Medway News
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Council Updates Tunbridge Wells to join West Kent joint committee as councils prepare for 2028 unitary merger
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s cabinet advisory board considered proposals on 8 September 2026 for the borough to join a new joint…
9 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 9 September 2026 10 stories · 3-minute read 2015: Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in…
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Council Updates Government U-turns on the cross-party devolution plan — the story KLN broke in April
Ministers have halted the biggest reshaping of local government in fifty years because they need to satisfy themselves the process…
9 September 2026 -
Council Updates Government pauses Kent and Medway council shake-up
The UK government has put plans to reorganise local government in Kent and Medway on hold pending a review, with Kent County Council saying…
8 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 8 September 2026 6 stories · 3-minute read 2022: Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle after a 70-year…
8 September 2026 - Council Updates
Five months of asking under what law. Then the Government stopped to check.
The Government has paused local government reorganisation across England, including Kent and Medway, saying it must satisfy itself that the…
8 September 2026 -
Economy Dartford Borough Council sets out business support offer for town centre firms
Dartford Borough Council has outlined a range of services aimed at supporting businesses in the borough, covering everything from market…
7 September 2026 -
Kent Football Chatham Town 4-0 Egham Town: FA Cup match report
Chatham Town won 4-0 away to Egham Town in the FA Cup.
5 September 2026 -
Kent Football Gillingham 4-1 Rochdale: League Two match report
Gillingham won 4-1 away to Rochdale in the League Two.
5 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 5 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 5 September 2026 11 stories · 4-minute read 1887: A fire at the Theatre Royal in Exeter killed 186 people…
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Council Updates Told it was mandatory. Told it was not. Kent’s councils and the Government gave residents opposite answers
A Kent resident asked her district council whether reorganisation was mandatory. Dover District Council answered in one word: “Yes.” The…
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Council Updates Medway sets ten-year ambition to halve health inequality gap as Marmot Place report published
An independent report from the Institute of Health Equity, presented to Medway’s Health and Wellbeing Board on 3 September 2026, set out…
4 September 2026