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Lidl set to be approved – despite objections from Aldi

29 March 2023
Lidl set to be approved – despite objections from Aldi

Plans for new budget supermarket look likely to get the nod, despite a rival trying to scupper its bid.

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'When I started barely anyone knew where Medway was'

29 March 2023
'When I started barely anyone knew where Medway was'

With almost a quarter of a century dedicated to Medway Council, chief executive Neil Davies is about to leave local government behind.

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Inspector tells developer 'flats must go'

27 March 2023
Inspector tells developer 'flats must go'

A developer which built more flats than it had permission for has been told they must either be demolished or changed.

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Plan for new railway station postponed

27 March 2023
Plan for new railway station postponed

Plans put forward for a new railway station have been mothballed due to a rise in costs.

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'We do not wish to be part of a tourist attraction'

24 March 2023
'We do not wish to be part of a tourist attraction'

People living near farmland earmarked for a £30m winery and visitor centre have been making their feelings clear as a planning inquiry gets under way.

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Rising costs force rethink over £2m town centre revamp

22 March 2023
Rising costs force rethink over £2m town centre revamp

Improvements to an open space in a town centre are being scaled back amid a rise in costs.

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Work starts on £24m leisure centre

21 March 2023
Work starts on £24m leisure centre

Work has started on rebuilding a leisure centre worth £24 million.

Developer puts in plans for more homes in village

21 March 2023
Developer puts in plans for more homes in village

An application to build another 45 houses in addition to a 184-home development in a village has been submitted.

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Petition for zebra crossing on busy school route

17 March 2023
Petition for zebra crossing on busy school route

A mum is calling for the council to install a crossing along a route used by families on the school run before a child is hurt.

Council spent £140k on doomed levelling up bid

16 March 2023
Council spent £140k on doomed levelling up bid

A local authority was left with a 'huge bill' preparing a bid for government levelling up cash it was never able to win, it has emerged.

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'Council used us in City of Culture bid - now it's threatening to take our licence'

16 March 2023
'Council used us in City of Culture bid - now it's threatening to take our licence'

An African bar held up as an example of cultural diversity could have its licence revoked following 'unfair' noise complaints.

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'This will mean we can offer a full PE curriculum'

15 March 2023
'This will mean we can offer a full PE curriculum'

Plans have been approved for a new all-weather sports pitch at a school struggling with water-logging.

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Cost of High Court battle over asylum seeker numbers revealed

15 March 2023
Cost of High Court battle over asylum seeker numbers revealed

The cost of a Kent council's legal challenge over the number of asylum seeking children it must care for has been made public.

Renewed hope over 'bloody ridiculous' Eurostar situation

14 March 2023
Renewed hope over 'bloody ridiculous' Eurostar situation

Relations between the UK and France could be key to resolving the "bloody ridiculous" situation of no Eurostar trains serving the county.

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Flats plan for former nightclub approved

13 March 2023
Flats plan for former nightclub approved

Developers have been given planning permission to build flats on a former nightclub.

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Town centre riverside apartments take shape

10 March 2023
Town centre riverside apartments take shape

The first two blocks of flats at a waterfront development in the heart of a town are due to be finished within the next six months.

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Plans for £2m nature reserve covering swathes of farmland approved

10 March 2023
Plans for £2m nature reserve covering swathes of farmland approved

A new 16-acre wetlands nature reserve is to be created as part of a huge "rewilding project" linked to the building of thousands of new homes.

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'A car wash? Really? We had a golden opportunity - and blew it'

09 March 2023
'A car wash? Really? We had a golden opportunity - and blew it'

Proposals for a car wash and a tyre shop on a derelict site have been criticised by councillors who are powerless to stop it happening.

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Cost of new SEN school increases by £16m

09 March 2023
Cost of new SEN school increases by £16m

More cash has been injected into building a new special education needs school after it emerged the project would cost five times as much as expected.

Multi-million pound plans to rebuild school approved

09 March 2023
Multi-million pound plans to rebuild school approved

Councillors have approved plans to rebuild a school to provide 265 extra places.

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