Council Updates
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Council Updates Heartstopper finale film brings £99,000 to Herne Bay after Netflix shoot
The feature film finale to Kent-born creator Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series filmed at Herne Bay in June 2025, generating an estimated…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge footbridge to be removed next week
A pedestrian bridge linking Lower Castle Fields car park to Tonbridge Racecourse Sportsground will be lifted out by crane and dismantled…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Rose and Crown Hotel owners take back control as repair work planned in Tonbridge
The owners of Tonbridge’s Grade II listed Rose and Crown Hotel have confirmed they will manage the building directly and carry out repairs…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells water supply problems: what South East Water customers need to know
South East Water has reported fresh supply problems affecting some Tunbridge Wells customers, the latest disruption in a run of failures…
18 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 -
Council Updates Dover District Council to be abolished as Kent splits into four new councils by 2028
Government ministers have confirmed that Dover District Council will cease to exist by April 2028, replaced by four new single-tier…
17 July 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford to join new mid Kent council with Swale and Folkestone & Hythe
Ministers are expected to confirm that Ashford, Swale and Folkestone & Hythe will merge into a single mid Kent unitary council, scrapping…
16 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent Mineral Sites Plan to go before independent examiner
Kent County Council has approved sending its Pre-Submission Mineral Sites Plan to a Government-appointed Planning Inspector for independent…
16 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent and Medway councils to be replaced by new unitary authorities after government decision
Ministers have confirmed the future shape of local government across Kent and Medway, ending the current two-tier system and replacing…
16 July 2026 -
Council Updates £1 bus fare offer for Maidstone River Festival on 25 July
Kent County Council is funding a flat £1 single fare on all Arriva bus services in the Maidstone Area ticket zone on Saturday 25 July 2026…
16 July 2026 -
Council Updates Measles cases rise in Kent and Medway as health chiefs urge MMR catch-up
Nine new measles cases have been confirmed in Kent and Medway since 1 July 2026, prompting health authorities to warn of limited community…
15 July 2026