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Police across the country are taking on a scheme developed in Kent to help domestic abuse victims as chiefs address the force's performance concerns.
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A new teaching block dedicated for children with special education needs is planned to be built at a secondary school.
Kelly Tolhurst has announced she is stepping down as minister for schools and children.
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Concerns over inconsistent support for young people with disabilities have been flagged as bosses are told they 'still have some way to go'.
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A lottery run by a council to raise funds for charities across several towns has raised thousands since launching more than a year ago.
A local authority says it is being 'held ransom' by the market with spiralling out-of-area social care placement costs.
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Council houses are to be built on a long-vacant site which became a magnet for anti-social behaviour.
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Councillors have asked architects to rejig the design for a teaching block which could be overlooked by homes.
Applause rang out in a council chamber after a plan to build 250 homes - some on a playing field - were turned down.
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Families with children on free school meals will be given food vouchers this half-term after they were scrapped in the summer.
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A local authority has set a blueprint for where future development will go back a stage following political scrapping.
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The cost of redeveloping a leisure centre will be five times more than planned – but councillors have agreed it must go ahead.
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A police boss has hit out at 'unacceptable' numbers of people misusing the 999 service, with more than 1,000 hoax calls received since 2015.
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A local authority's own development company wants to slash the infrastructure contributions it will be paying for a new housing scheme.
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A charity is 'deeply worried' by the number of hate crimes based on sexuality or gender identity reported in Kent last year.
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A councillor has quit Labour to stand as an independent over claims she was unhappy with how the local party was conducting itself.
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A politician has requested a proposal for 250 homes - some on playing fields - is called in, while protesters threaten legal action.
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A top councillor is warning that court action is inevitable over the future of a closure-threatened commercial docks.
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A long-delayed planning blueprint for 28,500 homes may not be adopted for at least another three years after draft plans were dramatically dropped.
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A town centre car park is being considered for closure to be put up for sale and earmarked for development.
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