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5,000 homes plan called into question over rail station doubts

5,000 homes plan called into question over rail station doubts

27 April 2024

The future of a massive new housing development has been called into question over a proposed railway station.

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Bid lost in effort to protect land from development

Bid lost in effort to protect land from development

26 April 2024

Attempts to save land under threat from house-building have suffered a major setback after an inspector and councillors rejected a village green bid.

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Controversial traffic management scheme to come into force next month

Controversial traffic management scheme to come into force next month

26 April 2024

A hotly-debated road scheme accused of being just a council income-generator will start next month.

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Top Tory approached to take over from prominent Kent MP

Top Tory approached to take over from prominent Kent MP

26 April 2024

A council leader has revealed he has been sounded out about taking over from one of the county’s best-known MPs.

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‘We have no power to introduce tourism tax’

‘We have no power to introduce tourism tax’

25 April 2024

The idea of introducing a “tourism tax” on overnight visitor stays will not be taken forward because a council does not have the power to do so.

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Biosecurity checks to start - despite fears Kent site off M20 isn’t ready

Biosecurity checks to start - despite fears Kent site off M20 isn’t ready

25 April 2024

There are fears a site off the M20 is not ready for new biosecurity checks coming in next week - which could lead to traffic delays.

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Councillor hopes to be MP more than 100 miles away

Councillor hopes to be MP more than 100 miles away

25 April 2024

A Labour councillor from Kent has been selected to contest a seat more than 100 miles away at the next general election.

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Row over ‘misleading’ election pamphlet

Row over ‘misleading’ election pamphlet

25 April 2024

A councillor has defended a privately-funded election pamphlet after claims it resembled an official parish council release.

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Hope for parents protesting loss of green where children play

Hope for parents protesting loss of green where children play

25 April 2024

A controversial decision to build a car park on a green space near a school could be reconsidered.

Protesters block coach from taking asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm

Protesters block coach from taking asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm

24 April 2024

Protesters have stopped a coach from moving 22 asylum seekers from a Kent hotel to the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge.

Smoking ban is ‘unworkable and unenforceable’

Smoking ban is ‘unworkable and unenforceable’

24 April 2024

A senior county councillor has called for new smoking legislation to be repealed saying it will simply encourage counterfeit goods and smuggling.

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Green Party selects general election candidate

Green Party selects general election candidate

24 April 2024

Addressing climate change and inequality are among the priorities of a Green Party member who will be vying for votes at the next general election.

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School granted licence for ‘insufferable’ fireworks display

School granted licence for ‘insufferable’ fireworks display

24 April 2024

An academy has been given permission to increase gate numbers and serve alcohol at its annual fireworks event, despite dozens of objections.

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Panel set up to improve special needs provision faces axe

Panel set up to improve special needs provision faces axe

23 April 2024

A sub-committee started in the wake of a damning report into Kent’s failures in SEND provision has been accused of doing ‘very little’.

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Villagers handed boost in fight to save historic windmill

Villagers handed boost in fight to save historic windmill

23 April 2024

A community is a step closer to saving a much-loved windmill after a proposal from the county council to sell it off to raise funds.

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‘You think people are sicknotes but try living our lives’

‘You think people are sicknotes but try living our lives’

23 April 2024

A desperate mum has invited Rishi Sunak to spend a day at her home as she fights to keep her teen daughter from taking her own life.

'Crime commissioner role remains frustratingly difficult to explain to voters’

'Crime commissioner role remains frustratingly difficult to explain to voters’

22 April 2024

Political editor Paul Francis explores the often misunderstood role of police and crime commissioners ahead of the looming elections.

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Green belt land release for Gypsy and Traveller sites ordered after ‘miserable failures’

Green belt land release for Gypsy and Traveller sites ordered after ‘miserable failures’

22 April 2024

Gypsy and traveller pitches could soon be expanded and green belt land released to meet growing demand in one part of Kent after previous “failures”.

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Why some lifelong Tory voters are ditching party in key election battleground

Why some lifelong Tory voters are ditching party in key election battleground

21 April 2024

We’ve been out in one of Kent’s “weathervane” seats to find out why some voters are set to switch allegiances at the general election.

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'We will not back down until we get pothole funding'

'We will not back down until we get pothole funding'

20 April 2024

A local authority has stressed it will “not back down” until it gets the £50 million needed to tackle the number of potholes plaguing its streets.

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