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Road closed as fire engulfs barn

28 September 2023
Road closed as fire engulfs barn

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a farm where two barns and a haystack are thought to be alight – the third such fire in Kent in just four days.

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Warning of ‘significant disruption’ as tunnels to shut

28 September 2023
Warning of ‘significant disruption’ as tunnels to shut

Motorists have been warned there are likely to be lengthy delays at the weekend as work at the Dartford Crossing will reduce capacity by 75%.

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Royal British Legion granted high honour

28 September 2023
Royal British Legion granted high honour

The outstanding work of the Royal British Legion in caring for ex-servicemen over the past 100 years has been recognised.

Railway ale and cider festival steams ahead

28 September 2023
Railway ale and cider festival steams ahead

Real ales, ciders and steam trains will feature at a festival next month – what’s not to like?

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Village youth club returns

28 September 2023
Village youth club returns

A new community hub has allowed a village to re-open its youth club after a nine-year absence.

Plan to cut village speed limit

28 September 2023
Plan to cut village speed limit

People are being asked for their views on plans to extend a 30mph limit.

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Missing soldier’s grave discovered

28 September 2023
Missing soldier’s grave discovered

Eighty years after they were listed as missing in action, the graves of three British soldiers have been found.

Further changes to controversial town centre one-way system

28 September 2023
Further changes to controversial town centre one-way system

Kent Highways wants to know if tweaks to a controversial one-way system have worked.

Overnight closures on A20

27 September 2023
Overnight closures on A20

A major artery from the county town will close for three nights for surface repairs.

Villagers’ 32-month battle pays off

27 September 2023
Villagers’ 32-month battle pays off

A brass band, cava and canapes, inflatable slides and good wishes marked the opening a new village community hub.

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County’s Japanese knotweed hotspots revealed

27 September 2023
County’s Japanese knotweed hotspots revealed

Three towns have been named as the worst places in Kent for the invasive Japanese knotweed plant.

Subway plans for empty shop

26 September 2023
Subway plans for empty shop

A disused store could get a new lease of life thanks to the national sandwich chain.

Church hall to be replaced by dementia courtyard

26 September 2023
Church hall to be replaced by dementia courtyard

A church group plan to remove a building and create a dementia courtyard to better serve the public.

Beauty salon looks to expand

26 September 2023
Beauty salon looks to expand

More jobs could be created as a High Street nail bar looks to expand.

Road to close for 11 weeks

26 September 2023
Road to close for 11 weeks

A water main is to be replaced to avoid repeated failures, but work will close the road for 11 weeks.

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Bin charging policy scrapped

26 September 2023
Bin charging policy scrapped

A council has reversed its policy to always charge households for replacement waste bins, ahead of an opposition motion on the subject.

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Floodlights concern for neighbours

26 September 2023
Floodlights concern for neighbours

A thriving tennis club wants to replace grass courts with clay and add floodlights to extend the playing time.

‘They did their duty for us, now we must do our duty by them’

25 September 2023
‘They did their duty for us, now we must do our duty by them’

Permission has been granted for a garage workshop and ex-servicemen’s hub in the countryside- against planning officers’ advice.

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Call to put ‘life over limestone’ goes unheeded

25 September 2023
Call to put ‘life over limestone’ goes unheeded

An attempt to reverse a council’s support for a large ragstone quarry extension across an area of Ancient Woodland has been defeated – by one vote.

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‘I don’t know what’s going to happen – I have nowhere to go’

25 September 2023
‘I don’t know what’s going to happen – I have nowhere to go’

Twenty former homeless people are facing a return to living on the streets after a charity announced it was shutting its hostels.

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