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‘It is not just a leisure centre – don’t tear it down’

25 January 2024
‘It is not just a leisure centre – don’t tear it down’

Residents hoping to save a leisure centre say it was once the heart of their community and could be again.

How more than 400 Kent breweries disappeared

25 January 2024
How more than 400 Kent breweries disappeared

Kent’s brewing history is a tale of an incessant march towards just a few big names as countless independent breweries were lost.

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Bus lane makes £1.5m in fines

24 January 2024
Bus lane makes £1.5m in fines

A controversial bus lane is to stay despite a 1,000-signature petition calling for it to be scrapped.

Rwanda policy ‘better than no plan at all’

24 January 2024
Rwanda policy ‘better than no plan at all’

A Kent MP says she is optimistic a Tory government will remain after the next election – and isn’t worried about losing voters under boundary changes.

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‘KCC are about to shoot themselves in the foot’

24 January 2024
‘KCC are about to shoot themselves in the foot’

KCC aims to cut £1.3m in recycling payments to local authorities, even though it may cost the authority more in the long run.

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‘Roadworks and lockdown hit our pub hard - but we’re here and still open’

24 January 2024
‘Roadworks and lockdown hit our pub hard - but we’re here and still open’

Despite enduring Covid and huge congestion as a result of the A249 roadworks, a community pub is still going strong.

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‘This ancient woodland is dear to so many of us’

23 January 2024
‘This ancient woodland is dear to so many of us’

Supporters of a campaign to protect an ancient woodland are invited to a new group’s first meeting.

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Bungalow for sale with huge park for back garden

23 January 2024
Bungalow for sale with huge park for back garden

A bungalow within a 440-acre park is up for sale at auction with a guide price of £145,000.

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Prized railway’s future is secured

22 January 2024
Prized railway’s future is secured

A model railway society has been given further guarantees that it is not about to hit the buffers.

Six weeks of diversions for major road closure

22 January 2024
Six weeks of diversions for major road closure

The six-week closure of a town’s key artery is likely to put “enormous pressure” on other routes, it has been warned.

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‘It’s a huge opportunity – but should we build homes and the next 02 Arena there?’

21 January 2024
‘It’s a huge opportunity – but should we build homes and the next 02 Arena there?’

Shoppers in a town sidelined in the debate over controversial plans for 2,500 homes and a 28,000-seater stadium in the green belt have had their say.

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Former village school to be auctioned off

19 January 2024
Former village school to be auctioned off

A former Victorian village school is for sale with planning permission for three homes.

New changes proposed at M2 junction

19 January 2024
New changes proposed at M2 junction

Changes to a motorway junction are included in a new consultation on a borough’s long-term planning blueprint for what can be built and where.

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Children’s home plan rejected

19 January 2024
Children’s home plan rejected

A proposal to convert a house in a residential area into a home for children in care has been rejected.

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‘Hidden’ sauna from 1948 Olympics granted listed status

19 January 2024
‘Hidden’ sauna from 1948 Olympics granted listed status

Britain’s “oldest sauna” has been protected for future generations with the granting of listed status.

Remembering the ‘Cobnut King’

18 January 2024
Remembering the ‘Cobnut King’

There will be a memorial service this weekend for the farmer who saved the Kent cobnut industry from EU interference.

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Eight weeks of road closures for £900k water works

17 January 2024
Eight weeks of road closures for £900k water works

A utility company is to dig up two roads as part of a scheme to upgrade water supplies in a town.

Rule-breaking drivers face £70 fines under plans

17 January 2024
Rule-breaking drivers face £70 fines under plans

The council is looking to install ANPR cameras to catch drivers flouting the rules of the road after gaining new powers.

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‘I grew up in a children’s home - don’t judge them’

17 January 2024
‘I grew up in a children’s home - don’t judge them’

A mother, who lost both her parents when she was 11, is calling on people not to vilify children who could move into a care home next door to them.

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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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