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CLASS ACT: Students at Kent College Pembury jump for joy after receiving their A-Level results last week. These were the first public exams for this cohort, due to their GCSEs being cancelled due to Covid. Full story – page 8.
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TENSIONS within Town Hall have led to a split in the Alliance party, as the previous leader stepped down last week and formed a new political grouping. Former Alliance leader, David Hayward resigned from the party last Wednesday (August 16), admitting that the party’s arrangement with the Borough Partnership was a “mistake”. In a public statement, Mr
Hayward, the councillor for Pembury ward, said he felt “shackled and subservient to the Lib Dems” under the current arrangement with the Alliance and therefore could not continue his association with the group. “This situation has unintentionally led to a misalignment with my principles and the core values on which I based my campaign,” he said. “It is essential for me to remain true to my beliefs and maintain
integrity in my actions as an elected representative.” In a series of exclusive interviews with the Times, Cllr Hayward explained how he believes the Alliance party is not represented enough inside the Borough Partnership and how he felt they had been “swallowed up” by the Lib Dems. “I feel the agreement with the Borough Partnership was a mistake Continued on page 3
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