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‘Our village shouldn’t just be for the super rich’

08 October 2023
‘Our village shouldn’t just be for the super rich’

A developer’s controversial bid to scrap plans for an estate of “executive mansion homes” and build more family houses instead has been approved.

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Plea to increase councillors by 25% turned down

06 October 2023
Plea to increase councillors by 25% turned down

The ambitions of a council to increase its rank of politicians has been turned down which would have seen another 10 members added.

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Buyer lined up for council HQ set to be flattened for homes

05 October 2023
Buyer lined up for council HQ set to be flattened for homes

A buyer has been lined up for a council’s dilapidated offices as the site is expected to be flattened for a new housing development.

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Fresh homes bid in latest twist of 25-year planning saga

04 October 2023
Fresh homes bid in latest twist of 25-year planning saga

The latest episode in a 25-year planning saga has seen another bid submitted for a housing estate on a city’s outskirts.

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Developer’s estate knocked back over lack of affordable homes

04 October 2023
Developer’s estate knocked back over lack of affordable homes

A developer’s plans to build 23 homes in a village have been knocked back following concerns over the lack of affordable housing.

'Crazy' plans for drive-thru in Kent town with no McDonald's

02 October 2023
'Crazy' plans for drive-thru in Kent town with no McDonald's

One of Kent’s only McDonald’s-free towns could finally have its first branch – but some residents have labelled the bid “crazy”.

Plans for 117 homes on orchard

02 October 2023
Plans for 117 homes on orchard

Proposals to build 117 homes on an apple and plum orchard have been submitted.

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‘We won’t rely on Joe Schmo to deliver 10,000-home garden town’

29 September 2023
‘We won’t rely on Joe Schmo to deliver 10,000-home garden town’

A council will call on private developers to help deliver a 10,000-home ‘garden town’ amid fears over cash flow.

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'The idea he's done anything wrong is absurd'

29 September 2023
'The idea he's done anything wrong is absurd'

A council leader has defended a colleague referred to Action Fraud for allegedly not declaring a settlement agreement with the authority.

Neighbours fear ‘monstrous overhaul’ of old hospital will ‘destroy privacy’

28 September 2023
Neighbours fear ‘monstrous overhaul’ of old hospital will ‘destroy privacy’

New plans to overhaul a former hospital into almost 50 flats overlooking the sea have been branded “monstrous and brutalist”.

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More cabbies could be forced to take card payments

27 September 2023
More cabbies could be forced to take card payments

Three Kent councils are considering making it compulsory for taxi drivers to carry card readers instead of taking cash-only.

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‘Relief’ as win secured in campaign to bring blood tests back to hospital

26 September 2023
‘Relief’ as win secured in campaign to bring blood tests back to hospital

A phlebotomy unit is set to return to a hospital for 12 months, two years after it was axed, as the NHS looks at demand for the service.

Huge council HQ could be turned into social housing

26 September 2023
Huge council HQ could be turned into social housing

A Kent council’s headquarters could be turned into social housing if the authority relocates to a new multi-million-pound base.

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Former pie factory to become housing

25 September 2023
Former pie factory to become housing

A former pie factory is set to be demolished for housing - with developers facing a bill of almost £1.9 million to clean up the site.

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Greens speak out on possibility of new nuclear power

21 September 2023
Greens speak out on possibility of new nuclear power

Members of Kent’s Green council could be open to the possibility of new nuclear power generation, despite their party’s national policy against it.

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Huge estate on outskirts of town given go-ahead

20 September 2023
Huge estate on outskirts of town given go-ahead

Building work for a large new development on the outskirts of a town can begin after designs were approved.

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Protesters clash at anti-immigration rally

17 September 2023
Protesters clash at anti-immigration rally

A protest criticising the RNLI for acting as a ‘taxi service’ for asylum seekers has been branded ‘disgusting’ by opponents.

Care home design compared to prison

15 September 2023
Care home design compared to prison

Developers behind a care facility that could create more than 60 jobs have been told to go back to the drawing board.

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Debt-ridden East Kent Hospitals ‘running out of cash’

13 September 2023
Debt-ridden East Kent Hospitals ‘running out of cash’

A debt-ridden hospital trust that serves 700,000 people is on the brink of “running out of cash” prompting concerns over primary care.

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Bin strike threat looms despite fresh talks

12 September 2023
Bin strike threat looms despite fresh talks

The threat of bin workers going on strike still looms despite fresh talks progressing and action due to start this week being paused.

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