Thanet News
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Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 6 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 6 August 2026 5 stories · 2-minute read Swale Council breaks ground on 51 social rented homes at…
6 August 2026 -
Council Updates Who picked Kent’s four new councils? The question the county council is now asking itself — explained
Kent is getting four new councils. The chairman of the county council has put in writing that the winning map came from three Labour-led…
6 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Margate man charged after drug-line investigation in Thanet
Blake Todd, 30, of Victoria Avenue, Margate, has been charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply after officers seized…
5 August 2026 -
Council Updates Who chose Kent’s new map? The county council’s own chairman is asking whether party politics played a part
The Government’s four-council map for Kent was chosen from a proposal put forward by three councils the county council’s chairman describes…
5 August 2026 -
Local News Kent bus fares cut to £2 and £5 for summer days out
Kent County Council is backing discounted Stagecoach fares and extra Go Bus journeys across the county from August to early September 2026…
31 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Witness appeal after reported assault in Broadstairs
A 19-year-old man ended up in hospital with injuries to his arms and hands after allegedly being pushed through a glass door on Charlotte…
30 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Canterbury man charged with eight offences after thefts at four east Kent stores
Connor Jones, 38, of Shelley Avenue, Canterbury, faces four theft counts, two assault charges, a public order offence and racially…
30 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police seize eight bikes in Ramsgate park crackdown
Eight people were dispersed and eight bicycles seized at Ellington Park, Ramsgate, on 23 July 2026 after months of reported antisocial…
27 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man dies in collision on Chestfield Road, Whitstable
Man dies in collision on Chestfield Road, Whitstable Kent Police are investigating a fatal collision involving a car and a van on…
25 July 2026 -
Council Updates A299 Thanet Way resurfacing complete as overnight closures continue
Kent County Council has finished resurfacing 3.1 miles of the Thanet Way, smoothing out the worst bumps caused by shifting clay beneath the…
24 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two arrested after antisocial behaviour disrupts Broadstairs community event
A 13-year-old boy and a 60-year-old man were arrested in Victoria Gardens, Broadstairs, on the evening of 22 July 2026, as Kent Police used…
23 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Canterbury shoplifter jailed within a day after targeting same Sainsbury’s seven times
Stuart Taylor, 37, of no fixed address, was sentenced to 30 weeks in prison at Margate Magistrates’ Court the day after his arrest, having…
22 July 2026