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MoD honour for support of military

22 April 2024
MoD honour for support of military

A local authority is one of just a handful to receive an award for being a military-friendly employer.

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Covid-19 booster jabs for over 75s

22 April 2024
Covid-19 booster jabs for over 75s

Vulnerable residents are being urged to get a spring booster vaccination to help protect against coronavirus.

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Final arguments in bid to stop 400 homes being built on ‘village green’

17 April 2024
Final arguments in bid to stop 400 homes being built on ‘village green’

Campaigners fighting to save 37 acres of green space have made their closing arguments at an inquiry - but now have an anxious wait.

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Work ‘well underway’ to avert port traffic hell ahead of new EU checks

17 April 2024
Work ‘well underway’ to avert port traffic hell ahead of new EU checks

Plans to avert major disruption at the Channel ports caused by new EU biometric checks are “well underway” despite continued warnings of long delays.

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Campaigners fighting 5,000 new homes launch £50k appeal for legal bid

17 April 2024
Campaigners fighting 5,000 new homes launch £50k appeal for legal bid

Protesters need to raise £50,00 to fund a legal bid against a 5,000-home garden village development.

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Michael Gove could have final say on school’s cricket nets plan

17 April 2024
Michael Gove could have final say on school’s cricket nets plan

Plans for a 10-lane cricket net facility at a grammar school could be considered by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up.

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£60m relief road plans ‘to be submitted this year’

15 April 2024
£60m relief road plans ‘to be submitted this year’

A planning application for a long-awaited link road is expected to be lodged later this year with the scheme completed before the end of 2028.

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'Don’t let Olympics allow people smugglers in'

14 April 2024
'Don’t let Olympics allow people smugglers in'

Concerns are being raised that people smugglers might take advantage of a shortfall in police numbers caused by this summer’s Paris Olympics.

Mixed response to PM’s crackdown on attacks on shop workers

11 April 2024
Mixed response to PM’s crackdown on attacks on shop workers

There’s been a mixed response to a planned crackdown on attacks on shop workers from the three candidates vying to be the county’s crime commissioner.

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Housing plan ‘a significant setback’ for borough’s residents

11 April 2024
Housing plan ‘a significant setback’ for borough’s residents

A countryside charity says it has been left “deeply disheartened” over a council’s house-building plan due to “critical failings”.

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Lib Dem leader's visit signals party's intent

09 April 2024
Lib Dem leader's visit signals party's intent

Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey visited Kent ahead of local elections.

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Three candidates for police and crime commissioner election

08 April 2024
Three candidates for police and crime commissioner election

It’s a three horse race for this year’s police and crime commissioner election in May.

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‘The Labour Party isn't for working people any more’

08 April 2024
‘The Labour Party isn't for working people any more’

From New Jersey to Parliament? We spoke to the Lib Dem candidate hoping to win in a newly formed constituency at the next general election.

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Campaigners bid to protect land as ‘village green’ given timeline for decision

04 April 2024
Campaigners bid to protect land as ‘village green’ given timeline for decision

Campaigners trying to save a stretch of land from being bulldozed for more than 400 houses will soon learn if they have been successful.

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‘We're trapped in our homes'

27 March 2024
‘We're trapped in our homes'

Endless house building and road works at every turn are making people in one Kent town feel “trapped” in their homes.

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Drink-drive Tory is ousted by party

26 March 2024
Drink-drive Tory is ousted by party

A county councillor has had the whip removed after being convicted of drink driving, despite leaders of the council initially backing him.

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‘Surprise £6m should save youth services’

20 March 2024
‘Surprise £6m should save youth services’

A windfall from the government should go towards saving youth services, some councillors have claimed.

Drink-drive Tory ‘should consider his position’

20 March 2024
Drink-drive Tory ‘should consider his position’

There are calls for a county councillor to stand down or have the whip removed after he was convicted of drink driving.

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Search for region’s mental health champions

20 March 2024
Search for region’s mental health champions

People in Kent are being asked to nominate others for the mental health awards.

Village green public inquiry gets underway

19 March 2024
Village green public inquiry gets underway

An inquiry into giving a piece of land earmarked for 435 homes has begun.

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