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Six classrooms planned for village pre-school

Six classrooms planned for village pre-school

The new owner of a natural health clinic wants to re-open it as a pre-school.

Festive tractor parade to return for Christmas

Festive tractor parade to return for Christmas

A huge after-dark procession of tractors decorated with colourful lights is to return to a number of Kent villages.

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Two years, three houses moved and £11m spent to construct reservoir

Two years, three houses moved and £11m spent to construct reservoir

Three homes were moved brick by brick 50 years ago to make space for the South East’s largest inland waterway.

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‘I started crying when I heard the news’

‘I started crying when I heard the news’

Dog owners whose pets were victims of attacks by an XL Bully have reacted to the breed’s imminent ban.

‘We don’t want another concrete jungle at the bottom of our garden’

‘We don’t want another concrete jungle at the bottom of our garden’

Dozens of residents are protesting against plans for 120 homes on the edge of their village.

Man stabbed outside pub

Man stabbed outside pub

An investigation is under way after a man was seriously injured near a pub.

Missing girl, 14, found after a week

Missing girl, 14, found after a week

Police confirm a girl who disappeared from her home last week has been located.

Derelict pub to be turned into houses

Derelict pub to be turned into houses

A planning application to turn a pub which opened more than 200 years ago has been submitted to the council.

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‘We have 170 places and 285 families chasing them’

‘We have 170 places and 285 families chasing them’

There are calls for more schools in a town left in an ‘educational cold spot’ due to a chronic shortage of options.

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Car crushed by tree in stormy weather

Car crushed by tree in stormy weather

A tree that came down, blocking a road and crushing a car, has been cleared with help from volunteers.

£20k works on village pond complete after illegal fish found

£20k works on village pond complete after illegal fish found

A much-loved village pond is being left to refill with rainwater after it was drained as illegal fish were discovered.

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Olympic rower returns to open new school building

Olympic rower returns to open new school building

Former Team GB rower Tom Ransley who won gold at the Rio Olympics returned to his old school to open their redesigned building.

16 hectare solar panel farm planned for beauty spot

16 hectare solar panel farm planned for beauty spot

A proposal for a large solar farm in an AONB is causing division.

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Marathon hopes rekindled after mum and daughter seriously injured

Marathon hopes rekindled after mum and daughter seriously injured

A mother and daughter are aiming to run the London Marathon, after being hit by a van and seriously injured.

New electric vehicle charging points for village given green light

New electric vehicle charging points for village given green light

An application to install a number of EV charging points, as well as increasing parking, within a village has been approved.

Church without bells for first time in 114 years

Church without bells for first time in 114 years

A village will be without the sound of church bells until Christmas after they were removed for a £50k overhaul.

‘Rare’ sika deer captured on film

‘Rare’ sika deer captured on film

A rare sighting of a black sika deer pacing through woodland was captured on film by a wildlife enthusiast.

Neighbourhood plans adopted after decade of debate

Neighbourhood plans adopted after decade of debate

It’s taken nine years in one case, but three communities have completed their neighbourhood plans concerning future developments after a referendum.

Drug dealer jailed after 90 bags of cocaine found in car

Drug dealer jailed after 90 bags of cocaine found in car

A county line drug dealer is behind bars after a haul of class A drugs was found stashed away.

‘I’ve never been that sick after a race before’

‘I’ve never been that sick after a race before’

An athlete says water testing “needs revising" after he was among those who fell ill after taking part in a triathlon.

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