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Council Updates Kent’s housing-capacity gap: the documented numbers
South East Water has formally told Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council that of the 19,620 homes the council is mandated to deliver by 2040…
11 May 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe District Council Increases Ward Budgets to £5,000 Per Councillor for Community Projects
Each of Folkestone & Hythe’s 30 councillors will receive £5,000 under the enhanced Ward Budget Scheme to support local activities and…
11 May 2026 -
Health UK Biobank Data Breach Affects Half a Million Participants Including 27,000 Kent Residents
Health data from 500,000 research volunteers was listed for sale on Chinese websites after researchers misused legitimate access to the…
8 May 2026 -
Council Updates Liberal Democrats Secure Both Sherwood Ward Seats in Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Election
Courtney Leigh Souper and Andrew Clark Wallace elected as Liberal Democrat councillors for Sherwood ward, marking a shift in representation…
8 May 2026 -
Council Updates Medway Cabinet Confirms HMO Restrictions Across Seven Wards
Medway Council’s Cabinet has ratified Article 4 Directions removing automatic conversion rights for small HMOs in seven wards, including…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Medway Cabinet Greenlights £120m Innovation Park North Procurement
Medway Council’s Cabinet has authorised the procurement of a development partner for Innovation Park Medway North, opening the…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury City Council launches eight-week review to reshape local democracy ahead of government merger
Residents in Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable asked whether they want new town councils as part of biggest council shake-up in 50…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates What’s Really Happening to Kent’s Rivers, Beaches and Water Bills
Almost every monitored river in the Medway and the Stour now fails the legal environmental tests. Eleven Kent sewage treatment works are…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Tributes paid as long-serving Medway councillor Phil Filmer dies aged 74
Cllr Phil Filmer, who represented Cuxton, Halling & Riverside on Medway Council and served the borough for more than three decades, has…
6 May 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Council coalition collapses after Labour leader’s WhatsApp ‘asks’ on planning votes
Canterbury City Council’s three-year Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition collapsed on Tuesday after the Lib Dems accused Labour leader Cllr…
6 May 2026 -
Council Updates Gravesham Borough Council Urges Residents to Submit Local Plan Comments Before 29 May Deadline
Three weeks remain for Gravesham residents to comment on the draft Local Plan 2042 before the final consultation closes on Friday 29 May at…
6 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Over 800 Migrants Brought Ashore at Dover in Three Days as Channel Deaths Cast Shadow Over Bank Holiday Weekend
More than 800 migrants were brought ashore at Dover between Friday and Sunday, the Home Office has confirmed, as two women died during a…
5 May 2026