Plans for 500 homes at former barracks take shape

A government agency looking to build hundreds of new homes on a former military base has submitted a request for a scoping opinion.

‘It’s a dreadful way to treat people’: Swim teachers accuse council of ‘fire and rehire’ tactics

Swimming teachers given redundancy notices after seeing their roles advertised online have hit out at a council’s “shambolic” handling of the process.

‘I have let myself down and all I can do is apologise’

The Kent Politics Podcast this week welcomes a former parliamentary candidate suspended by Reform over a drunk video rant.

Former town centre snooker club up for auction at £3 million

A former snooker club is going under the hammer with planning permission for 57 flats to be built on the site.

Plans for homes and Aldi on former school site

Flats and houses could join Aldi on the site of a former school if given the nod by council planning chiefs.

‘Our town was promised £6m health centre - why is it going to our neighbours?’

A failure to spend millions of pounds in NHS funding on a “long-promised” health facility for one town has now meant it’s being spent elsewhere.

‘Why is it nothing gets built on time and to budget?’

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast looks at problems with building infrastructure and welcomes a top county councillor to the show.

Controversial 134-home plans approved despite concerns it’s ‘tantamount to vandalism’

An application for hundreds of homes has been given the green light despite fears it will pile further pressure on already strained village services.

Demolition of former Tesco begins

The demolition of a former Tesco has begun to make way for flats.

Innovation park redesign approved and welcomes first tenant

Plans for hundreds of homes on former social club land set for green light

‘NHS care is good, but so much is wrong with how it operates’

Popular paddling pool gets makeover for free family fun

Flagship £60m scheme to bring in giants like Netflix is scaled back

Store’s booze ban extended for another month

Plans push ahead for 33 homes on grassland near nature reserve

Thousands of children offered places at schools of their choice

Council sets £496 million budget amid opposition calls to slash funding

MP speaks out for first time since ‘offensive’ tweet storm

A Kent MP has spoken openly for the first since she was engulfed in a social media storm which even captured the attention of Elon Musk.

Suspended for a more than a year over curry house ‘confrontation’

A year after they were suspended over a reported altercation at a Christmas party, two councillors are yet to learn their fates.

How Medway Council has changed in less than two years

Take a look at how the make-up of Medway Council has changed since the local elections.

Town centre car parks earmarked for sale to ease strain on council coffers

Several car parks worth more than £1million could be sold off to help ease financial pressures on a cash-strapped council.

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Plans for 500 homes at former barracks take shape

‘It’s a dreadful way to treat people’: Swim teachers accuse council of ‘fire and rehire’ tactics

‘It’s a dreadful way to treat people’: Swim teachers accuse council of ‘fire and rehire’ tactics

‘I have let myself down and all I can do is apologise’

‘I have let myself down and all I can do is apologise’

Former town centre snooker club up for auction at £3 million

Former town centre snooker club up for auction at £3 million

Plans for homes and Aldi on former school site

Plans for homes and Aldi on former school site

‘Our town was promised £6m health centre - why is it going to our neighbours?’

‘Our town was promised £6m health centre - why is it going to our neighbours?’

‘Why is it nothing gets built on time and to budget?’

‘Why is it nothing gets built on time and to budget?’

Controversial 134-home plans approved despite concerns it’s ‘tantamount to vandalism’

Controversial 134-home plans approved despite concerns it’s ‘tantamount to vandalism’

Demolition of former Tesco begins

Demolition of former Tesco begins

Innovation park redesign approved and welcomes first tenant

Plans for hundreds of homes on former social club land set for green light

‘NHS care is good, but so much is wrong with how it operates’

Popular paddling pool gets makeover for free family fun

Flagship £60m scheme to bring in giants like Netflix is scaled back

Store’s booze ban extended for another month

Plans push ahead for 33 homes on grassland near nature reserve

Thousands of children offered places at schools of their choice

Council sets £496 million budget amid opposition calls to slash funding

MP speaks out for first time since ‘offensive’ tweet storm

MP speaks out for first time since ‘offensive’ tweet storm

Suspended for a more than a year over curry house ‘confrontation’

Suspended for a more than a year over curry house ‘confrontation’

How Medway Council has changed in less than two years

How Medway Council has changed in less than two years

Town centre car parks earmarked for sale to ease strain on council coffers

Town centre car parks earmarked for sale to ease strain on council coffers

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