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Additional reporting by KMTV’s Gabriel Morris Celebrity baker Paul Hollywood’s wife has told of the “unforgivable” personal attacks she and her family have faced over plans to turn her historic Kent pub into a house. The controversial proposals for The Chequers Inn in Smarden, near Ashford, were narrowly approved by councillors at a meeting last night. The public gallery was packed with villagers, with one saying “shame on you” to a tearful Mrs Hollywood following the planning committee’s decision. The long-serving landlady of the Grade II-listed pub, which is owned by her family, was supporte…

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