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Plans to pave part of a grass airfield and close a runway will help to create 1,000 jobs, a Kent council says.
Under the plans, Rochester Airport, which is owned by Medway Council, would have one of its two grass runways replaced by a hi-tech business park.
The other runway would be converted to parallel grass and tarmac runways.
The council would also tender a new 25-year lease for the airport, compared to the current five-year lease.
Woolwich attack victim 'was soldier'
A soldier killed in a suspected terrorist attack in south-east London is expected to be named later, while two men remain under arrest in hospital.
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