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Work to start on new housing next to ‘village green’

29 January 2024
Work to start on new housing next to ‘village green’

A housing association is to provide another 106 affordable homes after permission has been finalised, two years since plans were first submitted.

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‘The new speed limits will be safer for everyone’

29 January 2024
‘The new speed limits will be safer for everyone’

Roads in one part of Kent have seen their speed limit reduced from 40 to 30mph.

Historic palace to become £1.5m wedding and events venue

27 January 2024
Historic palace to become £1.5m wedding and events venue

A council is to turn its most prestigious landmark building into a wedding venue at a cost of £1.5m.

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New builds ‘not a threat’ to Conservation Area

26 January 2024
New builds ‘not a threat’ to Conservation Area

A village’s historic core is surviving in good shape, a Conservation Area appraisal finds.

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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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