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Delays expected as gas main work begins

07 August 2023
Delays expected as gas main work begins

Work to replace a gas main will affect motorists and bus services for the next three weeks.

‘I’ve tried for 10 years to convert it – does council want it to rot away?’

06 August 2023
‘I’ve tried for 10 years to convert it – does council want it to rot away?’

A retired eye surgeon has told of her frustration as a 10-year fight to convert a derelict telephone exchange continues.

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Tributes paid to stage legend who has died aged 84

04 August 2023
Tributes paid to stage legend who has died aged 84

A towering figure in variety entertainment since the 1960s and a passionate advocate of inclusivity within the industry has died.

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Community’s bid for ‘village green’ to be decided

03 August 2023
Community’s bid for ‘village green’ to be decided

A two-year campaign to have 15 hectares of open space declared a village green finally has an end date in sight.

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‘Local people are not being allowed a say on road closure’

03 August 2023
‘Local people are not being allowed a say on road closure’

Highways officers have been slated for failing to address the public on the future of a road closure deemed a risk to school children.

Long delays on M2 after crash

03 August 2023
Long delays on M2 after crash

Motorists are facing rush-hour delays on a busy stretch of motorway due to a crash involving a car and a lorry.

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MP welcomes new state-of-the-art factory

03 August 2023
MP welcomes new state-of-the-art factory

An international heating and ventilation company has opened a brand new state-of-the-art factory in the county.

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Third Labour member resigns after ‘unexplained suspensions’

03 August 2023
Third Labour member resigns after ‘unexplained suspensions’

A Labour Party member of 30 years has quit after being suspended without being given a reason why.

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Mock blue plaque appears ‘honouring’ MP’s sewage vote

02 August 2023
Mock blue plaque appears ‘honouring’ MP’s sewage vote

A blue plaque has appeared in a town accusing its MP of voting to “allow raw sewage to be dumped in a river”.

‘Don’t blame me’: Property tycoon says roadworks are not his fault

02 August 2023
‘Don’t blame me’: Property tycoon says roadworks are not his fault

Controversial landlord Fergus Wilson has insisted highway works around one of his properties are nothing to do with him.

‘My brother died there – it’s now even more dangerous’

02 August 2023
‘My brother died there – it’s now even more dangerous’

A borough council has declined to fund improvements to the county’s second most dangerous junction despite an impassioned plea from a ward councillor.

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Travellers move onto playing field for third time in six weeks

02 August 2023
Travellers move onto playing field for third time in six weeks

Residents are frustrated after travellers returned to the same playing field for the third time in six weeks.

Strictly star reveals dad stabbed him in stomach and leg

02 August 2023
Strictly star reveals dad stabbed him in stomach and leg

Strictly star Anton Du Beke has made candid revelations about being stabbed by his alcoholic father as a child at his family home in Kent.

‘They will miss out’: Disabled man tells parliament of employment barriers

01 August 2023
‘They will miss out’: Disabled man tells parliament of employment barriers

A young disabled man from Kent has been addressing Parliament on the barriers people like him face on finding and securing employment.

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Unexploded hand grenade found near children’s play park

01 August 2023
Unexploded hand grenade found near children’s play park

An army bomb disposal team was called to a children’s play area after contractors uncovered a First World War hand grenade.

John Lewis worker ordered to pay back £55k after stealing stock

01 August 2023
John Lewis worker ordered to pay back £55k after stealing stock

A Bluewater stockroom worker who stole laptops, phones and Apple AirPods from his employer has been ordered to pay back more than £55,000.

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‘Tough decisions will be needed in the coming months’

01 August 2023
‘Tough decisions will be needed in the coming months’

A “perfect storm” of rising costs and falling incomes has left a council with a huge hole in its finances, its leader has warned.

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Council debates whether river can have rights

01 August 2023
Council debates whether river can have rights

A council is to investigate what more can be done to clean up its rivers following a Green Party motion.

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Air ambulances called to ‘serious crash’

31 July 2023
Air ambulances called to ‘serious crash’

Road closures were in place along a busy main road heading through a village following a serious crash involving two vehicles.

Town centre car park to become housing development

31 July 2023
Town centre car park to become housing development

A town centre car park could be redeveloped to provide 51 affordable homes.

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