Local News
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Council Updates Kent County Council Opens Public Consultation on How to Spend £2.8 Billion Budget
More than 1.6 million Kent residents are being asked to help shape KCC’s annual spending priorities as the council faces hundreds of…
30 June 2026 -
Council Updates Voting on the unanswered: Kent approaches its 2027 reorganisation elections with the lawful-authority question still open
A resident asked five questions; fourteen councils and the Government were asked one. Kent heads for its 2027 reorganisation elections with…
30 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Tonbridge Man, 72, Jailed for Life for Child Sex Offences Spanning Multiple Victims
Michael Link was sentenced to life imprisonment at Maidstone Crown Court after a jury found him guilty of 19 offences including multiple…
30 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Coxheath Driver Jailed for Seven Years After Teenager Dies in Fatal Crash
A 22-year-old Kent motorist has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to causing the death of an 18-year-old…
29 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Make Six Arrests and Disperse Around 40 People After Disorder in Broadstairs and Margate
Kent Police deployed Section 34 dispersal powers across Thanet’s coastal towns during a busy bank holiday period, with six arrests made and…
29 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Repeat Sex Offender Jailed for Breaching Court Order Near Maidstone
A registered sex offender living near Maidstone has been sent to prison for two years after Kent Police discovered he’d created hidden…
28 June 2026 -
Council Updates Herne Bay Bandstand Final Repair Phase to Begin in Late June 2026
Canterbury City Council has confirmed a start date for the 16-week substructure works that will restore the Central Bandstand’s full stage…
28 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Class A Drugs Seized and Woman Arrested After Eastchurch Residents Raise Concerns
Locals flagged suspected dealing at a residential address. Kent Police listened — and acted. What Happened in Eastchurch A woman has been…
28 June 2026 -
Council Updates Dover District Council Sets Out New Rules for Affordable Housing on Developments
A draft planning document proposes that sites of 15 homes or more contribute 30% affordable housing, while smaller schemes face a new cash…
28 June 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council Buys Eight New Flats in Central Folkestone to House Homeless Families
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has purchased a block of eight two-bedroom flats in central Folkestone as part of a £5 million plan to…
27 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Suspect Arrested After Alleged Distraction Theft Targeting Bank Customer in Maidstone
Kent Police detained a male suspect after a man reportedly had cash stolen from his vehicle following a withdrawal at a Maidstone town…
27 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Maidstone Sex Offender Jailed for Three Years and Eight Months After Grooming Attempt and Indecent Images Find
A registered sex offender from Maidstone has been jailed for nearly four years after grooming a 13-year-old girl on Snapchat and stashing…
27 June 2026