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Airport demolition plans revealed

15 October 2018
Airport demolition plans revealed

New images show what an airport will look like if a plan to improve the site and knock down existing buildings is supported by councillors.

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Dormant quarry set to be revived

12 October 2018
Dormant quarry set to be revived

A quarry site has not been drilled for a decade could be set to return to life despite opposition from neighbours.

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Council in 'xenophobic' row over Scottish member

12 October 2018
Council in 'xenophobic' row over Scottish member

A council has been embroiled in a “xenophobic” spat after a councillor admitted he could not understand a Scottish opponent.

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Plans for scores of homes approved

01 October 2018
Plans for scores of homes approved

Developers have been urged to work together to avoid creating two new roads after plans for scores of homes were approved.

Punishment for councillor ignored by leader

27 September 2018
Punishment for councillor ignored by leader

A council leader has been criticised for ignoring recommendations on punishing a councillor who breached code of conduct.

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Aldi supermarket plans rejected by council

20 September 2018
Aldi supermarket plans rejected by council

Plans for a new Aldi supermarket have been rejected by councillors because the scheme would involve knocking down trees up to 170 years old.

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Innovation park to create up to 1,300 jobs

18 September 2018
Innovation park to create up to 1,300 jobs

Firms could be moving in as early as next year to a business park which is set to create hundreds of jobs.

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'Let’s make breastfeeding the norm'

12 September 2018
'Let’s make breastfeeding the norm'

A council should make all of its premises breastfeeding friendly to normalise the practice, according to one of its cabinet members.

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Girls 'missing school' over period worries

12 September 2018
Girls 'missing school' over period worries

Nearly one in five young people in part of Kent know someone who has missed school due to a lack of access to sanitary products, research has found.

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A&E opening date delayed for fourth time

07 September 2018
A&E opening date delayed for fourth time

A hospital's new emergency department will not welcome patients until at least October – some four months after it was due to open.

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School to be built on land marked for graves

04 September 2018
School to be built on land marked for graves

Land set to be used for burial plots could become a school as the demand for places in the county increases.

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Last-ditch effort to save listed building fails

24 August 2018
Last-ditch effort to save listed building fails

History enthusiasts spent five years reviving a historic building's fortunes only for it to be put up for sale.

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Probe after personal crime details publicly released

24 August 2018
Probe after personal crime details publicly released

Police are investigating after personal details of crime victims, suspects and witnesses were made public in council papers.

Trouble on the dancefloor

21 August 2018
Trouble on the dancefloor

A pub which saw a man punched unconscious and a woman struck by a bottle of Prosecco has decided to get rid of its dancefloor.

New hospital A&E delayed again

15 August 2018
New hospital A&E delayed again

The opening of a hospital’s new emergency department has been delayed for a third time.

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College is improving despite inadequate Ofsted rating

14 August 2018
College is improving despite inadequate Ofsted rating

The interim head of the college spoke to councillors about the changes made since the report was published.

Airport application 'within weeks'

13 August 2018
Airport application 'within weeks'

A planning application to upgrade an airport will be submitted in the “next couple of weeks”, according to its manager.

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Controversial land row continues

09 August 2018
Controversial land row continues

Medway Council has refused to sell a piece of land which would facilitate a controversial development.

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Council forecasts overspend

09 August 2018
Council forecasts overspend

A council is forecast to overshoot financial targets by nearly £5 million next year.

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NHS sick days highest for six years

07 August 2018
NHS sick days highest for six years

The total number of sick days taken by staff at an NHS trust in the county has topped 50,000 for the first time in six years, new data has revealed.

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