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Senior figures call on government to support airport expansion

Sevent senior figures including business leaders, MPs and trade unionists are calling on the government to support airport expansion.

Sevent senior figures including business leaders, MPs and trade unionists are calling on the government to support airport expansion.

In an open letter they claim the economy is so fragile, more airport capacity is needed for growth and jobs.

Depending on where you live in Kent, you could be paying 13p a litre more for petrol or 12p a litre more for diesel than elsewhere in the county. This is according to the website petrolprices.com.

The AA has discovered if you live in Dover, you could be paying 5p a litre more for your fuel than if you live in Canterbury.

The motoring organisation wants to know from petrol retailers why this is being allowed to happen.

Medway health bosses claim to be leading the way in getting dementia patients off wrongly prescribed anti-psychotic medication.

Evidence shows that the drugs, which are used to control aggressive behaviour can increase the risk of strokes. One relative told us it was like a "sleeping death".

Medway GPs have just completed an audit of patients in care homes and the community, following government guidelines aimed at cutting the use of these drugs by two-thirds.

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  • Mon 5 Mar 2012 06:00