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Crime & Justice Two arrested after fire at Grand Burstin Hotel in Folkestone
A man and a woman from the local area have been arrested and released as Kent Police investigate an early-hours blaze at the seafront hotel…
21 September 2026 -
Council Updates Mural tagging at East Cliff cost Herne Bay taxpayers hundreds of pounds
Canterbury City Council has condemned the vandalism of a newly completed mural at East Cliff in Herne Bay, saying the clean-up cost…
21 September 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Council publishes planning toolkit to help villages shape their own future
Parish councils and community groups across the Canterbury district can now access step-by-step guidance on creating neighbourhood plans…
21 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Grand Burstin Hotel fire treated as suspicious as police appeal for footage
Kent Police say the fire that forced around 280 people out of the Grand Burstin Hotel in Folkestone may have been started deliberately, and…
20 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe Council moves 90 residents out of homes near fire-damaged Grand Burstin Hotel
Around 90 people from Pavilion Court on Marine Terrace have been temporarily rehoused after safety inspectors warned that a major basement…
20 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Maidstone man jailed for dealing cocaine and cannabis — and taking Pokémon cards as payment
Jack Young-Larter, 26, of London Road, Maidstone, was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months at Maidstone Crown Court after pleading guilty to…
19 September 2026 -
Health Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells surgeons pass 1,000 robot-assisted operations in under two years
MTW says its surgical team reached full robot-assisted theatre schedules faster than any other hospital in the UK and Ireland in seven…
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone cabinet declines scrutiny recommendations and approves Lockmeadow improvements
Cabinet noted but did not agree the scrutiny committee’s call to keep the Tuesday and Saturday market trading separately from the market…
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Margate Winter Gardens plans for drama school, nursery and restaurant recommended for approval
Thanet’s planning committee considered a proposal on 16 September 2026 to transform the Winter Gardens on Fort Crescent from a theatre into…
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway Council’s gender pay gap falls to record low of 1.1%, figures show
Medway Council’s mean gender pay gap has fallen to its lowest level since reporting began, dropping to 1.1% in the 2025/26 snapshot, though…
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Appeal dismissed for 87-apartment conversion of Maidstone office block over fire safety and amenity failings
A planning inspector rejected proposals to convert Medvale House on Mote Road, Maidstone into 87 apartments, citing inadequate outdoor…
19 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent SEND services show progress but remain patchy, inspectors find
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission have rated Kent’s special educational needs and disabilities services as “inconsistent” — an…
19 September 2026