Home   Authors   Author

‘Care homes should pay for own GPs’

25 June 2024
‘Care homes should pay for own GPs’

A patients’ group is calling for politicians to address the problem of overwhelmed GP surgeries following the election.

New blood test clinic opens

24 June 2024
New blood test clinic opens

A new clinic has opened offering private blood tests, promising results within 24 hours to beat GP queues.

1

Fears sports hub plans could put allotments at risk

24 June 2024
Fears sports hub plans could put allotments at risk

A road-widening scheme to facilitate a new football ‘centre of excellence’ could encroach on 130-year-old allotments, an inspector was told.

The truth behind mystery statues around town

23 June 2024
The truth behind mystery statues around town

Some residents in the town were left scratching their heads about the statues.

‘Crime is going down - social media just makes it look bad’

22 June 2024
‘Crime is going down - social media just makes it look bad’

Crime has dropped significantly in a town centre and now council leaders want to fix its reputation online.

46

Council objects to 1,300 home plan for neighbouring borough

21 June 2024
Council objects to 1,300 home plan for neighbouring borough

A borough council believes it will suffer if a neighbouring authority approves a huge homes plan.

3

Man caught on camera defacing election board

20 June 2024
Man caught on camera defacing election board

A Green Party candidate is ‘disappointed’ after several of her election posters were defaced with pro-Reform slogans.

13

Historic pub set to reopen under new owners

20 June 2024
Historic pub set to reopen under new owners

A new pub company has made its first purchase and is ready to reopen.

‘We saved church and opened community hub - it’s barely been empty since’

19 June 2024
‘We saved church and opened community hub - it’s barely been empty since’

A year on and villagers say their new community centre hosts groups nearly every day, from stargazers to singers.

Plans go on show for sports hub and homes on former golf course

19 June 2024
Plans go on show for sports hub and homes on former golf course

A football club is backing plans for a sports facility, saying it might not survive if it cannot find a new home.

Number of lodges has increased five fold at ever-growing holiday park

19 June 2024
Number of lodges has increased five fold at ever-growing holiday park

A holiday lodge park has submitted its 11th planning application in 13 years.

‘People couldn’t open their windows before traffic ban - it needs to stay’

18 June 2024
‘People couldn’t open their windows before traffic ban - it needs to stay’

An experimental ‘no entry’ scheme in a village high street could be made permanent.

2

Future of 2,000-home garden village at stake

17 June 2024
Future of 2,000-home garden village at stake

Public hearings into a town’s Local Plan proposals, including a garden village with 2,100 homes, resume after a two-year break.

Decision on experimental traffic scheme

17 June 2024
Decision on experimental traffic scheme

People have backed an experimental scheme to reduce traffic in a congested village.

Back-to-back election hustings in Kent to be live-streamed tonight

17 June 2024
Back-to-back election hustings in Kent to be live-streamed tonight

Back-to-back general election hustings covering three Kent constituencies will be live-streamed on KentOnline tonight.

5

‘I religiously separate my food waste from the rest… but what is the point?’

17 June 2024
‘I religiously separate my food waste from the rest… but what is the point?’

A binman has been caught on video emptying a food waste caddy directly into the general waste bin.

64

‘Help us set a new world record - we need hundreds of kids’

16 June 2024
‘Help us set a new world record - we need hundreds of kids’

Three 10-year-olds need 500 kids to join them in a record-breaking tug of war.

‘People are in despair over the ever-growing number of HMOs’

16 June 2024
‘People are in despair over the ever-growing number of HMOs’

A change of power at borough council level has yet to bring any relief to a town suffering from an abundance of Houses in Multiple Occupation.

49

Police chief gives view on probabtion hostel after damning documentary

14 June 2024
Police chief gives view on probabtion hostel after damning documentary

A police chief has given his assurance that policing is ‘tight’ around a probation hostel that was the subject of a damning Panorama exposé.

2

Plans to build flats on car park in conservation area

14 June 2024
Plans to build flats on car park in conservation area

A four-storey block of flats providing seven apartments could be built on a car park.

Close This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies.Learn More