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Double-decker donated to school

14 November 2023
Double-decker donated to school

Children at a special needs school have been given their own double-decker bus to play on.

Council boss announces retirement

14 November 2023
Council boss announces retirement

A local authority chief executive is retiring after working 40 years for the borough.

Disability footballers honour war heroes

14 November 2023
Disability footballers honour war heroes

A football club for players with disabilities held their own Remembrance event, with a little help from the RBL and firefighters.

Fury as homes sell-off plan scuppers museum project

14 November 2023
Fury as homes sell-off plan scuppers museum project

A council is selling two historic buildings that had been earmarked to become a museum dedicated to one of the UK's greatest architects.

Plan for 2,800-home garden village could be dropped to appease inspector

14 November 2023
Plan for 2,800-home garden village could be dropped to appease inspector

Proposals for a garden village on a green belt site could be dropped in order to help a council get its threatened local plan past an inspector.

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Sinkhole repairs to end this week

13 November 2023
Sinkhole repairs to end this week

A town centre road is set to re-open to traffic after a month-long closure due to a sinkhole.

The Dutch village keeping memory of teenage soldier alive

12 November 2023
The Dutch village keeping memory of teenage soldier alive

A Kent soldier who survived the D-Day landings but was killed liberating a Dutch village is being honoured by locals there to this day.

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Southeastern announce extra trains to London

10 November 2023
Southeastern announce extra trains to London

Commuters now have more options on how they get to the capital after Southeastern added extra railway services to two parts of the county.

Council moves services into Victorian mansion and former hotel

10 November 2023
Council moves services into Victorian mansion and former hotel

A Victorian mansion will offer a choice of three wedding venues as the county council moves some of its services into a new home.

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‘It’s no good – I just can’t work with councils’

09 November 2023
‘It’s no good – I just can’t work with councils’

A former Apprentice contestant is disbanding his community interest company after parish councils rejected his skatepark plans.

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Appeal to help complete new village for veterans

08 November 2023
Appeal to help complete new village for veterans

An appeal has been launched for donations towards completing the construction of homes for ex-service personnel.

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School principal ‘unexpectedly’ quits

08 November 2023
School principal ‘unexpectedly’ quits

A primary school head teacher has left suddenly over the half-term break.

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Luxury homes plan for former cricket field

08 November 2023
Luxury homes plan for former cricket field

A former cricket pitch that once lay in the grounds of an historic manor house has been earmarked for new housing.

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Taxi drivers told to accept card payments

08 November 2023
Taxi drivers told to accept card payments

Another local authority has joined the growing list of those making it compulsory for taxi drivers to accept card payments.

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Future of village’s post office remains uncertain

08 November 2023
Future of village’s post office remains uncertain

A village may lose its post office when work starts on a new housing development of 100-plus homes.

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‘Nothing done for a year’ on empty housing association bungalow

07 November 2023
‘Nothing done for a year’ on empty housing association bungalow

A housing association property that’s been empty for two years is suffering from damp and has an overgrown garden that attracts rats, say neighbours.

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Six classrooms planned for village pre-school

07 November 2023
Six classrooms planned for village pre-school

The new owner of a natural health clinic wants to re-open it as a pre-school.

Last chance to have a say on planning blueprint

07 November 2023
Last chance to have a say on planning blueprint

Residents have one final chance to comment on plans that will shape the future development of their town and borough.

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Railway club appoints first ever female chair

06 November 2023
Railway club appoints first ever female chair

A society for railways enthusiasts has appointed its first woman chair in its 53-year history.

Hunt for Ginsters sticker fridge dumper

06 November 2023
Hunt for Ginsters sticker fridge dumper

Angry villagers are trying to track down fly-tippers who dumped a commercial fridge in a country lane.

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