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‘We’re not very popular - until people want their food!’

08 August 2023
‘We’re not very popular - until people want their food!’

A takeaway delivery rider admits some workers “drive like lunatics” amid claims they are turning a Kent high street into the “wild west”.

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Costa backs special school’s innovative train café bid

07 August 2023
Costa backs special school’s innovative train café bid

Big businesses are lending their support to a scheme which hopes to transform an old train carriage into a community café.

Council buying 42 homes on new housing estate to cut waiting list

06 August 2023
Council buying 42 homes on new housing estate to cut waiting list

A Kent council has agreed to buy 42 homes on a new estate in a bid to cut the number of people waiting for social housing in the district.

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Bin strikes stalemate goes on as recycling sent to landfill

02 August 2023
Bin strikes stalemate goes on as recycling sent to landfill

After almost a month of bin strikes and recycling being sent to landfill to keep up with collections, workers and the authority remain at a stalemate.

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Reopening of disused Park and Ride site rubberstamped

02 August 2023
Reopening of disused Park and Ride site rubberstamped

A Kent council has approved plans to reopen a disused Park and Ride site in the face of accusations it is “gambling with residents’ money”.

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Plans for 5G mast revealed

02 August 2023
Plans for 5G mast revealed

People have submitted objections to plans for a 5G mast over health fears.

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Council sells off 77-home site to private developer

31 July 2023
Council sells off 77-home site to private developer

A council has sold off a former brickworks site earmarked for the 77 homes, despite the project being in the pipeline for years.

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Council to renew order that bans public drinking and begging

31 July 2023
Council to renew order that bans public drinking and begging

A council has been accused of “punishing poverty” after planning to renew an order for the town centre.

Council considers pause for larger new home developments

31 July 2023
Council considers pause for larger new home developments

Proposals to put a temporary pause on major housebuilding across a district is being discussed amid fears the local infrastructure is “overwhelmed”.

Council warned against ‘gambling the house on reopening park and ride’

27 July 2023
Council warned against ‘gambling the house on reopening park and ride’

Councillors have clashed over proposals bring back a park and ride site, previously mothballed by the last administration.

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Proposal to up councillors by 25% agreed

27 July 2023
Proposal to up councillors by 25% agreed

A council could increase in size by 25% at the next election despite concerns it will cost taxpayers an extra £100,000 per year.

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Bus-first plan to replace ‘city zones’ in bid to cut congestion

27 July 2023
Bus-first plan to replace ‘city zones’ in bid to cut congestion

Council chiefs will scrap controversial plans to divide a city’s traffic into zones to make way for a new “bus-first strategy”.

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Victory for Chapel Down as new winery approved after u-turn

26 July 2023
Victory for Chapel Down as new winery approved after u-turn

Drinks giant Chapel Down has secured permission for a huge new winery, after a major setback thanks to a legal fight.

Labour councillor suspended over Jeremy Corbyn film

26 July 2023
Labour councillor suspended over Jeremy Corbyn film

A Labour borough councillor has lost the local party whip after attending a screening of a controversial film about the former leader.

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Bin strikers remain in deadlock over pay dispute

26 July 2023
Bin strikers remain in deadlock over pay dispute

Striking refuse workers insist they remain “at an impasse” after almost three weeks of industrial action.

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Plans for 68 homes and village hall approved

24 July 2023
Plans for 68 homes and village hall approved

Plans for new homes and a village hall on agricultural land have been approved.

‘Please don’t ruin our lovely village with more homes’

21 July 2023
‘Please don’t ruin our lovely village with more homes’

A council has approved plans to build 37 homes on empty land, despite pleas from residents, who fear their village is morphing into a town.

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Striking bin workers address ‘warring’ council on day 12 of industrial action

21 July 2023
Striking bin workers address ‘warring’ council on day 12 of industrial action

Refuse workers have told councillors how their rubbish is “piling up” too, but their wages leave them struggling to put food on the table.

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Old train carriage to become school cafe

19 July 2023
Old train carriage to become school cafe

A train carriage is to be transformed into a cafe at a school where pupils will be taught hospitality skills so they can serve visitors.

We meet the 'rebels on roundabouts' spreading conspiracy theories in Kent

19 July 2023
We meet the 'rebels on roundabouts' spreading conspiracy theories in Kent

Ever since the pandemic, protesters have been waving yellow placards in a number of Kent towns. But who are these “rebels on roundabouts”?

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