Mr Carter said given the "enormous pressure" from national spending cuts and rising demand for services, the latest budget proposals placed the vulnerable, young and Kent economy at the heart of council priorities.

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He pointed to a recent Court of Appeal ruling that session musician Bobby Valentino should be recognised for his part in writing the violin riff on the Bluebells' 1993 number one hit Young At Heart.

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After a few necessary detours, I ended up coaching debate to at-risk black and Hispanic students at the Eagle Academy for Young Men, a pioneering all-boys secondary school in the heart of the South Bronx, a few blocks from Yankee Stadium.

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At heart, Saavedra is just a simple man of the people, deeply concerned for the young son who lives with him and longing to be reconciled with his estranged wife.

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