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Major Maidstone public artwork sold off behind closed doors
KCC sells off a Maidstone landmark as its first political assistant exits early, and the Swanscombe Hole enters a funding lottery
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Kent Police shows progress, but weak spots remain
Praise for progress and concerns over accountability, plus Kent’s politics, planning and other news from the week
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Greens stun Reform in Cliftonville by-election shock
From fourth place to victory, the Greens land a blow on Reform while Labour’s anti-Reform argument falls apart
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One year of the Kent Current
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Kent keeps waiting for Europe’s new border regime
Long-promised changes still haven’t fully arrived, plus Cliftonville votes, Medway borrows, and the rest of Kent this week
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Musical chairs at County Hall
Reform rearranges its top team, Cliftonville race heads for polling day, and Kent’s Town of Culture pile-on grows again
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Kent’s Town of Culture pile-on is well underway
At least eight Kent towns enter race, a Sevenoaks by-election, and the rest of the county's news
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Whitehall shifts Kent's reorganisation debate
Ministers reshape the argument on Kent’s future, Canterbury outbreak slows, and County Hall gets another splinter party
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Where should Manston's planes go?
Flight path plan resurfaces old rows, Canterbury meningitis latest, council news, and lots more
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KCC meeting implodes as opposition walks out
A migration motion ends in chaos as Swale hardens security and Canterbury’s meningitis outbreak grows
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Two deaths as Canterbury confronts meningitis outbreak
Viral outbreak reshapes life in the city, plus Cliftonville by-election latest, and the week’s other Kent stories.
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Huge expansion of Faversham gets go-ahead
2,500 homes edge towards reality while Kent politics offers pot plant confusion, tax doublespeak and a familiar defection