Local News
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Council Updates Shoreham fly-tipper ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work after Sevenoaks council prosecution
A man found guilty of dumping waste on Redmans Lane in Shoreham has been handed a suspended prison sentence, 150 hours of unpaid work and a…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone cricket pavilion left waiting for CIL cash after Cabinet shelves M20 Junction 7 funding
Maidstone Borough Council’s Cabinet has dropped a £714,369 M20 Junction 7 contribution from its second round of Community Infrastructure…
3 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Three arrested after suspected burglary at Margate building site
Two men and a teenage boy, all from north Kent, were detained in the early hours of 3 September 2026 after police responded to reports of…
3 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police release CCTV image after four reported thefts at Tonbridge petrol station
Officers are asking anyone who recognises a woman captured on CCTV to come forward after four alleged thefts of meat products from a BP…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Chart Sutton neighbourhood plan reaches public consultation stage with 35-home allocation at its centre
Chart Sutton Parish Council’s neighbourhood plan, which includes a site allocation for 35 dwellings south of Amber Lane, was before…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent and Medway scrutiny committee considers closure of specialist forensic mental health unit
The Kent and Medway NHS Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 2 September 2026 to examine proposals to decommission the Bedgebury…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Three Herne Bay Play Areas to Get New Equipment in £270,000 Upgrade
Canterbury City Council has secured £270,000 from the government’s Playground Fund to revamp play areas at Central Parade seafront, Collins…
2 September 2026 -
Council Updates New inclusive play area coming to Herne Bay Memorial Park
Canterbury City Council is spending £300,000 to replace and expand the play area at Herne Bay Memorial Park with fully accessible and…
2 September 2026 -
Council Updates Swale council shares out £374,759 to help residents hit by financial hardship
Twenty-one local projects — from mobile food supermarkets to specialist advice services — will share £374,759 in government crisis funding…
2 September 2026 -
Council Updates Finberry residents could get first bus service in early 2027 as road adoption disputes near resolution
Stagecoach indicated it was prepared to plan for an extension of the existing B-line service into the Finberry development in Ashford…
2 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Swanscombe closure order extended for three months after antisocial behaviour complaints
Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court granted a further three-month extension to a closure order on a Keary Road property on 25 August 2026, giving…
2 September 2026 -
Council Updates Dozens of overdue street light replacements and road works set out in Dartford highways update
Kent County Council’s highways team presented Dartford’s Joint Transportation Board with a two-year forward works programme covering road…
2 September 2026