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75-bed care home planned for next to village entrance

13 August 2024
75-bed care home planned for next to village entrance

Plans have been submitted for a care home that the applicant says is needed to meet the “clear and unmet need” of an aging population.

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‘Insane’ plan to build solar farm powering 11,500 homes rejected

12 August 2024
‘Insane’ plan to build solar farm powering 11,500 homes rejected

A bid to cover land the size of 86 football pitches in solar panels was turned down by councillors who said they should be on roofs, not in fields.

Labour councillor suspended after telling counter protest: ‘Cut all their throats’

08 August 2024
Labour councillor suspended after telling counter protest: ‘Cut all their throats’

A Labour councillor has been suspended after footage emerged of a man at a protest calling for the throats of anti-immigration protesters to be cut.

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Park boss hits back after claims it’s blasting ‘drill music and the n-word’

08 August 2024
Park boss hits back after claims it’s blasting ‘drill music and the n-word’

Claims of loud and offensive music being blasted from a children’s amusement park have been dismissed by the owner.

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The ‘whopping’ change in housing targets facing Kent’s councils

06 August 2024
The ‘whopping’ change in housing targets facing Kent’s councils

Following Labour’s plans to shake up housing targets to get ‘Britain building’, we take a look at what those numbers mean for districts in Kent.

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Fishermen ‘forgotten about’ as millions diverted away from upgrades

02 August 2024
Fishermen ‘forgotten about’ as millions diverted away from upgrades

Fishermen feel “pushed to one side” as the majority of cash intended for much-needed facilities has been diverted to an ambitious port project.

Troubled hospital trust shows signs of financial progress

02 August 2024
Troubled hospital trust shows signs of financial progress

A health trust responsible for hospitals in east Kent is showing tentative signs of financial improvement, after overspending £45 million last year.

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Town council bid snubbed for second time

01 August 2024
Town council bid snubbed for second time

Plans for a new town council look set to be dismissed once and for all after campaigners were accused of “moving the goalposts”.

‘Much-needed' block of assisted living flats given green light

01 August 2024
‘Much-needed' block of assisted living flats given green light

A “much-needed” block of assisted living flats for the elderly has been given the green light.

Council accused of ‘hating motorists’ as 20mph zone set for huge extension

31 July 2024
Council accused of ‘hating motorists’ as 20mph zone set for huge extension

An extended 20mph zone comes into force in October and has been widely welcomed but a campaigner says it’s just a way of fleecing drivers.

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Former hospital to become homes after £500k-plus payout agreed

30 July 2024
Former hospital to become homes after £500k-plus payout agreed

Plans to turn a former hospital into 87 homes can go ahead after a developer agreed to almost double its financial contribution to local services.

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New shipping container youth club to tackle ‘hundreds of youths engaging in deviant behaviour’

28 July 2024
New shipping container youth club to tackle ‘hundreds of youths engaging in deviant behaviour’

A youth club will be rolled out inside shipping containers to help combat “hundreds of young people” engaging in “deviant behaviour”.

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‘Desperate’ rough sleepers pitch tents inches from dual carriageway

24 July 2024
‘Desperate’ rough sleepers pitch tents inches from dual carriageway

Worrying pictures show rough sleepers’ tents perilously pitched just inches from a busy dual carriageway.

We meet new MP on frontline of Kent’s small boats crisis

24 July 2024
We meet new MP on frontline of Kent’s small boats crisis

We sit down with the new MP on the frontline of Kent’s small boats crisis.

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Flat owners face £40k bill as council tower block refurb cost doubles

24 July 2024
Flat owners face £40k bill as council tower block refurb cost doubles

Leaseholders of flats in five run-down tower blocks are facing a bombshell bill of up to £40,000 each towards the refurbishment of the buildings.

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‘They’ll just plonk 300 boxes down’

20 July 2024
‘They’ll just plonk 300 boxes down’

Plans for 298 homes have been approved despite concerns over a lack of infrastructure to support them.

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‘It’s environmental vandalism’: Electrical converter station could be even bigger

16 July 2024
‘It’s environmental vandalism’: Electrical converter station could be even bigger

Controversial plans to boost the size of a massive electrical station on the cusp of protected land have been branded “environmental vandalism”.

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Solar farm snub to cost taxpayers dear as council loses appeal

15 July 2024
Solar farm snub to cost taxpayers dear as council loses appeal

A council’s decision to snub proposals for the UK’s biggest solar farm will cost taxpayers “wasted expense,” the government says.

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Council’s bid for social housing on site of ‘dilapidated’ garages

11 July 2024
Council’s bid for social housing on site of ‘dilapidated’ garages

A local authority has submitted plans for 11 affordable homes in place of a “dilapidated” row of garages.

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What new government could mean for huge housing projects planned on Kent's green belt

10 July 2024
What new government could mean for huge housing projects planned on Kent's green belt

Labour want to see homes built on the ‘grey belt’, as well as more onshore wind farms. So what could it mean for the ‘Garden of England’?

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