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‘We’ve lost thousands of pounds because of roadworks – we want compensation!’

23 May 2024
‘We’ve lost thousands of pounds because of roadworks – we want compensation!’

Local traders say business is down by 85% because of roadworks in the area which customers are avoiding.

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‘The impasse is infuriating’: Kent MP’s final plea as football regulator plans ditched

23 May 2024
‘The impasse is infuriating’: Kent MP’s final plea as football regulator plans ditched

A Kent MP and former sports minister has expressed her disappointment a historic football governance bill will not pass because of the election.

Labour launches election campaign in Kent

23 May 2024
Labour launches election campaign in Kent

Sir Keir Starmer has launched the Labour Party’s election campaign in Medway today.

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Vote on controversial docks development to go ahead

21 May 2024
Vote on controversial docks development to go ahead

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

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Scandal-hit youth prison where weapon-making was rife ‘allowed to fail for years’

21 May 2024
Scandal-hit youth prison where weapon-making was rife ‘allowed to fail for years’

A young offender institution where serious violence had risen and children were held in solitary confinement has faced its final scathing report.

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

21 May 2024
Government to decide whether girls’ grammar schools can start accepting boys

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’

20 May 2024
Council’s new leisure centre prices branded ‘daylight robbery’

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

20 May 2024
‘We must think creatively’: Greens select candidate for general election

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

18 May 2024
Questions over £20m cost of fixing council HQ

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

17 May 2024
Calls for Cabinet member to resign over poor performance

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

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First stage of 800-home development next to country park approved

15 May 2024
First stage of 800-home development next to country park approved

The first 91 houses in an 800-home development have been given the green light.

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

14 May 2024
‘Dawn of a new era’ declared as council group selects new leader and deputy

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

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

11 May 2024
Everything you need to know about new ‘red route’ parking rules

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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Former deputy Tory leader joins Independent Group

09 May 2024
Former deputy Tory leader joins Independent Group

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

09 May 2024
Michael Gove to decide future of docks application

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

08 May 2024
Villagers’ views sought on future of pensinsula

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

07 May 2024
Decision on controversial docks plan pushed back after legal challenge

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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‘Buying new bin lorries is an expensive headache - but we have to do it’

02 May 2024
‘Buying new bin lorries is an expensive headache - but we have to do it’

A council has negotiated the price for a new fleet of bin lorries down by several million pounds after seeing a quarter break down on a single day.

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'Council sleepwalking into loss of jobs and investment over docks', says MP

02 May 2024
'Council sleepwalking into loss of jobs and investment over docks', says MP

The future of docks at the centre of controversial redevelopment plans was discussed in Parliament after being put forward for debate by an MP.

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Kent’s first ever urban neighbourhood plan set to go to vote

30 April 2024
Kent’s first ever urban neighbourhood plan set to go to vote

Residents in one part of Kent will get the chance to vote on the county’s first urban neighbourhood plan when voters go to the polls this week.

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