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Campaign to oppose Green Corns homes in Springvale

Residents of Woodcross are campaigning hard to stop a Green Corns house opening in their area. Mass meetings have been held and the fledgling Tenants and Residents Association has collected well over a 1000 names on a petition.

23 Aug 2005
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Peter Carroll talking with a local Doctor and Nurse

GP Appointments should suit patients not targets

The Liberal Democrats said today that GPs should be able to arrange appointments to suit the needs of patients, not government targets. A YouGov poll revealed only 44 per cent of people asked were able to book an appointment with their GP within the 48 hour target.

22 Aug 2005
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Smoking Survey Shows Shepway as Kent's Fourth Heaviest Smokers

A new report showing the true extent to which smoking affects the lives of people in the South East has been launched by the South East Public Health Observatory (SEPHO). The report shows the proportion of people that smoke in each Local Authority in the South East and has new figures showing the cost of smoking to business and to the NHS in the region.

22 Aug 2005
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New street lights in Springvale

As promised by Cllr Mike Heap earlier this year, new street lights for Pritchett Avenue, Crawford Avenue and Hill Avenue will be installed this October. Cllr Malcolm Gwinnett said, "These lights have been achieved by Mike Heap's persistence with the Highways Department following complaints regarding the poor quality lighting from local residents led by former Tenants and Residents chair, Ray Stanton, after two awful rapes in the vicinity."

22 Aug 2005
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