Rising costs force rethink over £2m town centre revamp
Synopsis by Kent Online Mar 22 23
Improvements to an open space in a town centre are being scaled back amid a rise in costs.Read full article 
Kent Online: Rising costs force rethink over £2m town centre revamp
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