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Cheriton Tesco: Planning Application Expected for Large Expansion
The Herald have revealed that Tesco are planning to submit a planning application this Autumn to massively increase the Cheriton store.
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Kent School's £15,000 grant for wind turbine: Could your group apply for a grant?
Energy company E.ON has given a £15,000 grant under its new SOURCE community initiative to Sandwich Technology School in Kent towards the cost of installing a 5kW wind turbine.
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Leave Dave Alone: Police Warning on Sandgate Dolphin
Kent Police are reported by the BBC as saying that "Dave", the dolphin that has been swimming off the Sandgate and Folkestone coast for the past year, has become so humanised that he now poses a…
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Crime Questions Dominate Cheriton and Morehall Residents Association Meeting
A packed residents association meeting in Cheriton discussed escalating anti-social behaviour in Cheriton and allowed local residents to quiz police and Councillors.
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Gurkha Pensions Increased: To JUST over £130 a month
A "significant" 19% boost to Gurkha pensions announced by the Ministry of Defence only brings a standard Gurkha pension to £131 a month - described by Folkestone Gurkha Councillor Dhan Gurung as "a…
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This is not just Cheriton Petrol Station Food: This is Cheriton M&S Food
The BP Service Station on Cheriton High Street, Folkestone will re-open on 23 August as a combined BP and M&S Simply Food outlet. The opening will mark the return of Marks and Spencer to the…
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Kent and Shepway Councils Survive Local Government Re-Organisation: But For How Long?
Local Government Minister John Healey has announced that nine proposals for unitary status will now go ahead towards implementation with the intention that all new authorities are fully up and…
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Highway Agency advises drivers to consider journeys as more severe weather predicted
As the Met Office predicts more heavy rain this weekend across South East England including Kent, with a risk of disruption to the strategic road network, the Highways Agency is advising drivers to…
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Caught Out? Shepway Tories Claim Recycling Covers Folkestone Flats: Shepway Council Denies It
A report in the Folkestone Herald has highlighted that recycling is to be withdrawn from Irene Astor Court off Dover Road in Folkestone, with a Council spokesman claiming "Flats are not currently…
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"Guildhall" Win First Shepway Lib Dem 5-a-Side Tournament
5 teams battled it out at Pent Valley Leisure Centre to become the first Shepway Lib Dems 5-a-Side football champions. "Guildhall" went away with the trophy, with team leader Alex McNeice promising…