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Outraged MP calls for council leaders to quit

Outraged MP calls for council leaders to quit

05 February 2020

An MP has demanded council leaders resign after they rejected £38m of Government cash in a housing row.

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Why would this council turn down £38m of Government cash?

Why would this council turn down £38m of Government cash?

05 February 2020

A borough council is refusing to support a bid for £38m of road improvements because it would have to build another 8,000 homes.

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Whale 'blubber' washes up on beach

Whale 'blubber' washes up on beach

04 February 2020

Beachgoers have been assured that a substance initially thought to be palm oil has most likely come from the carcass of a 50ft sperm whale.

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Toxic air risk for nearly one million in Kent

Toxic air risk for nearly one million in Kent

04 February 2020

Six areas of the county have dangerous levels of toxic air that is in breach of World Health Organisation guidelines.

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Seven mile queues after crash

Seven mile queues after crash

03 February 2020

A crash has left drivers stuck on the M2 while highways officers work to help those involved.

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Plans for 180 homes provokes storm of backlash

Plans for 180 homes provokes storm of backlash

03 February 2020

Residents have begun a fight to block a bid to build 180 homes on agricultural land.

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Two hurt after motorway smash

Two hurt after motorway smash

02 February 2020

The carriageway has now been reopened after lengthy tailbacks following the two-car crash.

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Whale dies after becoming fully stranded

Whale dies after becoming fully stranded

01 February 2020

A 50ft-long sperm whale has died two days after first being spotted in Kent waters.

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Horror flight left woman fighting for life

Horror flight left woman fighting for life

01 February 2020

A young entrepreneur has revealed she ended up in intensive care after becoming ill on a long-haul flight.

Cash to display Magna Carta after sale fears

Cash to display Magna Carta after sale fears

01 February 2020

Thousands of pounds have been earmarked to display a town's copy of Magna Carta as a council puts up its tax rate.

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1% survival chance for 'trapped' whale

1% survival chance for 'trapped' whale

31 January 2020

A 50ft sperm whale in Kent is still alive - but experts say chances of it finding its way back to deep water are very slim.

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Council apologises for thousands of missed bins

Council apologises for thousands of missed bins

31 January 2020

Thousands of bin collections have been missed in the borough in the past year, new figures have revealed.

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Whale spotted off Kent coast

Whale spotted off Kent coast

30 January 2020

A 50ft whale has been spotted 'spraying water in the air' off the county's coast.

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Lenny helps nick theft plot suspects

Lenny helps nick theft plot suspects

29 January 2020

A police dog helped arrest two men and a teenage boy suspected of planning a theft.

Delays clear on motorway following lorry crash

Delays clear on motorway following lorry crash

29 January 2020

Part of the M2 was shut following a crash involving a lorry and a car.

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Dental surgery could be filling supermarket site

Dental surgery could be filling supermarket site

28 January 2020

The owner of a dental company is keen to get his teeth into opening a new surgery in a former town centre supermarket.

'Phenomenally fast' broadband on way

'Phenomenally fast' broadband on way

27 January 2020

Superfast broadband is to be set up in 26 towns and villages across the county.

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Calls for action on crossing where OAP killed

Calls for action on crossing where OAP killed

27 January 2020

Concerned councillors are calling for measures to be taken to improve a “dangerous” pedestrian crossing where a pensioner was tragically killed.

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M2 reopens after bridge repairs

M2 reopens after bridge repairs

27 January 2020

Bridge repairs which caused queues of more than 13 miles on the M2 have been completed and the motorway is now open.

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Ex-mayor accused of ‘wild scaremongering’ over housing fears

Ex-mayor accused of ‘wild scaremongering’ over housing fears

24 January 2020

A former mayor fears a town could be forced to accommodate thousands of new homes - but his claims have been blasted as ‘unsourced fantasy’.

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