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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls general election

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls general election

22 May 2024

The Prime Minister has announced people will head to the polls for a general election in July.

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Vote on controversial docks development to go ahead

Vote on controversial docks development to go ahead

21 May 2024

A controversial planning application to redevelop working docks will go before a council’s planning committee for a decision.

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Government to decide whether girls’ grammar schools can start accepting boys

Government to decide whether girls’ grammar schools can start accepting boys

21 May 2024

Plans for three selective schools to become mixed-sex and admit both genders have been passed to a minister to decide.

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Council’s new leisure centre prices branded ‘daylight robbery’

Council’s new leisure centre prices branded ‘daylight robbery’

20 May 2024

A local authority has been warned it risks turning its new £24million leisure centre into a ‘white elephant’ unless it addresses its ‘high prices’.

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‘We must think creatively’: Greens select candidate for general election

‘We must think creatively’: Greens select candidate for general election

20 May 2024

The Green Party has selected a parliamentary candidate who has vowed to fight for ‘creative solutions’ to give residents better chances if elected.

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Questions over £20m cost of fixing council HQ

Questions over £20m cost of fixing council HQ

18 May 2024

Council bosses are defending a decision to spend millions on fixing their headquarters.

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Calls for Cabinet member to resign over poor performance

Calls for Cabinet member to resign over poor performance

17 May 2024

Opposition councillors have accused council cabinet members of “gaslighting” the public over cracking down on anti-social behaviour.

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Former deputy PM ‘gobsmacked’ by ‘hard-right’ Elphicke’s defection to Labour

Former deputy PM ‘gobsmacked’ by ‘hard-right’ Elphicke’s defection to Labour

17 May 2024

Former Deputy Prime Minister Damian Green has told the Kent Politics Podcast he’s amazed Labour has taken Dover MP Natalie Elphicke into its ranks.

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Opening date revealed for new £24m sports complex

Opening date revealed for new £24m sports complex

16 May 2024

A sports centre is set to reopen after undergoing a multi-million-pound transformation.

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‘Unique’ outdoor pool officially recognised as ‘historically significant’

‘Unique’ outdoor pool officially recognised as ‘historically significant’

15 May 2024

A popular lido thought to be the last riverside pool of its kind in the country has been officially recognised ahead of its summer reopening.

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‘Dawn of a new era’ declared as council group selects new leader and deputy

‘Dawn of a new era’ declared as council group selects new leader and deputy

14 May 2024

An opposition group have elected a new leader who they hope will take them back in to power.

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Tributes paid after death of public health chief and former Olympian

Tributes paid after death of public health chief and former Olympian

14 May 2024

A health chief who helped manage the response to the Covid pandemic across Medway and Kent has died.

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Everything you need to know about new ‘red route’ parking rules

Everything you need to know about new ‘red route’ parking rules

11 May 2024

Controversial ‘red routes’ come into force in one part of Kent today. Here’s everything you need to know about the new traffic measures.

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Kent Politics Podcast: MP stuns Tories and polling expert’s election date prediction

Kent Politics Podcast: MP stuns Tories and polling expert’s election date prediction

10 May 2024

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast discusses Dover MP Natalie Elphicke’s defection and hears from the head of polling company Electoral Calculus.

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Former deputy Tory leader joins Independent Group

Former deputy Tory leader joins Independent Group

09 May 2024

The ex deputy leader said she left the Tories over disagreements about the direction they were heading in and an unwillingness to accept mistakes.

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Michael Gove to decide future of docks application

Michael Gove to decide future of docks application

09 May 2024

Michael Gove will consider whether to intervene over a controversial application to redevelop docks.

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Villagers’ views sought on future of pensinsula

Villagers’ views sought on future of pensinsula

08 May 2024

Residents are being asked what they need to enhance their community in a rural part of Kent.

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Decision on controversial docks plan pushed back after legal challenge

Decision on controversial docks plan pushed back after legal challenge

07 May 2024

A decision on controversial plans to demolish a working docks and replace it with a business park has been delayed after a legal challenge.

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‘We’re becoming a ghost town’: Traders blast car parking charge hike

‘We’re becoming a ghost town’: Traders blast car parking charge hike

07 May 2024

Business owners have been left fearing for their future in a town centre after footfall dropped steeply following a hike in car parking charges.

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‘They need to stop building homes in Kent for Londoners’

‘They need to stop building homes in Kent for Londoners’

03 May 2024

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast guest hits out at vast swathes of the county being built on for people who don’t even live here.

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