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Daniel Esson, Local Democracy Reporter

Daniel Esson joined the KM Group in September 2022 as a Local Democracy Reporter, covering second-tier local authorities.

Former social club could be replaced with flats as Starbucks offer rejected

23 November 2024
Former social club could be replaced with flats as Starbucks offer rejected

A former working men’s club could be replaced with two blocks of flats after bosses rejected an offer from Starbucks.

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Taxi fares could jump to second priciest in county

22 November 2024
Taxi fares could jump to second priciest in county

Hard-pressed cabbies are hoping the go-ahead is given to plans to hike the amount they can charge their customers.

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‘School lights up our street like the Blackpool Illuminations!’

20 November 2024
‘School lights up our street like the Blackpool Illuminations!’

Fed-up neighbours have compared bright lights on a nearby school which stay on until 10pm every night to the Blackpool Illuminations.

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Corner shop stripped of booze licence after selling restricted item to child

19 November 2024
Corner shop stripped of booze licence after selling restricted item to child

A corner shop has been stripped of its licence to sell alcohol after being caught selling age-restricted products to a 13-year-old.

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Kent’s largest solar farm could power 20% of homes in county

13 November 2024
Kent’s largest solar farm could power 20% of homes in county

The largest solar farm ever proposed for Kent could generate enough power for 20% of homes in the county, it has been claimed.

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Christmas carousel to join family-favourite ice rink and Ferris wheel

13 November 2024
Christmas carousel to join family-favourite ice rink and Ferris wheel

A town is set to grow its festive offering with a new ride, despite fears over the damage it will do to the grass.

'If not here, where?': 136-home estate likened to 'east German boil cluster' reluctantly approved

12 November 2024
'If not here, where?': 136-home estate likened to 'east German boil cluster' reluctantly approved

Controversial plans for a housing estate on the site of a “dingy” former gas works have been given the nod despite fears of creeping urbanisation.

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Extra safety work delays reopening of town's theatre

12 November 2024
Extra safety work delays reopening of town's theatre

A raft of extra work is being carried out before a town theatre can finally reopen after new fire safety changes in the wake of the Grenfell disaster.

Plans for new healthcare hub which could offer up to 60,000 appointments per year

11 November 2024
Plans for new healthcare hub which could offer up to 60,000 appointments per year

A disused university building could be transformed into an ‘all-in-one’ healthcare centre offering up to 60,000 appointments per year.

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Plan for 8,000-home garden village would be ‘an unmitigated disaster’

08 November 2024
Plan for 8,000-home garden village would be ‘an unmitigated disaster’

Councillors have reacted after a decision on a new garden village with more than 8,000 homes was taken out of their hands.

Plans for ‘new town’ with 8,400 homes sent to government to decide

07 November 2024
Plans for ‘new town’ with 8,400 homes sent to government to decide

Plans for more than 8,000 new homes will now be decided by the government, amid fears of “destruction of the countryside”.

Boss reveals £20m plans to turn historic Kent home into new Pig Hotel

07 November 2024
Boss reveals £20m plans to turn historic Kent home into new Pig Hotel

The boss behind the £20m revamp of an historic home and 100 acres of land has spoken of his big plans.

Cinema 'might not survive' parking fee hikes as council ‘killing businesses’

07 November 2024
Cinema 'might not survive' parking fee hikes as council ‘killing businesses’

Bosses of a Kent cinema say it will struggle to survive if rates in the county’s most expensive car parks are increased again.

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Plan unveiled for enormous battery storage facility ‘among UK’s biggest’

04 November 2024
Plan unveiled for enormous battery storage facility ‘among UK’s biggest’

There are fears for the countryside following plans for one of the country’s biggest energy storage facilities on the edge of a Kent village.

Concerns over ‘homophobic’ church set to open in town

04 November 2024
Concerns over ‘homophobic’ church set to open in town

A homophobic church, which preaches that being gay is “a trap of the devil”, has sparked concerns as it prepares to open in a former leisure centre.

Police officer altered number plate and lied to avoid speeding charges

04 November 2024
Police officer altered number plate and lied to avoid speeding charges

A Kent police officer has been banned from serving in the force after lying about his car being cloned to avoid speeding charges.

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People ‘priced out’ as cost of renting in Kent rockets - but what’s the solution?

04 November 2024
People ‘priced out’ as cost of renting in Kent rockets - but what’s the solution?

The cost of renting in some parts of Kent has risen by about a third in just five years, sparking calls for a council housing boom to boost supply.

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‘Shopping trolleys are everywhere - and the supermarkets must pay!’

31 October 2024
‘Shopping trolleys are everywhere - and the supermarkets must pay!’

A council plans on battling “the plague” of shopping trolleys dumped in its rivers and streets by hitting supermarkets harder in the pocket.

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Derelict former arcade could be flattened within months

30 October 2024
Derelict former arcade could be flattened within months

A town centre street scene could change forever amid plans to flatten the derelict shell of an amusement arcade.

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8,400-home garden village plans set to be refused by council

30 October 2024
8,400-home garden village plans set to be refused by council

Plans for what could be one of the UK’s largest housing developments look set to be refused.

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