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Home's current value dwarfs what it sold for in 1978

31 October 2022
Home's current value dwarfs what it sold for in 1978

A detached home with stables and a three-acre paddock can be yours for £1.75m – but would have cost a fraction of that 44 years ago.

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Years of confusion over estate's identity to end

31 October 2022
Years of confusion over estate's identity to end

A boundary review should finally put an estate in its place – but it will come at a cost for some.

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Success as villagers buy church

31 October 2022
Success as villagers buy church

A village has successfully bought a redundant church to use as a community centre.

Service station to get a new look

31 October 2022
Service station to get a new look

Esso proposes to replace a garage's "aged fuel installation" with safer tanks as part of an upgrade.

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Garage to be demolished to make way for four-bed home

31 October 2022
Garage to be demolished to make way for four-bed home

A householder want to knock down his garage and build a new detached home.

Plans for new floodlit pitches at sports centre

30 October 2022
Plans for new floodlit pitches at sports centre

An application has been submitted to add eight five-a-side football pitches to a popular sports ground.

Huge incinerator extension cancelled

30 October 2022
Huge incinerator extension cancelled

A plan to extend an incinerator has been unexpectedly withdrawn after two years.

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Sweeps are back on town's iconic windmill

29 October 2022
Sweeps are back on town's iconic windmill

We take a look at Kent's rich windmill heritage.

Still battling to 'save capel'

29 October 2022
Still battling to 'save capel'

The Prime Minster has been reminded of his promises over housing targets.

Plans for holiday homes park with 'log cabins'

28 October 2022
Plans for holiday homes park with 'log cabins'

An application for 13 holiday cabins has been submitted for a field adjacent to an existing Gypsy site.

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Businesses and tourism body back caravan park plans

28 October 2022
Businesses and tourism body back caravan park plans

A bid to add holiday lodges to a caravan park has received widespread backing.

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Property owner plans mini-solar farm

28 October 2022
Property owner plans mini-solar farm

A home-owner is looking to instal 24 standing solar panels in his back garden.

Homes development planned for back garden

28 October 2022
Homes development planned for back garden

A developer is looking to build six new homes in the back garden of a property near a town centre.

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Kent County Council's budget gap widens to £70m

27 October 2022
Kent County Council's budget gap widens to £70m

There is not a single department at KCC that is not facing some form of cut, says the authority's finance chief.

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The shopping centre opened by Princess Diana

27 October 2022
The shopping centre opened by Princess Diana

Huge crowds turned out in 1992 to watch the opening by Princess Diana of a £72 million shopping centre.

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Protesters rally against dumping of sewage in sea

27 October 2022
Protesters rally against dumping of sewage in sea

Demonstrators are inviting others to join them at the beach for a rally against the water companies.

Up to 2,200 jobs promised at new industrial estate

27 October 2022
Up to 2,200 jobs promised at new industrial estate

A large business park is planned for farmland as part of a new garden village.

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Plan to build 100 homes and GP surgery at farm

26 October 2022
Plan to build 100 homes and GP surgery at farm

Proposals have been put forward to demolish agricultural buildings to make way for a new estate.

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Did you witness shop row?

26 October 2022
Did you witness shop row?

Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a woman was allegedly assaulted.

'To spare green belt we'll have to build up Tonbridge and Kings Hill'

26 October 2022
'To spare green belt we'll have to build up Tonbridge and Kings Hill'

As a council prepares its blueprint for future development, five options have been presented to residents.

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