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General election postal ballot delays ‘criminal’

03 July 2024
General election postal ballot delays ‘criminal’

What to do if you haven’t received your postal ballot papers after delays have hit some parts of Kent.

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Protesters march over plans to pave over ‘thriving’ golf course with 2,500-home estate

02 July 2024
Protesters march over plans to pave over ‘thriving’ golf course with 2,500-home estate

Hundreds of villagers attended a protest march to continue their objections to plans for thousands of new homes in the green belt.

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Church to expand community services in vicarage used for refugees

01 July 2024
Church to expand community services in vicarage used for refugees

A town centre church has won permission to create a new meeting room in the former vicarage which has been used to home Ukrainian refugees.

‘Anne Boleyn would immediately recognise her room today’

01 July 2024
‘Anne Boleyn would immediately recognise her room today’

A year-long project has recreated Anne Boleyn’s rooms at Hever Castle.

Former bank to get new life as a community centre

01 July 2024
Former bank to get new life as a community centre

A former NatWest bank which has fallen victim to vandals can be turned into a religious-based community centre.

‘Care homes should pay for own GPs’

25 June 2024
‘Care homes should pay for own GPs’

A patients’ group is calling for politicians to address the problem of overwhelmed GP surgeries following the election.

New blood test clinic opens

24 June 2024
New blood test clinic opens

A new clinic has opened offering private blood tests, promising results within 24 hours to beat GP queues.

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Fears sports hub plans could put allotments at risk

24 June 2024
Fears sports hub plans could put allotments at risk

A road-widening scheme to facilitate a new football ‘centre of excellence’ could encroach on 130-year-old allotments, an inspector was told.

The truth behind mystery statues around town

23 June 2024
The truth behind mystery statues around town

Some residents in the town were left scratching their heads about the statues.

‘Crime is going down - social media just makes it look bad’

22 June 2024
‘Crime is going down - social media just makes it look bad’

Crime has dropped significantly in a town centre and now council leaders want to fix its reputation online.

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Council objects to 1,300 home plan for neighbouring borough

21 June 2024
Council objects to 1,300 home plan for neighbouring borough

A borough council believes it will suffer if a neighbouring authority approves a huge homes plan.

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Man caught on camera defacing election board

20 June 2024
Man caught on camera defacing election board

A Green Party candidate is ‘disappointed’ after several of her election posters were defaced with pro-Reform slogans.

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Historic pub set to reopen under new owners

20 June 2024
Historic pub set to reopen under new owners

A new pub company has made its first purchase and is ready to reopen.

‘We saved church and opened community hub - it’s barely been empty since’

19 June 2024
‘We saved church and opened community hub - it’s barely been empty since’

A year on and villagers say their new community centre hosts groups nearly every day, from stargazers to singers.

Plans go on show for sports hub and homes on former golf course

19 June 2024
Plans go on show for sports hub and homes on former golf course

A football club is backing plans for a sports facility, saying it might not survive if it cannot find a new home.

Number of lodges has increased five fold at ever-growing holiday park

19 June 2024
Number of lodges has increased five fold at ever-growing holiday park

A holiday lodge park has submitted its 11th planning application in 13 years.

‘People couldn’t open their windows before traffic ban - it needs to stay’

18 June 2024
‘People couldn’t open their windows before traffic ban - it needs to stay’

An experimental ‘no entry’ scheme in a village high street could be made permanent.

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Future of 2,000-home garden village at stake

17 June 2024
Future of 2,000-home garden village at stake

Public hearings into a town’s Local Plan proposals, including a garden village with 2,100 homes, resume after a two-year break.

Decision on experimental traffic scheme

17 June 2024
Decision on experimental traffic scheme

People have backed an experimental scheme to reduce traffic in a congested village.

Back-to-back election hustings in Kent to be live-streamed tonight

17 June 2024
Back-to-back election hustings in Kent to be live-streamed tonight

Back-to-back general election hustings covering three Kent constituencies will be live-streamed on KentOnline tonight.

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