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Council calls for government rescue over GP shortage crisis

12 October 2023
Council calls for government rescue over GP shortage crisis

A council has called for the government to step in and help amid a GP shortage which has left towns and villages ‘grappling’ for healthcare.

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New 105-home estate and GP surgery planned for village 'extension'

12 October 2023
New 105-home estate and GP surgery planned for village 'extension'

A proposed development of 105 homes and a ‘state-of-the-art’ GP surgery has been billed as a ‘community extension’ of a village in east Kent.

Developer cuts back estate by 20% after backlash

12 October 2023
Developer cuts back estate by 20% after backlash

A developer presented plans to residents but now an application has been sent to the council the number proposed has been cut back by 20%.

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Corner shop to surrender alcohol licence

11 October 2023
Corner shop to surrender alcohol licence

A corner shop has surrendered its alcohol licence after reports drink was sold to children and illegal vapes were seized on-site.

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Crunch meeting for hospital trust over £50m deficit

10 October 2023
Crunch meeting for hospital trust over £50m deficit

A debt-ridden NHS trust which serves 70,000 patients in Kent is to hold talks over its finances, where it will discuss “tough decisions.”

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Angry neighbours told by planning chief: 'Nobody has a right to a view’

10 October 2023
Angry neighbours told by planning chief: 'Nobody has a right to a view’

Flats on a former hospital site have been approved, despite a move to increase the height of the main building by two metres.

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Licence review after 86 vapes seized from corner shop

09 October 2023
Licence review after 86 vapes seized from corner shop

Police want to revoke a corner shop’s alcohol licence after reports it was sold to children and 86 illegal vapes were seized from the premises.

‘Our village shouldn’t just be for the super rich’

08 October 2023
‘Our village shouldn’t just be for the super rich’

A developer’s controversial bid to scrap plans for an estate of “executive mansion homes” and build more family houses instead has been approved.

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Plea to increase councillors by 25% turned down

06 October 2023
Plea to increase councillors by 25% turned down

The ambitions of a council to increase its rank of politicians has been turned down which would have seen another 10 members added.

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Buyer lined up for council HQ set to be flattened for homes

05 October 2023
Buyer lined up for council HQ set to be flattened for homes

A buyer has been lined up for a council’s dilapidated offices as the site is expected to be flattened for a new housing development.

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Fresh homes bid in latest twist of 25-year planning saga

04 October 2023
Fresh homes bid in latest twist of 25-year planning saga

The latest episode in a 25-year planning saga has seen another bid submitted for a housing estate on a city’s outskirts.

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Developer’s estate knocked back over lack of affordable homes

04 October 2023
Developer’s estate knocked back over lack of affordable homes

A developer’s plans to build 23 homes in a village have been knocked back following concerns over the lack of affordable housing.

'Crazy' plans for drive-thru in Kent town with no McDonald's

02 October 2023
'Crazy' plans for drive-thru in Kent town with no McDonald's

One of Kent’s only McDonald’s-free towns could finally have its first branch – but some residents have labelled the bid “crazy”.

Plans for 117 homes on orchard

02 October 2023
Plans for 117 homes on orchard

Proposals to build 117 homes on an apple and plum orchard have been submitted.

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‘We won’t rely on Joe Schmo to deliver 10,000-home garden town’

29 September 2023
‘We won’t rely on Joe Schmo to deliver 10,000-home garden town’

A council will call on private developers to help deliver a 10,000-home ‘garden town’ amid fears over cash flow.

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'The idea he's done anything wrong is absurd'

29 September 2023
'The idea he's done anything wrong is absurd'

A council leader has defended a colleague referred to Action Fraud for allegedly not declaring a settlement agreement with the authority.

Neighbours fear ‘monstrous overhaul’ of old hospital will ‘destroy privacy’

28 September 2023
Neighbours fear ‘monstrous overhaul’ of old hospital will ‘destroy privacy’

New plans to overhaul a former hospital into almost 50 flats overlooking the sea have been branded “monstrous and brutalist”.

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More cabbies could be forced to take card payments

27 September 2023
More cabbies could be forced to take card payments

Three Kent councils are considering making it compulsory for taxi drivers to carry card readers instead of taking cash-only.

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‘Relief’ as win secured in campaign to bring blood tests back to hospital

26 September 2023
‘Relief’ as win secured in campaign to bring blood tests back to hospital

A phlebotomy unit is set to return to a hospital for 12 months, two years after it was axed, as the NHS looks at demand for the service.

Huge council HQ could be turned into social housing

26 September 2023
Huge council HQ could be turned into social housing

A Kent council’s headquarters could be turned into social housing if the authority relocates to a new multi-million-pound base.

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