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‘Pretend travellers are giving us a bad name...’

‘Pretend travellers are giving us a bad name...’

01 September 2023

A campaigning traveller has hit out at people he says are leaving their homes and pretending to belong to his community.

‘You could easily fill a single day with four days of work’

‘You could easily fill a single day with four days of work’

01 September 2023

To mark Labour’s first 100 days running Medway, we sat down with council leader Vince Maple to find out what it’s like to be finally in charge.

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Top Kent Tory MP ‘could lose seat’ over tip closure plans

Top Kent Tory MP ‘could lose seat’ over tip closure plans

31 August 2023

Conservative MP Helen Whately could be dumped out of parliament over plans to shut her local tip, opposition figures claim.

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£800k road scheme to go ahead despite public rejection

£800k road scheme to go ahead despite public rejection

31 August 2023

Motorists will face hefty fines in new no-stopping zones despite a consultation showing more than 60% opposed to the “money-making” plans.

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Town first to twin with Ukraine since the war

Town first to twin with Ukraine since the war

29 August 2023

A town in Kent has become the first community in the UK to twin with a city in Ukraine since the outbreak of war in eastern Europe.

Everything you need to know about ULEZ as it comes into force

Everything you need to know about ULEZ as it comes into force

29 August 2023

Despite a quashed High Court ruling, damaged cameras and countless protests, the Ultra Low Emission Zone has finally expanded.

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Police chief visits town amid crime and disorder fears

Police chief visits town amid crime and disorder fears

28 August 2023

A senior police officer says problems in a town centre are being dealt with amid calls from councillors and businesses for more to be done.

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‘We’re so overwhelmed by asylum-seekers we can’t care for Kent children’

‘We’re so overwhelmed by asylum-seekers we can’t care for Kent children’

26 August 2023

A council says it has reached a new ‘unthinkable’ crisis point of having to consider stopping taking Kent children into care.

Chance conversation revealed vital health service had moved away

Chance conversation revealed vital health service had moved away

25 August 2023

A controversial decision to move another medical service out of the Towns only came to light because of a chance conversation.

Scrap housing targets, say four out of five people

Scrap housing targets, say four out of five people

25 August 2023

An MP is pressing the government to listen to voters’ views and to scrap mandatory housing targets.

Health boss hauled before committee over major concerns

Health boss hauled before committee over major concerns

24 August 2023

Nearly half of surveyed workers at a health trust don’t believe their bosses would address concerns they raise.

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‘Red route plans ARE to make money...’

‘Red route plans ARE to make money...’

24 August 2023

It has been revealed plans to introduce fines for motorists stopping in “red-route” areas were designed solely to boost council finances.

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‘My background has prepared me for the challenges ahead...’

‘My background has prepared me for the challenges ahead...’

24 August 2023

A candidate hoping to become one of the Towns’ three MPs has explained how her life has shaped her political beliefs.

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‘I might be just 23, but I am a veteran of the Towns’ political scene...'

‘I might be just 23, but I am a veteran of the Towns’ political scene...'

23 August 2023

He’s 23, ambitious and touted as a future Tory leader, but what makes him tick? Local democracy reporter Robert Boddy spoke with Cllr George Perfect.

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The number of holiday homes in every part of Kent revealed

The number of holiday homes in every part of Kent revealed

23 August 2023

The districts with the most holiday homes have been revealed – amid growing calls for their spiralling numbers to be curbed.

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Labour’s Osborne has eyes set on second parliamentary bid

Labour’s Osborne has eyes set on second parliamentary bid

22 August 2023

A newly-appointed cabinet member has revealed he is looking at becoming an MP at the next general election.

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Party choose candidate for upcoming general election

Party choose candidate for upcoming general election

19 August 2023

The Liberal Democrat group has revealed its candidate for the UK’s next general election.

‘It’s unsustainable – Kent should not have to shoulder a national problem’

‘It’s unsustainable – Kent should not have to shoulder a national problem’

18 August 2023

Kent County Council says the number of vulnerable children arriving after crossing the Channel is placing the authority under unsustainable strain.

Next step in bid to bring back town’s market after three years

Next step in bid to bring back town’s market after three years

18 August 2023

After Covid lockdown restrictions forced its closure, the previous operators stood down but now the search is on for a new team to run it.

Parties reveal candidates for by-election

Parties reveal candidates for by-election

17 August 2023

Four parties have announced their candidates for an upcoming by-election following the death of a former councillor.

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