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Teenage victim of war remembered at service

20 November 2023
Teenage victim of war remembered at service

A British serviceman who died in Belgium just 24 days before the end of the First World War has been honoured with a parade and wreath-laying service.

Playgroup’s closure ‘would be a disaster’

20 November 2023
Playgroup’s closure ‘would be a disaster’

A playgroup that has been running for 57 years is at a crisis point and has appealed for help to keep it open.

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‘Residents are already suffering an infrastructure deficit’

20 November 2023
‘Residents are already suffering an infrastructure deficit’

A consultation on revisions to a town’s key planning blueprint has closed, with an MP among the hundreds responding.

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Another HMO planned for ward with more than 100 already

18 November 2023
Another HMO planned for ward with more than 100 already

There are plans for another HMO in a ward which already has more than 115 – the highest in the town.

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Bid to rescue museum project fails

17 November 2023
Bid to rescue museum project fails

Plans to turn two listed buildings into a museum honouring a famed architect are in tatters, after an attempt to stop their sale was defeated.

‘School is a paragon of excellence’

17 November 2023
‘School is a paragon of excellence’

A school run by a trust responsible for thousands of pupils across the county has received another top Ofsted report.

Life-saving plan unveiled for red telephone box

16 November 2023
Life-saving plan unveiled for red telephone box

A village is seeking to install an iconic phone box, but you won’t be able to make calls from it.

New bus route to serve hospital

15 November 2023
New bus route to serve hospital

A new bus service will connect a town centre to the local hospital from Monday.

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Plans for town centre site submitted

15 November 2023
Plans for town centre site submitted

Final plans showing 217 flats in five apartment blocks have been revealed for a town centre redevelopment site.

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Double-decker donated to school

14 November 2023
Double-decker donated to school

Children at a special needs school have been given their own double-decker bus to play on.

Council boss announces retirement

14 November 2023
Council boss announces retirement

A local authority chief executive is retiring after working 40 years for the borough.

Disability footballers honour war heroes

14 November 2023
Disability footballers honour war heroes

A football club for players with disabilities held their own Remembrance event, with a little help from the RBL and firefighters.

Fury as homes sell-off plan scuppers museum project

14 November 2023
Fury as homes sell-off plan scuppers museum project

A council is selling two historic buildings that had been earmarked to become a museum dedicated to one of the UK's greatest architects.

Plan for 2,800-home garden village could be dropped to appease inspector

14 November 2023
Plan for 2,800-home garden village could be dropped to appease inspector

Proposals for a garden village on a green belt site could be dropped in order to help a council get its threatened local plan past an inspector.

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Sinkhole repairs to end this week

13 November 2023
Sinkhole repairs to end this week

A town centre road is set to re-open to traffic after a month-long closure due to a sinkhole.

The Dutch village keeping memory of teenage soldier alive

12 November 2023
The Dutch village keeping memory of teenage soldier alive

A Kent soldier who survived the D-Day landings but was killed liberating a Dutch village is being honoured by locals there to this day.

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Southeastern announce extra trains to London

10 November 2023
Southeastern announce extra trains to London

Commuters now have more options on how they get to the capital after Southeastern added extra railway services to two parts of the county.

Council moves services into Victorian mansion and former hotel

10 November 2023
Council moves services into Victorian mansion and former hotel

A Victorian mansion will offer a choice of three wedding venues as the county council moves some of its services into a new home.

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‘It’s no good – I just can’t work with councils’

09 November 2023
‘It’s no good – I just can’t work with councils’

A former Apprentice contestant is disbanding his community interest company after parish councils rejected his skatepark plans.

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Appeal to help complete new village for veterans

08 November 2023
Appeal to help complete new village for veterans

An appeal has been launched for donations towards completing the construction of homes for ex-service personnel.

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