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Alan Smith

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
16
Latest publication
Sep 15, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Kent Online
Top 50K sites
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Jul 11, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Alan Smith

    The £19m bridge that transformed life in two Kent villages – for better and worse (opens the original)

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    There was a time when people in villages separated by just 50 metres of water had no quick way to meet up with their neighbours. Ten years ago today, that changed forever as the new Peters Bridge was officially opened, bringing Wouldham and Halling closer together. But has it all been for the better? Opened by the then Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle, the new crossing was built by Trenport Properties Ltd as a condition of the planning permission granted to build 1,000 homes between

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Alan Smith

    New £1.4m plant will use poo to help grow food (opens the original)

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    A new sludge treatment centre has been certified to turn poo into biosolids for local farms to use as organic fertilisers. The CSG Aylesford Treatment Centre on Forstal Road in Aylesford aims to boost Kent’s wastewater capacity and provide security for thousands of off-grid households. The treatment centre cost £1.4m to build and was finished in March, after a 12-month construction. It can treat the domestic wastewater for around 8,000 homes, hotels and holiday parks from across the county th

  3. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Alan Smith

    New logistics site could deliver thousands of jobs (opens the original)

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    Check the latest public notices in your area - planning, roads and licensing A 70-acre former industrial site near the M20 could be turned into a major logistics park capable of creating up to 2,695 jobs. Panattoni has submitted plans to create the depot on the Marley Works site off Dickley Lane in Lenham. The land has been in industrial use since the 1920s when it was developed as part of the Marley Tiles company. Most recently, it was home to piping company Aliaxis, but has been redundant sinc

  4. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Alan Smith

    Rapist jailed after beating, sexually assaulting and kidnapping victim (opens the original)

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    A rapist has been jailed for 20 years after a brutal assault. The attack took place at an address in Gravesend, where Louis Taylor, 32, grabbed his victim’s hair and dragged her around a room, before repeatedly kicking her, while wearing steel toe-capped boots. He then punched her and hit her with a Hoover pole, causing significant injuries. Taylor then sexually assaulted and raped his victim, before forcing her into a car and driving towards Rochester, threatening her with further violence if

  5. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Alan Smith

    Fly-tipper fined after being caught on camera dumping waste in rural lane (opens the original)

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    A man who illegally dumped waste in the countryside and tried to dodge a fine has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 after being hauled before the courts. Kamahl Robinson was caught on camera dumping six bin bags full of domestic waste in Yelsted Lane Boxley, near Maidstone. The incident happened shortly before 10am on Thursday, October 2, last year. Maidstone council’s investigators were able to trace the vehicle used in the crime to the 30-year-old from Rochester. He was initially issued

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