
Our fight for local democracy has now gone regional with stories appearing on BBC South East and on ITV Meridian local news.
"Residents form political party to block new homes
Plans to build thousands of new homes on rural land in Kent have triggered a major political fightback. Residents living near Ashford have created an independent political party of twenty candidates to stand in May's local government elections. And they are united in one aim: preventing what they see as the 'vandalism' of treasured countryside."
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