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Council Updates Kent Leads National Effort to Restore Historic Ponds and Revive Wildlife Habitats
A county-wide programme of pond mapping and restoration in Kent is targeting “ghost ponds” and degraded farmland water bodies to bring back…
24 June 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s SEND Services: From Nine Identified Weaknesses to Lifted Improvement Notice
Kent County Council and NHS Kent and Medway moved out of formal government intervention in August 2024 after a five-year scrutiny process…
23 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police Appeal for Witnesses After Pensioner Injured in Cranbrook Assault
Officers are investigating a suspected assault on an elderly man in Cranbrook and are asking residents and drivers with dashcam footage to…
23 June 2026 -
Council Updates Kent Training & Apprenticeships to Become KAE Future Pathways Under Kent Adult Education
Kent County Council is merging its in-house youth training service into Kent Adult Education from the 2026/27 academic year, creating a…
23 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice One Man Arrested After 67 Cars Damaged Across Folkestone in Weekend Vandalism Spree
Kent Police have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of criminal damage after dozens of parked vehicles were found with smashed…
23 June 2026 - Crime & Justice
Witnesses Sought After Reported Burglary in Rochester
Kent Police are appealing for anyone with CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage to come forward following a reported residential break-in in…
23 June 2026 -
Crime & Justice Armed Police Make Swift Arrest After Imitation Firearm Incident on Herne Bay High Street
A 30-year-old local man was arrested within minutes after Kent Police deployed firearms officers to Herne Bay High Street following reports…
23 June 2026 - Council Updates
KCC Approves Expansion of Specialist SEND Provision at Dover Christ Church Academy
Kent County Council has approved capital investment to expand Aspen 2, the Dover district’s specialist unit for pupils aged 11–18 with…
22 June 2026 - Council Updates
Kent Councils Moving Bin Collections to Early Morning During Heatwave
Several Kent councils are shifting waste collection rounds to start as early as 5am during the heatwave, and residents are being urged to…
22 June 2026 -
Local News Crash blocks London Road junction in Strood, police at the scene
A collision has blocked the London Road and Cuxton Road junction in Strood, with police at the scene and drivers urged to avoid the area.
22 June 2026 - Crime & Justice
Kent Police Release CCTV Images After Reported Burglary in Strood
Officers are appealing for witnesses and asking the public to help identify a man pictured in CCTV footage linked to a reported burglary in…
22 June 2026 -
Local News Keir Starmer resigns amid party revolt and record-low ratings — what it means for Kent
Sir Keir Starmer has resigned as Prime Minister amid open party revolt and record-low approval. Kent Local News on how it came apart — and…
22 June 2026