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- Oct 1, 2026
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âLocal homes should be for local peopleâ: Council considers HMO crackdown after asylum seekers housed in Medway (opens the original)
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A council is considering a HMO crackdown after the government placed asylum seekers in a residential area. Councillors in Tonbridge and Malling say they are left âpicking up the piecesâ of the national governmentâs policy of dispersing asylum seekers. Earlier this year, it was revealed that the Home Office, through the firm Clearspring Ready Homes, was seeking to house asylum seekers in properties in Walderslade, in Chatham. One, a bungalow in Montfort Road, was dropped. However, another o
Shocking images show inside filthy shisha lounge as booze plans rejected (opens the original)
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Shocking images show the filthy interior of a shisha lounge where bossesâ plans to sell booze have been thwarted. The owner of Diamond Shisha Lounge in Canterbury applied to sell alcohol from midday to 11pm every day to boost the struggling business. But Canterbury City Council (CCC) threw out the plans after police objected, with images showing a squalid, apparently disused toilet covered in cling film. Police cited suspected drug activity, antisocial behaviour and public urination, while bra
Revealed: Just one Kent council hits its housing target - as another falls 75% short (opens the original)
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Figures reveal which Kent councils are hitting their government-mandated housing targets - and those falling far behind. Sevenoaks District Council (SDC) fell 1,607 homes short of the number that should have been built between 2022 and 2025. It missed its target by 75%, with only seven other authorities in England faring worse in the governmentâs Housing Delivery Test results, published last month. At the other end of the scale, Dover District Council overperformed, with 147 more homes built t
Pub accused of âtaking the p***â with outdoor seating gets new pavement licence (opens the original)
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A popular pub accused of âtaking the p***â with its outdoor seating has been granted a new pavement licence. The Bulls Head, in Margateâs Old Town, has also been described as âblockadingâ Market Square with its tables and barrels. But bosses insist they are not trying âto obstruct anybodyâ and want to make the space usable for everyone. The pub applied to Thanet District Council (TDC) for a new pavement licence earlier this summer. The âvibrantâ venue, which already holds a lic
Restaurant to 'bring something new' to street - but neighbours aren't happy (opens the original)
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A new Afro-Caribbean restaurant promising to âbring something newâ has been granted a late-night licence despite objections from neighbours The decision came despite neighbours arguing the new venue, named Ola Hola, could lead to increased âdisorderâ in Canterbury. The unit on Burgate was previously a shoe shop and yoga studio, until plans to open as an Afro-Caribbean café and restaurant named Ola Hola emerged. The owners applied to Canterbury City Council (CCC) for permission to serve
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