Sevenoaks News
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Council Updates Maidstone to join new West Kent council from 2028
The Government has confirmed Maidstone will merge with Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells into a single West Kent unitary…
17 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice CCTV appeal after theft from car in Sevenoaks supermarket car park
Kent Police have released images of three people they want to trace after a woman in her 70s had her phone, purse and card wallet stolen…
17 July 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks to lose its council as Kent moves to four new authorities by 2028
Sevenoaks District Council has confirmed the Government will replace Kent’s existing councils with four new unitary authorities from 1…
17 July 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone to merge into new West Kent council by April 2028
Maidstone Borough Council has confirmed the government wants to fold the borough into a new West Kent unitary authority alongside…
17 July 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 16 July 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 16 July 2026 Prolific burglar jailed for 10 years after targeting homes across southern England The day in…
16 July 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks picks Wates to lead £138m town centre rebuild including new leisure centre
Sevenoaks District Council has chosen construction firm Wates Group as its preferred partner for a £138 million scheme to replace the…
15 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Albanian burglar jailed for 10 years after two-year crime spree across Kent and southern England
Gledis Uka, 30, of no fixed address, admitted 19 offences at Maidstone Crown Court after smashing his way into homes in Edenbridge…
15 July 2026 -
Investigations How Kent’s MPs voted on a national grooming-gangs inquiry
When the Commons voted on a national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs on 8 January 2025, ten of Kent’s eighteen MPs voted against and…
10 July 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks District Council breaks ground on 60-home White Oak scheme in Swanley
Sevenoaks District Council has started work on a 60-home housing development on the former White Oak Leisure Centre site in Swanley, with…
9 July 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 9 July 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 9 July 2026 Sevenoaks District Council Seeks Public Views on Extending The Vine Anti-Social Behaviour Order…
9 July 2026 - Council Updates
Sevenoaks District Council Seeks Public Views on Extending The Vine Anti-Social Behaviour Order
Sevenoaks District Council is consulting residents on whether to extend the Public Spaces Protection Order at The Vine until December 2029…
8 July 2026 -
Council Updates Five Free Primary School Breakfast Clubs to Launch Across Ashford Under Government Best Start Scheme
Five Free Primary School Breakfast Clubs to Launch Across Ashford Under Government Best Start Scheme Ashford is set to expand its free…
7 July 2026