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‘No-swim warning would be cataclysmic for us’

25 September 2024
‘No-swim warning would be cataclysmic for us’

A coastal spot is waiting with dread to see if it’s hit with a no-swim warning, which would ‘decimate businesses’.

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Green energy battery storage site can remain despite fears of ‘threat to life’

24 September 2024
Green energy battery storage site can remain despite fears of ‘threat to life’

An energy storage facility has been given the green light despite fears it could “threaten the lives and health of residents”.

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‘It's money in the bin!': Empty buses on the Park & Ride losing £30k a month

23 September 2024
‘It's money in the bin!': Empty buses on the Park & Ride losing £30k a month

A mothballed Park & Ride site reopened to much opposition is causing more pollution than it prevents and losing almost £30,000 a month.

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Historic bandstand which hosted The Libertines to reopen after major revamp

19 September 2024
Historic bandstand which hosted The Libertines to reopen after major revamp

A historic bandstand and amphitheatre where the Libertines played to rapturous fans will soon be open to the public following an overhaul.

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Luxury gym gets green light - but new McDonald’s ‘not viable’

18 September 2024
Luxury gym gets green light - but new McDonald’s ‘not viable’

A town will no longer get its first McDonald’s as plans for a luxury gym on the same site have been approved instead.

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Corner shop loses licence after ‘wine thief held captive and hit with metal pole’

17 September 2024
Corner shop loses licence after ‘wine thief held captive and hit with metal pole’

Police say they have “lost faith” in a newsagent after repeated licence violations culminated in staff allegedly beating a shoplifter with a pole.

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Village homes finally approved after four-year saga

17 September 2024
Village homes finally approved after four-year saga

Plans for an 80-home estate have been approved after the previous developers behind the scheme went bust.

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'We're not worried about huge new luxury gym - it's a completely different clientele'

17 September 2024
'We're not worried about huge new luxury gym - it's a completely different clientele'

Plans for a new luxury gym are set to be approved by councillors tonight - but rival operators insist they are not worried.

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96-home estate gets green light despite flooding and sewage fears

16 September 2024
96-home estate gets green light despite flooding and sewage fears

Plans for almost 100 new homes have been approved despite “genuine concerns” about flooding and whether the sewer system will be able to cope.

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Finish date for major city centre project pushed back to 2026

11 September 2024
Finish date for major city centre project pushed back to 2026

A scheme that includes reopening a castle and creating a public square will now be complete by the start of 2026, a council expects.

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‘We don’t want mourners faced with trucks’

09 September 2024
‘We don’t want mourners faced with trucks’

A cemetery is locked in a dispute with a local council over plans for a new road to avoid mourners being faced with builders accessing the site.

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Corner shop faces licence review after ‘shoplifter hit with bar and barricaded in’

06 September 2024
Corner shop faces licence review after ‘shoplifter hit with bar and barricaded in’

A corner shop is having its licence reviewed after bosses failed to supply CCTV of an incident involving an alleged shoplifter being hit with a pole.

UK’s first school skatepark set to open despite ‘major concerns’

06 September 2024
UK’s first school skatepark set to open despite ‘major concerns’

A secondary school is building a skatepark in its grounds in what will be a UK first - despite "major concerns" from neighbours.

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Grim night for developers behind bid for 1,600-home estate

06 September 2024
Grim night for developers behind bid for 1,600-home estate

Protesters are celebrating a reprieve after developers failed to win approval for a controversial 1,600-home estate last night.

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Work delayed on new plaza in £22m project

05 September 2024
Work delayed on new plaza in £22m project

Building work on a flagship multi-million-pound new public square is yet to start amid snags during the permission-seeking process.

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‘They’ve turned our neighbourhood into a junkyard’

04 September 2024
‘They’ve turned our neighbourhood into a junkyard’

Fly-tippers are dumping mattresses, furniture and hardcore next to derelict garages, frustrated residents claim.

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Kent is now home to almost 2,000 HMOs - but what is it like to live in one?

28 August 2024
Kent is now home to almost 2,000 HMOs - but what is it like to live in one?

A tenant has revealed what life is like in a Kent HMO, as we look at why this form of shared living is on the rise - and what powers councils have.

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‘It’s a win for live music’ - Farm gets licence for summer events

24 August 2024
‘It’s a win for live music’ - Farm gets licence for summer events

The owner of a company is celebrating being allowed to host more music events on his farm during the summer months.

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Working men’s club to be lost forever as couple's home bid approved

24 August 2024
Working men’s club to be lost forever as couple's home bid approved

A working men's club that has been part of a village for decades is to become a two-bed home after a couple narrowly won planning permission.

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Beachfront bar’s music bid stumbles amid ‘intolerable noise’ fears

22 August 2024
Beachfront bar’s music bid stumbles amid ‘intolerable noise’ fears

Plans to play music at a bar’s terrace have been delayed amid fears of “an intolerable effect on residents.”

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