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Plans for 5G mast revealed

02 August 2023
Plans for 5G mast revealed

People have submitted objections to plans for a 5G mast over health fears.

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Council sells off 77-home site to private developer

31 July 2023
Council sells off 77-home site to private developer

A council has sold off a former brickworks site earmarked for the 77 homes, despite the project being in the pipeline for years.

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Council to renew order that bans public drinking and begging

31 July 2023
Council to renew order that bans public drinking and begging

A council has been accused of “punishing poverty” after planning to renew an order for the town centre.

Council considers pause for larger new home developments

31 July 2023
Council considers pause for larger new home developments

Proposals to put a temporary pause on major housebuilding across a district is being discussed amid fears the local infrastructure is “overwhelmed”.

Council warned against ‘gambling the house on reopening park and ride’

27 July 2023
Council warned against ‘gambling the house on reopening park and ride’

Councillors have clashed over proposals bring back a park and ride site, previously mothballed by the last administration.

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Proposal to up councillors by 25% agreed

27 July 2023
Proposal to up councillors by 25% agreed

A council could increase in size by 25% at the next election despite concerns it will cost taxpayers an extra £100,000 per year.

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Bus-first plan to replace ‘city zones’ in bid to cut congestion

27 July 2023
Bus-first plan to replace ‘city zones’ in bid to cut congestion

Council chiefs will scrap controversial plans to divide a city’s traffic into zones to make way for a new “bus-first strategy”.

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Victory for Chapel Down as new winery approved after u-turn

26 July 2023
Victory for Chapel Down as new winery approved after u-turn

Drinks giant Chapel Down has secured permission for a huge new winery, after a major setback thanks to a legal fight.

Labour councillor suspended over Jeremy Corbyn film

26 July 2023
Labour councillor suspended over Jeremy Corbyn film

A Labour borough councillor has lost the local party whip after attending a screening of a controversial film about the former leader.

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Bin strikers remain in deadlock over pay dispute

26 July 2023
Bin strikers remain in deadlock over pay dispute

Striking refuse workers insist they remain “at an impasse” after almost three weeks of industrial action.

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Plans for 68 homes and village hall approved

24 July 2023
Plans for 68 homes and village hall approved

Plans for new homes and a village hall on agricultural land have been approved.

‘Please don’t ruin our lovely village with more homes’

21 July 2023
‘Please don’t ruin our lovely village with more homes’

A council has approved plans to build 37 homes on empty land, despite pleas from residents, who fear their village is morphing into a town.

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Striking bin workers address ‘warring’ council on day 12 of industrial action

21 July 2023
Striking bin workers address ‘warring’ council on day 12 of industrial action

Refuse workers have told councillors how their rubbish is “piling up” too, but their wages leave them struggling to put food on the table.

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Old train carriage to become school cafe

19 July 2023
Old train carriage to become school cafe

A train carriage is to be transformed into a cafe at a school where pupils will be taught hospitality skills so they can serve visitors.

We meet the 'rebels on roundabouts' spreading conspiracy theories in Kent

19 July 2023
We meet the 'rebels on roundabouts' spreading conspiracy theories in Kent

Ever since the pandemic, protesters have been waving yellow placards in a number of Kent towns. But who are these “rebels on roundabouts”?

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Council to pay extra £1.2m to keep bin contractor

18 July 2023
Council to pay extra £1.2m to keep bin contractor

A council has agreed to pay an extra £1.2million to extend its current waste collection service ahead of refuse workers going on strike.

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£90k to remove hoarding at axed seafront development

17 July 2023
£90k to remove hoarding at axed seafront development

A huge sum of £90,000 has been approved to remove controversial fencing at a now-scrapped beachfront development.

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40% of huge garden town could be powered by solar energy

13 July 2023
40% of huge garden town could be powered by solar energy

A proposal to create a new solar farm to power nearly 40% of a huge new garden town is being explored.

Union at centre of bin strike row at war with own staff over pay deal

13 July 2023
Union at centre of bin strike row at war with own staff over pay deal

As bin strikes enter a second week, it has emerged union bosses are in conflict with their own employees over pay, sparking accusations of hypocrisy.

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Historic lift one step closer to reopening as repairs approved

12 July 2023
Historic lift one step closer to reopening as repairs approved

Repairs to fix a rare cliffside lift that connects a town to its seafront have been given the green light, moving it one step closer to reopening.

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