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Thousands fined for parking at county’s country parks

14 January 2024
Thousands fined for parking at county’s country parks

More than 6,000 motorists have been hit with fines after being tracked by ANPR cameras at much-loved green spaces.

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Staying on track: Town’s miniature railway saved from demolition

13 January 2024
Staying on track: Town’s miniature railway saved from demolition

A council leader has pledged to keep his town’s miniature railway safe but has committed to pulling down its leisure centre.

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Nuclear blast was ‘a great adventure’

12 January 2024
Nuclear blast was ‘a great adventure’

Three veterans of Britain’s NuclearTest programme of the 1950s have finally received the medals they deserve.

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Tributes to ‘passionate’ and ‘forthright’ former mayor

11 January 2024
Tributes to ‘passionate’ and ‘forthright’ former mayor

A popular former councillor known for her blunt speaking and passion for her ward has died.

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Plan to turn hotel into 14-bed HMO

11 January 2024
Plan to turn hotel into 14-bed HMO

A hotel annexe, previously used to house homeless people, could be turned into a 14-bed property in an area ‘under siege’ from HMOs.

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Solar farm in greenbelt will power 3,700 homes

11 January 2024
Solar farm in greenbelt will power 3,700 homes

A controversial solar farm proposal has been approved by the district council, despite dozens of objections.

‘He did so many things for the village’

11 January 2024
‘He did so many things for the village’

A village is in mourning for a parish councillor of five decades ‘who was always thinking of others’.

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Neighbours unhappy with plans to convert house into child care home

10 January 2024
Neighbours unhappy with plans to convert house into child care home

People living near a five-bedroom house earmarked to be turned into a children's care home fear disruption and intimidation from incoming youngsters.

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MP points the way to village green status

10 January 2024
MP points the way to village green status

A three-year campaign to have redundant farmland declared a village green will be decided soon after a date was set for a public inquiry.

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£300k in the bag to buy village pub seen on TV

10 January 2024
£300k in the bag to buy village pub seen on TV

Villagers are hoping for an extra £250,000 grant from the government would help them buy Pop Larkins’ boozer.

New leisure centre could cost £20m

10 January 2024
New leisure centre could cost £20m

There are calls to halt plans to demolish an ageing leisure until it’s been decided where the new one will go.

Villagers asked whether conservation area should be extended

10 January 2024
Villagers asked whether conservation area should be extended

Residents are being asked which buildings are important in forming the character of their village.

Former councillor and mayor dies

09 January 2024
Former councillor and mayor dies

A former councillor and town mayor with an encyclopedic knowledge of local history has been praised after his death.

‘We would get rid of traffic by McDonald’s and the monstrous hotel’

08 January 2024
‘We would get rid of traffic by McDonald’s and the monstrous hotel’

A vision for a litter-free, greener and thriving town centre has been set out by an opposition party tired of waiting for official plans.

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For Sale board prompts pub rumours

06 January 2024
For Sale board prompts pub rumours

Five years on from its purchase by Kent County Council for junction improvements, a once popular pub is still standing – and still empty.

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‘We can power 3,700 homes’

04 January 2024
‘We can power 3,700 homes’

A controversial solar farm proposal has attracted 60 letters in support and 73 in opposition.

‘There’s just hours to go to have your say’

03 January 2024
‘There’s just hours to go to have your say’

People are being urged to respond to revised plans for a large solar farm in the countryside.

‘We should be protecting ancient woodland not being party to destroying it’

03 January 2024
‘We should be protecting ancient woodland not being party to destroying it’

A council’s cabinet members have ignored the wishes of the majority of its members not to extend a ragstone quarry into ancient woodland.

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Twitchers flock to catch glimpse of rare bird

03 January 2024
Twitchers flock to catch glimpse of rare bird

Bird-watchers have descended on a housing estate to catch sight of a rare winter visitor.

‘He will be well remembered’

02 January 2024
‘He will be well remembered’

The retired owner of a farm shop and fish and chip bar has passed away.

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