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Bid to demolish shops and build 'rabbit hutch' flats set for approval

13 March 2023
Bid to demolish shops and build 'rabbit hutch' flats set for approval

Plans to tear down a row of popular shops and erect a four-floor block in its place appear set to be given the green light.

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Glamping site to open for months despite 'parking pandemonium' fears

13 March 2023
Glamping site to open for months despite 'parking pandemonium' fears

A glamping site described as "quirky" by supporters will operate for up to seven months a year - despite fears it would spark parking "pandemonium".

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1,500 bins missed each week across Kent

09 March 2023
1,500 bins missed each week across Kent

Shocking figures obtained by KentOnline reveal as many as 1,500 bins across are being missed across the county each week.

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Club has opening hours reduced after reports of affray

08 March 2023
Club has opening hours reduced after reports of affray

A nightclub will have to close earlier after police requested a licence review following two reported incidents of affray.

New housing approved for site hit by vandals

08 March 2023
New housing approved for site hit by vandals

A disused site long blighted by vandalism is set to become sheltered accommodation once again - but it is unclear when building work will start.

Special needs school's bid to open canteen in train carriage

07 March 2023
Special needs school's bid to open canteen in train carriage

A special needs school has put forward ambitious proposals for a new canteen.

'Violence' at nightclub sparks police calls for licence review

01 March 2023
'Violence' at nightclub sparks police calls for licence review

A club is to face a review of its licence following two reports of affray just months after it won later opening hours.

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Dog poo capital of Kent branded 'dump' as only 1% fined

21 February 2023
Dog poo capital of Kent branded 'dump' as only 1% fined

Only 30 fines have been dished out to dog owners in two years for failing to pick up after their pets, a KentOnline investigation has found.

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Mums’ concern as free school travel set to be scrapped

20 February 2023
Mums’ concern as free school travel set to be scrapped

Parents will be told to cough up £500 if plans to axe free school journeys for teens with special needs are given the go-ahead.

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Village backlash over traveller pitch approval

17 February 2023
Village backlash over traveller pitch approval

Villagers living near a traveller encampment claim many have started to 'sell their family homes' after the pitch was granted residency.

Private developer bids to buy seafront site from cash-strapped council

16 February 2023
Private developer bids to buy seafront site from cash-strapped council

A private developer is offering to buy and take over a controversial seafront scheme for homes and a new leisure centre from a cash-strapped council.

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'We've been accosted on street and abused online - it must stop now'

15 February 2023
'We've been accosted on street and abused online - it must stop now'

Politicians say they have been accosted on the street, accused of corruption and harassed online as they bid to put a stop to the abuse.

First look at new estate locals fear will ‘destroy village’

14 February 2023
First look at new estate locals fear will ‘destroy village’

Images of a 180-home estate have been revealed as developers press ahead with the project, which supporters say will "breathe life" into the area.

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AI camera helps stop boy racer problem

12 February 2023
AI camera helps stop boy racer problem

A crackdown on nuisance boy racers in one borough has been a success – and could be copied in other parts of Kent.

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Shop's late-night booze bid 'has divided village'

09 February 2023
Shop's late-night booze bid 'has divided village'

There are fears anti-social behaviour could increase in a village after a corner shop was granted a licence to sell alcohol until 11pm.

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Historic high street now ‘resembles second-class Las Vegas'

09 February 2023
Historic high street now ‘resembles second-class Las Vegas'

A crackdown is being launched against garish shopfronts which are "getting worse by the day" along one historic high street.

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'Our town is turning into Wild West with all these developments'

08 February 2023
'Our town is turning into Wild West with all these developments'

A 220-home development has been given the go-ahead, despite claims a Kent town has become a house-building “Wild West”.

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Council u-turns on 'ridiculous' Sunday parking charges plan

07 February 2023
Council u-turns on 'ridiculous' Sunday parking charges plan

Controversial plans to introduce Sunday parking fees have been dropped after critics branded the idea "ridiculous".

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The fly-tipping hotspot 'blighted by rats and cockroaches'

03 February 2023
The fly-tipping hotspot 'blighted by rats and cockroaches'

One of the poorest neighbourhoods in Kent is plagued by rats, mice and cockroaches, concerned residents say.

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Huge venue wins bid for more outdoor gigs despite 'rattling windows'

02 February 2023
Huge venue wins bid for more outdoor gigs despite 'rattling windows'

One of Kent's biggest venues has been given the green light to host 40 outdoor gigs a year attracting almost 20,000 revellers each.

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