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A retiring council chief executive will be replaced by her experienced deputy until a permanent appointment can be made.
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A council leader says his authority cannot take on any more asylum seekers – but others said a ‘zero’ response was not acceptable.
A campaign is under way to restore a Finnish sauna in Kent left over from the 1948 Olympic Games.
Plans to build holiday lodges in an ancient wood within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty have been turned down.
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A group of Air Cadets joined a former RAF gunner as he celebrated his centenary.
Vandals attacked a community’s Christmas tree which had been put up by volunteers.
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Two law firms with 225 years in business between them have joined forces.
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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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A council has been urged to plan for a new leisure hub before the existing one becomes unusable.
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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Planners are set to approve an application for 65 homes despite more than 450 letters of objection.
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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Motorists are warned of a road closure in the middle of a village starting next week.
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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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.
Plans have been submitted to convert a closed high street bank to a 46-seater Pepe’s Piri Piri restaurant and takeaway.
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Eight extra staff have been taken on as a commercial vehicle hire business opens a new workshop after a six-figure investment.
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A new all-in-one £13.5 million NHS health centre is open for business after many years of planning.
Villagers have been given six months to come up with the cash to buy their local after the landlord decided to sell up.
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A developer is arguing that without a valid local plan a borough council cannot reject its proposal for 150 homes in the countryside.
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