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A former golf course earmarked for a new park is home to great crested newts and 34 species of birds.
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An MP is supporting a bill that would ramp up fines on overrunning roadworks to more than £12,000 a day.
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A council is looking to recoup £800,000 by cracking down on those who claim single person discounts, when they no longer live alone.
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Members of the public have a chance to quiz the two most powerful men in Medway.
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A campaign to stop a developer from building on the outskirts of a bird sanctuary is gaining momentum.
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A council is offering lucrative interest-free loans in bid to help businesses grow and take on more workers.
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Some 3,000 tons of recyclable waste could not be processed because residents had put the wrong things into the bags - costing taxpayers £57,000.
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Popular annual events and key community services are facing cutbacks in support as a council aims to plug a £12m hole in its finances.
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They may have no councillors at all but the Lib Dems certainly have high hopes in Medway, as Robert Boddy found out.
A council in financial turmoil has significantly reduced its money worries – but still has a steep hill to climb.
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Medway had the second-highest number of sewage overflows and the 13th greatest number of hours of spillages in the whole south east of England.
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People are to be encouraged to have their say on how Chatham town centre should look in the future.
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A council has spent £13m on temporary workers in just six months, as it struggles to attract and retain full-time staff.
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A council’s headquarters has been closed after RAAC was found in its roof.
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A youth council member with eyes on a potential future political career has spoken about how young people really can play an important role.
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Plans for a four-day music festival have been re-launched after they fell apart earlier this year.
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Residents are being urged to have their say on the future of developments taking place in their town as part of its proposed Local Plan.
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A pot of cash to help families struggling to pay bills has barely been touched – and could go back to the government if people don’t apply.
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A new policy covering outdoor events and how they are planned and paid for has been approved by a local authority, despite reservations.
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A council has marked the NHS's 75th anniversary by giving staff a top honour – the first time a non-military organisation has received the award.
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