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There are fears nine new homes proposed to sit alongside a Finnish sauna built for the 1948 British Olympics will destroy the area’s tranquillity.
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Taxi drivers are being accused of refusing fares when the journeys are too short and cashless, leaving people stranded.
After being hit with costs for refusing a HMO application, a council is to beef up its planning policies.
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A photo restorer has colourised snaps of a town’s zoo to celebrate the 90th anniversary of its opening.
Ancient ruins of a significance “on a par with Stone Henge” will be preserved by allowing three new homes to be built.
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National Highways has reopened part of the A249 ahead of the Easter weekend.
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A memorial stone has been unveiled to the memory of a 19-year-old pilot killed on his first day in action during World War Two.
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A borough council is taking a step closer to net zero by adding solar panels to a town’s swimming pool.
The combination of borough and parish council elections together will see voters in one town electing 374 councillors.
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Everyone has chipped in to fund a new sensory garden at a GP surgery – except the NHS.
The building where cartoonist Tony Hart was educated and artist David Hockney taught has been sold off by Kent County Council.
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More than a third of people responding to a public consultation have backed plans to build homes on a golf course - but not everyone is convinced.
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A primary school has built on its good rating by the education watchdog and secured a national award recognising its caring qualities.
Kent’s police force has reduced its call waiting times from 15 minutes to 22 seconds for 101 non-emergency calls.
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A lorry is being recovered from a country road after getting stuck on a bend.
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Two ex-servicemen travelled to Downing Street in a bid to get justice after being used as ‘guinea pigs’ during Britain’s nuclear testing programme.
Ten leisure centres across the county are set to benefit from a windfall aimed at make them cheaper to run.
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A faulty spotlight above the stage of a school theatre sparked a blaze that saw pupils evacuated.
A domestic abuser who confessed to pulling a knife on his girlfriend in a chilling video clip has been jailed.
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A mum-to-be has won £1,000 thanks to kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday competition.
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