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Calls for pothole repairs to focus on residential and rural roads

Calls for pothole repairs to focus on residential and rural roads

13 October 2021

Road repairs must focus on residential and rural streets says the AA, as councils face £400m pothole blackhole.

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Jobless figures fall again - but will furlough have sting in its tail?

Jobless figures fall again - but will furlough have sting in its tail?

12 October 2021

The number of people claiming benefits has fallen once again this month as firms warn of a recruitment crisis.

One-off designer four-bedroom home for £4m

One-off designer four-bedroom home for £4m

12 October 2021

This individual designer home, built into the hillside and overlooking the Weald, has a £4m price tag - £1m for each perfectly proportioned bedroom.

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Shock rebellion ends plan for 330 homes on key route

Shock rebellion ends plan for 330 homes on key route

08 October 2021

In a shock rebellion councillors have rejected a development of 330 homes on a key route linking two boroughs.

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Protest over docks development

Protest over docks development

07 October 2021

Campaigners have staged a protest outside a chapel where a crucial vote was originally intended to be held on the council's draft Local Plan.

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Plans for 375 homes go under microscope

Plans for 375 homes go under microscope

07 October 2021

Updated plans for a major housing development have been revealed and views are being sought as part of a consultation.

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A day in the life of Kent's new garden city...

A day in the life of Kent's new garden city...

07 October 2021

With the development of thousands of homes well underway, reporter, Megan Carr, spent a day in Ebbsfleet and this is what it was like…

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Protest planned over homes on dock site

Protest planned over homes on dock site

07 October 2021

Demonstrators are expected to gather tonight to protest plans to build thousands of new homes.

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Vote on blueprint for 27,000 homes ditched

Vote on blueprint for 27,000 homes ditched

06 October 2021

A council's leadership is under fire after pulling its "incomplete and flawed" blueprint for homes ahead of a crunch vote it was set to lose.

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Road repair firm signs major deal with Greek government

Road repair firm signs major deal with Greek government

06 October 2021

A company which specialises in a more environmentally-friendly approach to road repairs has clinched a key deal.

Duchy's plan for mammoth 2,500-home estate revealed

Duchy's plan for mammoth 2,500-home estate revealed

06 October 2021

The royal estate fronted by Prince Charles has unveiled its masterplan for a huge housing development envisaged to be fully sustainable.

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A20 to close again as traffic lights installed

A20 to close again as traffic lights installed

05 October 2021

Contractors will shut a closure-hit section of the A20 again next week as work starts on the installation of traffic lights.

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Europe's biggest theme park will go ahead despite 'naysayers and doom-mongers'

Europe's biggest theme park will go ahead despite 'naysayers and doom-mongers'

05 October 2021

The man driving a £2.5bn theme park project says it will be built as he unveils first firms to be appointed to work on it.

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Office site set to open its doors to firms

Office site set to open its doors to firms

05 October 2021

Small businesses looking for flexible office space now have another option after the opening of a new site.

'It will be an eyesore for the neighbourhood'

'It will be an eyesore for the neighbourhood'

05 October 2021

Controversial plans to cram more flats onto the site of a derelict care home have been given the go-ahead, despite objections from residents.

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Puppy Love: The £10m home that will make you (and the dog) very happy

Puppy Love: The £10m home that will make you (and the dog) very happy

05 October 2021

This country mansion, on the market for £10m, has nine bedrooms, two gyms and even a separate room for the dog.

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Huge plans for 800-home estate spark traffic fears

Huge plans for 800-home estate spark traffic fears

04 October 2021

A housebuilding giant is preparing plans to build a sprawling development on 150 acres of farmland - sparking fears of a big increase in congestion.

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Labour shortages and price rises hit house building

Labour shortages and price rises hit house building

02 October 2021

The number of homes being built in Kent has stalled as a shortage of skilled workers coupled with rising costs of materials hits the housing sector.

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Protesters hope to save countryside from garden village development

Protesters hope to save countryside from garden village development

01 October 2021

Two parish councils are encouraging a picket of Maidstone Town Hall as councillors discuss Local Plan Review.

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'Firms are entering a dangerous moment'

'Firms are entering a dangerous moment'

30 September 2021

A leading business organisation warns of an 'autumn storm' of challenges to the county's small firms.

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