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Beach hut owners to pay five times more to rent shacks out to others

18 December 2022
Beach hut owners to pay five times more to rent shacks out to others

Beach hut owners have been ordered to pay five times more to sublet the seafront properties following a crackdown on anti-social behaviour.

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Bar slashes planned opening hours after residents' backlash

15 December 2022
Bar slashes planned opening hours after residents' backlash

A business launching at a £115m complex has reined in its planned opening hours following fears it would make life “barely tolerable” for neighbours.

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Popular 'mini village' bid for holiday camp given green light

14 December 2022
Popular 'mini village' bid for holiday camp given green light

A former Christian holiday camp that has stood empty for 15 years is to be turned into a sprawling retirement village after the plans were green-lit.

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Staffing issues at axed blood-testing service posed 'risk'

13 December 2022
Staffing issues at axed blood-testing service posed 'risk'

NHS bosses admit staffing issues sparked by a blood-testing service at a Kent hospital posed a risk to patients before it was axed suddenly.

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Twice a week 'all hell breaks loose' at club set for 4am close

13 December 2022
Twice a week 'all hell breaks loose' at club set for 4am close

Fed-up neighbours of a town centre nightclub say a decision to grant it later opening hours is "crazy".

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Taxi driver incentives to go electric branded 'drop in the ocean'

09 December 2022
Taxi driver incentives to go electric branded 'drop in the ocean'

Incentives to encourage taxi and private-hire firms to make the £50,000 switch to electric cars have been labelled “a drop in the ocean”.

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Iconic HQ building set to be turned into flats

09 December 2022
Iconic HQ building set to be turned into flats

A proposal to demolish a historic building to make way for an apartment block has been agreed, despite accusations of greed by councillors.

Council could make Airbnb owners pay for own bin collections

08 December 2022
Council could make Airbnb owners pay for own bin collections

A council could make owners of short-term holiday let properties face new charges for services such as waste collection.

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Neighbourhood used as 'dumping ground' by fly-tippers

07 December 2022
Neighbourhood used as 'dumping ground' by fly-tippers

A neighbourhood blighted by pockets of discarded rubbish has been branded a “dumping ground” for fly-tippers.

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Controversial town centre traffic ban set to be made permanent

07 December 2022
Controversial town centre traffic ban set to be made permanent

High street businesses fear “irreparable damage” will be done to their takings if controversial pedestrianisation plans are given the go-ahead.

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'Ban disposable BBQs before they spark wildfire'

06 December 2022
'Ban disposable BBQs before they spark wildfire'

Disposable barbecues should be banned at beauty spots and parks across a Kent borough before they spark a wildfire, a campaigner believes.

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'We can't just waste £5m - this isn't Monopoly money!'

05 December 2022
'We can't just waste £5m - this isn't Monopoly money!'

Campaigners and opposition councillors have hit out at council bosses as a major seafront development faces yet more stumbling blocks.

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Huge garden city plan given the green light

02 December 2022
Huge garden city plan given the green light

A 4,000-home development including two primary schools and a health centre has been approved, despite hundreds of objections and a High Court battle.

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Cash for traders to spruce up their shops

01 December 2022
Cash for traders to spruce up their shops

A scheme will see a council offer grants of up to £3,500 for businesses to do up the outside of their shops.

Council leader, 84, to quit

01 December 2022
Council leader, 84, to quit

A veteran council leader who has been in charge of an authority for a decade is to retire from politics aged 84.

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'It’s the social heart of the community'

28 November 2022
'It’s the social heart of the community'

A closed village pub has been given permission to run as a B&B, despite villagers' concerns.

Million-pound home plan thrown out

28 November 2022
Million-pound home plan thrown out

A bid to turn a million-pound home into flats and houses has been refused after years of planning battles and the intervention of a TikTok influencer.

Huge housing estate will make area 'no-go zone'

28 November 2022
Huge housing estate will make area 'no-go zone'

A sweeping 4,000-home development is set to finally be given the green light - despite fears it will transform a part of Kent into a “no-go area”.

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Emergency housing need almost doubles in Kent's most deprived district

23 November 2022
Emergency housing need almost doubles in Kent's most deprived district

The number of households in emergency accommodation in Kent's most deprived district has almost doubled in a year - and is “likely to get worse”.

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Why GP is spending Sundays outside Kent MP's base

21 November 2022
Why GP is spending Sundays outside Kent MP's base

A doctor is braving the wind and the rain to devote his Sundays to sitting outside a Kent MP’s office.

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