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kentonline.co.uk | Oliver Leonard
Worried residents fear their town will be “killed off” after the controversial transformation of its harbour was approved. Some are already considering moving away from Folkestone after multimillionaire Sir Roger De Haan’s proposals got the green light last night. Huge tower blocks - branded “monstrous” by critics - will now be built around the town’s popular harbour arm, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.
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1 week ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Oliver Leonard
A prolific handyman fears the town he helped clean for more than a decade will become a mess after his job was axed. Stunned Peter Phillips has been left “in complete shock” after the Folkestone Town Sprucer team, which he has headed up since 2012, was scrapped. Over the years, Mr Phillips has mentored hundreds of society’s most vulnerable volunteers to help them back into work by tackling the district’s grot spots.
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1 week ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Oliver Leonard
A landmark decision on plans for the massive redevelopment of a town’s seafront is set to be made this evening. Revised proposals for more than 400 new homes at Folkestone harbour are being considered by councillors – five months after they were turned down in a shock decision.
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1 week ago |
kentonline.co.uk | Oliver Leonard
A school leavers’ celebration turned into an emotional tribute as pupils gave a heartfelt standing ovation for a classmate left severely brain-damaged after a tragic accident. Jack Dolan, 15, from Rainham, was unable to attend The Howard School’s Year 11 farewell event, but classmates and staff made sure he wasn’t forgotten. The teenager suffered catastrophic injuries last summer when a diving stunt at Margate’s Stone Pier went horrifically wrong.
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kentonline.co.uk | Oliver Leonard
A Kent village “under siege” from developers has been left with no name – after a welcome sign vanished. The metal sign in Hamstreet, near Ashford, was moved from next to a railway bridge on the B2067 to a new site 300 yards further out of the village last January. Hamstreet has been without a village sign on the B2067 since January last yearDevelopers working on the nearby Pippins housing site, now known as Ingoldsby Lane, were keen to include their new 50-home estate within the village boundary.
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