traffic ‘rat-running’ past their homes.

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Inquiry into bid to build M20 warehouse after plans refused

16 December 2023
Inquiry into bid to build M20 warehouse after plans refused

An inquiry will be held over plans to build a large warehouse just off the M20, amid fears it would spoil the approach to a historic attraction.

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‘Ceasefire now’: Hundreds take part in pro-Palestinian rally

15 December 2023
‘Ceasefire now’: Hundreds take part in pro-Palestinian rally

Around 150 people joined a rally in protest at the ongoing treatment of Palestinians in the Israel-Gaza war.

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New images of planned primary school expansion

14 December 2023
New images of planned primary school expansion

CGI images have been released of what a village school, set to expand to meet demand, could look like.

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Green space the size of Gibraltar could be earmarked for housing

14 December 2023
Green space the size of Gibraltar could be earmarked for housing

A council has revealed that it expects to lose 1,661 acres of green field space to housing by 2038.

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Council appoints lawyer as interim chief

14 December 2023
Council appoints lawyer as interim chief

A retiring council chief executive will be replaced by her experienced deputy until a permanent appointment can be made.

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‘We can’t take any more asylum seekers – and throwing money at the problem won’t solve it’

13 December 2023
‘We can’t take any more asylum seekers – and throwing money at the problem won’t solve it’

A council leader says his authority cannot take on any more asylum seekers – but others said a ‘zero’ response was not acceptable.

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.

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