Whitstable News
News from Whitstable, the harbour town famed for its oysters, on the north Kent coast in the Canterbury district. Our coverage includes Canterbury City Council decisions affecting the town, the harbour and seafront, planning and housing, court cases, and fire and rescue incidents.
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Investigations Kent’s water, Part B: why fixing the leaks will not be enough, and what nobody has planned for
South East Water loses 105 million litres a day and is, by the numbers, an average English water company. This part shows why even…
22 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 22 September 2026 8 stories · 4-minute read 1914: A German submarine sank three British cruisers in just 70…
22 September 2026 - Crime & Justice
Over 350 people dispersed in east Kent coastal crackdown
Kent Police used dispersal notices, arrests and school presentations between May and August 2026 to tackle antisocial behaviour across…
21 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 19 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 19 September 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 2022: The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was held at…
19 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 18 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 18 September 2026 13 stories · 4-minute read 2014: Scotland voted against independence from the United…
18 September 2026 -
Council Updates Whitstable Harbour gets £1.6m quay rebuild to cut flood risk
An 85-metre stretch of Whitstable Harbour’s east quay wall, corroded after more than 60 years in seawater, is being replaced in a £1.6…
17 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 13 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 13 September 2026 9 stories · 4-minute read 1993: Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shook hands at the White…
13 September 2026 - Investigations
Kent’s water, Part A: the demand nobody in Whitstable voted for
South East Water plans for 550,000 more people by 2050. Per-person use is falling, leakage is meant to halve and business use is flat, so…
13 September 2026 -
Local News Danny Dyer and Becky Hill to join Leysdown water protest, organisers say
SOS Whitstable says Danny Dyer, Dani Dyer and Becky Hill will join its Stop the Sewage protest at Leysdown-on-Sea on Sunday 20 September.
12 September 2026 -
Local News The full list: 121 finalist places at the 2026 Kent hair and beauty awards
Every finalist in the 2026 Kent Health, Hair & Beauty Awards, ahead of the ceremony in Ashford on 16 October
11 September 2026 -
Investigations South East Water has failed. But who decided how many people it must supply?
Analysis: John Halsall’s apology in Whitstable was overdue and Ofwat’s findings against his company are damning. But the number of people…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury City Status to Be Protected by Charter Trustees If Councils Merge
A cross-party group of councillors wants to appoint Charter Trustees to safeguard Canterbury’s city status, the Lord Mayor and the Sheriff…
8 September 2026