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Santa’s grotto planned for Bluewater - but it won’t be here for Christmas

29 October 2024
Santa’s grotto planned for Bluewater - but it won’t be here for Christmas

Kent’s biggest shopping centre is looking to install a Christmas grotto alongside its existing ice rink.

Plans for 90 homes and ‘drive-thru’ on edge of village near McDonald’s

27 October 2024
Plans for 90 homes and ‘drive-thru’ on edge of village near McDonald’s

Developers have submitted plans for 90 homes and a possible drive-thru on the edge of a village, near an existing 24-hour McDonald’s.

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Council to slash car park fees by almost 90% after villager revolt

26 October 2024
Council to slash car park fees by almost 90% after villager revolt

Villagers are “over the moon” as a council prepares to backtrack on an “astronomical” increase in car park charges.

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Fears £6m ‘green campus’ will just be an ‘empty tin shed'

26 October 2024
Fears £6m ‘green campus’ will just be an ‘empty tin shed'

There are fears a flagship council project will end up as just ‘an empty tin shed’ as businesses have shown little interest in the plans.

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Factory to be flattened for 120-home estate with no affordable housing

23 October 2024
Factory to be flattened for 120-home estate with no affordable housing

A factory is set to be flattened to make way for a new housing estate - but not a single home will be affordable.

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Village ‘under siege’ from development with holiday park plans

22 October 2024
Village ‘under siege’ from development with holiday park plans

Developers have been accused of placing a village "under siege" after plans revealed a holiday park could be built next to a historic home.

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Bid to turn care home into 21-bed HMO

21 October 2024
Bid to turn care home into 21-bed HMO

Plans to convert a care home into a massive HMO may be dashed amid claims it would trigger traffic “bedlam”.

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Passenger price hike warning due to new EU border check delays

15 October 2024
Passenger price hike warning due to new EU border check delays

Prices could jump at the Channel Tunnel after bosses revealed £67m costs incurred by new EU border measures will likely hit passenger ticket prices.

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‘Environmental vandalism’ warning as woodland to be ‘destroyed’ for new homes

15 October 2024
‘Environmental vandalism’ warning as woodland to be ‘destroyed’ for new homes

Developers will commit "environmental vandalism" by felling trees to make space for a wetland on a new housing estate, say concerned councillors.

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170 homes approved despite fears of ‘increasingly unsafe’ roads

13 October 2024
170 homes approved despite fears of ‘increasingly unsafe’ roads

Controversial plans for a 170-home estate have been given the green light despite fears of nearby roads being “increasingly unsafe”.

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D-Day for future of historic cliff lift at beach set for £1.8m overhaul

11 October 2024
D-Day for future of historic cliff lift at beach set for £1.8m overhaul

A decision is due to be made on the future of a historic seaside attraction which forms part of a wider plan to revamp a beach area.

Farage eyes Kent elections as first councillor joins Reform - with 'more to follow'

08 October 2024
Farage eyes Kent elections as first councillor joins Reform - with 'more to follow'

Kent’s first Reform councillor claims some Tories could defect in the coming weeks - and thinks the party can “take control” of the county council.

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‘Breathing space’ as blueprint for nearly 10,000 homes delayed

06 October 2024
‘Breathing space’ as blueprint for nearly 10,000 homes delayed

Plans to deliver almost 10,000 more homes in a Kent district have been pushed back by up to a year amid a government shakeup of housebuilding rules.

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New Burger King branch given worst hygiene rating within first few weeks of opening

04 October 2024
New Burger King branch given worst hygiene rating within first few weeks of opening

A fast-food joint received a one-star food hygiene rating just weeks after opening after using “dirty and greasy” equipment.

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Why huge Kent projects and thousands of new homes could finally be built

03 October 2024
Why huge Kent projects and thousands of new homes could finally be built

Council bosses believe they have finally found a solution to a long-running environmental issue preventing thousands of new homes from being built.

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Fines overturned for cigarette littering - because planters ‘look like ashtrays’

03 October 2024
Fines overturned for cigarette littering - because planters ‘look like ashtrays’

People hit with fixed penalty notices for dropping cigarette butts in high street planters that “look like ashtrays” have had the fines rescinded.

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Why Kent MP won't trigger by-election despite quitting party

02 October 2024
Why Kent MP won't trigger by-election despite quitting party

Some constituents and activists are calling for a by-election after a Kent MP resigned from Labour - but she has explained why she won’t stand down.

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Kitesurfers ‘devastated’ at beauty spot ban after ‘birds disturbed’

30 September 2024
Kitesurfers ‘devastated’ at beauty spot ban after ‘birds disturbed’

Devastated kitesurfers have been banned from a coastal Kent beauty spot they had used for more than 20 years after “disturbing birds”.

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Plans revealed for solar park the size of 78 football pitches on farmland

30 September 2024
Plans revealed for solar park the size of 78 football pitches on farmland

Plans are in the works for a solar farm the size of 78 football pitches near a Kent village.

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Is town’s Netflix dream dead?

28 September 2024
Is town’s Netflix dream dead?

An ambitious film studios development linked to Netflix has been thrown into doubt as bosses have failed to secure an operator to run the site.

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