The Annual Town Meeting held on Wednesday gave an opportunity for ordinary residents to explain their concerns with the two hours dominated by the Hub project and anger at the replacement of garages with more housing. The full audio of the meeting is available here in 5 parts.  LISTENING TIP FOR iPHONES: Click on the …

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Residents in Southborough will go to the polls on Thursday 4th May to vote for their Kent County Councillor, with opposition parties attempting to reduce the Conservative vote by capitalising on local concern about new house building plans and the decline of the town's shops and facilities. In the last week, the last cafe in …

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At this year's Southborough Town Meeting, residents were given a pledge that their Council tax bill would not rise as a result of the Southborough Hub development. Cllr Peter Oakford (left in picture below) told the meeting that: "The worst case scenario (for the theatre hire revenue) is based on 50 per cent of the …

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