Local News
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Crime & Justice More than 3,000 illicit cigarette packets seized from Paddock Wood shop
Kent Police and Trading Standards executed a joint warrant at a Commercial Road premises in September 2026, arresting a 34-year-old…
16 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for witnesses after late-night robbery in Wye
A woman in her 40s was struck with an unknown object and had two bank cards stolen at the junction of Canterbury Road and Harville Road in…
16 September 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks residents have until 17 September to comment on plan for 17,460 new homes
Sevenoaks District Council’s final public consultation on its updated Local Plan closes on 17 September 2026, giving residents their last…
16 September 2026 -
Local News Maidstone rolls out living-roof bus shelters, Cool Zones and Eco Hubs in climate push
Maidstone Borough Council has unveiled a package of environmental measures including biodiversity-boosting bus shelters, heat-relief Cool…
16 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone to reopen housing revenue account in bid to build 1,000 affordable homes
Maidstone Borough Council’s housing committee considered a proposal on 15 September 2026 to reopen its Housing Revenue Account for the…
16 September 2026 -
Council Updates Scrutiny committee considers how to set up Betteshanger Country Park task and finish group
Dover District Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 14 September 2026 to work through the practical and constitutional…
15 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council puts £250,000 into plan to make town safer for women and girls
Maidstone Borough Council has approved a £250,000 action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, with Maidstone town centre…
14 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Teenager seriously hurt in electric motorcycle crash on Sevenoaks High Street
An 18-year-old rider was taken to a London hospital with life-threatening injuries after a collision on Sevenoaks High Street near Six…
14 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Cocaine dealer pleaded guilty within 48 hours of Tonbridge vehicle stop
Jorge Payana Bonilla, 39, of Tottenham, admitted possession with intent to supply cocaine and two driving offences at Sevenoaks…
14 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Chatham man jailed for life after stabbing housemate over £10 phone debt
Mark Jesse, 51, was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years at Maidstone Crown Court for the murder of Charlie Belsham at their shared Castle…
14 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man left critical in hospital after Ashford assault; teenager arrested
An 18-year-old has been arrested after a man in his 30s was found badly injured on Lower High Street in Ashford in the early hours of…
14 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe council unit finds £1.26m in fraud and error across 466 cases
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s investigations team identified £1,266,259 in wrongly claimed funds during 2025/26 — but critics say…
14 September 2026