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Campaigners fighting for the transformation of a dilapidated town bridge which they say is key to bringing in tourism have been offered a faint ray of hope, as debate over its ownership rages on. The swing bridge over Faversham Creek has been out of action for several years, with a temporary structure installed that does not open or rise, unlike the original. Kent Council Council (KCC) and the local port authority Peel Ports are locked in a dispute over who should foot the bill to fix the structure, but following an intervention from the Department for Transport (DfT), the two could be set for…

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