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Veil of secrecy shrouds Otterpool Park report

Veil of secrecy shrouds Otterpool Park report

07 March 2017

Council chiefs have refused to publish details about a proposed 12,000 home garden town ahead of a meeting tonight.

'Baby wipe blockages are costing me thousands'

'Baby wipe blockages are costing me thousands'

07 March 2017

A property mogul has slammed errant tenants who keep flushing baby wipes and wet wipes down the toilet, causing drains to become blocked

Demolition due to start at Hub site

Demolition due to start at Hub site

06 March 2017

Demolition is due to start at the site of a multi-million pound town centre regeneration project.

Estate left in limbo

Estate left in limbo

01 March 2017

Residents are angry after plans for a community shop have been scrapped.

10 four-storey luxury homes plan for creek

10 four-storey luxury homes plan for creek

27 February 2017

Plans have been submitted for a historic wharf just metres from a quay which has been at the centre of controversy.

Digger hire firm optimistic it will get out of a hole

Digger hire firm optimistic it will get out of a hole

27 February 2017

A renter of excavators suffered a pre-tax loss as more contractors opted to buy their own machinery in a boom period for the construction market.

Historic hall's future saved

Historic hall's future saved

23 February 2017

A 1930s dance hall is no longer under threat of demolition after plans for retirement flats were refused by on the grounds they were “unsustainable.”

Garden town being 'railroaded against community'

Garden town being 'railroaded against community'

23 February 2017

Plans for a 12,000 home garden town is being railroaded through against community wishes and will not serve local needs, Lib Dems say.

Power station plans go on show

Power station plans go on show

23 February 2017

Plans to turn a former power station into a major port will be unveiled at a series of public exhibitions next month.

£750k needed to save 116 acres of land

£750k needed to save 116 acres of land

21 February 2017

The Woodland Trust needs to raise £750,000 in three months to save 116 acre of land from potential development.

300 luxury holiday houses aimed at wealthy tourists

300 luxury holiday houses aimed at wealthy tourists

21 February 2017

Plans have been unveiled for a luxurious holiday home development alongside a new £4 million base for a rugby club.

£14.4m to convert historic barracks

£14.4m to convert historic barracks

21 February 2017

Housing minister Gavin Barwell visited a £14.4m housing development at a disused barracks.

Bovis to pay £7m compensation

Bovis to pay £7m compensation

20 February 2017

Troubled housebuilder Bovis Homes will pay customers compensation of £7 million and slash construction targets by 10% to 15% after a "difficult year".

£6.9m roads plan to cope with new housing

£6.9m roads plan to cope with new housing

18 February 2017

Kent County Council has unveiled plans to carry out improvements at a link road.

Victorious campaigners stop 3,000-home garden village

Victorious campaigners stop 3,000-home garden village

17 February 2017

More than 2,000 people campaigned against plans to build houses on green belt land and won.

Councillors reject pub conversion

Councillors reject pub conversion

17 February 2017

Plans to convert an empty pub into flats have been rejected by councillors.

Major harbour regeneration set to begin

Major harbour regeneration set to begin

17 February 2017

Long-awaited work to a derelict seafront is set to start next month, which will give a town a 500 jobs boost along with 1,000 new homes.

Growth set in stone as firm opens depot

Growth set in stone as firm opens depot

16 February 2017

The future of a town’s expansion looks rock solid after a concrete and aggregate depot opened on the site of a former Rimmel cosmetics factory.

Shops to go to make way for flats

Shops to go to make way for flats

16 February 2017

A string of town centre businesses will be demolished to be replaced with a block of flats.

Housing minister to open new homes

Housing minister to open new homes

16 February 2017

Housing minister Gavin Barwell will open one of the UK's largest council-build bungalow sites today.

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