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Some constituents and activists are calling for a by-election after a Kent MP resigned from Labour - but she has explained why she won’t stand down.
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Devastated kitesurfers have been banned from a coastal Kent beauty spot they had used for more than 20 years after “disturbing birds”.
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Plans are in the works for a solar farm the size of 78 football pitches near a Kent village.
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An ambitious film studios development linked to Netflix has been thrown into doubt as bosses have failed to secure an operator to run the site.
The severity of crime has escalated in a seaside town branded a ‘hotspot’ for violence by police.
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A coastal spot is waiting with dread to see if it’s hit with a no-swim warning, which would ‘decimate businesses’.
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An energy storage facility has been given the green light despite fears it could “threaten the lives and health of residents”.
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A mothballed Park & Ride site reopened to much opposition is causing more pollution than it prevents and losing almost £30,000 a month.
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A historic bandstand and amphitheatre where the Libertines played to rapturous fans will soon be open to the public following an overhaul.
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A town will no longer get its first McDonald’s as plans for a luxury gym on the same site have been approved instead.
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Police say they have “lost faith” in a newsagent after repeated licence violations culminated in staff allegedly beating a shoplifter with a pole.
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Plans for an 80-home estate have been approved after the previous developers behind the scheme went bust.
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Plans for a new luxury gym are set to be approved by councillors tonight - but rival operators insist they are not worried.
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Plans for almost 100 new homes have been approved despite “genuine concerns” about flooding and whether the sewer system will be able to cope.
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A scheme that includes reopening a castle and creating a public square will now be complete by the start of 2026, a council expects.
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A cemetery is locked in a dispute with a local council over plans for a new road to avoid mourners being faced with builders accessing the site.
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A corner shop is having its licence reviewed after bosses failed to supply CCTV of an incident involving an alleged shoplifter being hit with a pole.
A secondary school is building a skatepark in its grounds in what will be a UK first - despite "major concerns" from neighbours.
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Protesters are celebrating a reprieve after developers failed to win approval for a controversial 1,600-home estate last night.
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Building work on a flagship multi-million-pound new public square is yet to start amid snags during the permission-seeking process.
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