Local News
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Council Updates Maidstone to reopen housing revenue account in bid to build 1,000 affordable homes
Maidstone Borough Council’s housing committee considered a proposal on 15 September 2026 to reopen its Housing Revenue Account for the…
16 September 2026 -
Council Updates Scrutiny committee considers how to set up Betteshanger Country Park task and finish group
Dover District Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 14 September 2026 to work through the practical and constitutional…
15 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council puts £250,000 into plan to make town safer for women and girls
Maidstone Borough Council has approved a £250,000 action plan to tackle violence against women and girls, with Maidstone town centre…
14 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Teenager seriously hurt in electric motorcycle crash on Sevenoaks High Street
An 18-year-old rider was taken to a London hospital with life-threatening injuries after a collision on Sevenoaks High Street near Six…
14 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Cocaine dealer pleaded guilty within 48 hours of Tonbridge vehicle stop
Jorge Payana Bonilla, 39, of Tottenham, admitted possession with intent to supply cocaine and two driving offences at Sevenoaks…
14 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Chatham man jailed for life after stabbing housemate over £10 phone debt
Mark Jesse, 51, was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years at Maidstone Crown Court for the murder of Charlie Belsham at their shared Castle…
14 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man left critical in hospital after Ashford assault; teenager arrested
An 18-year-old has been arrested after a man in his 30s was found badly injured on Lower High Street in Ashford in the early hours of…
14 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe council unit finds £1.26m in fraud and error across 466 cases
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s investigations team identified £1,266,259 in wrongly claimed funds during 2025/26 — but critics say…
14 September 2026 -
Economy £10m Government Grant Opens for Kent Pubs, Restaurants and Cafés
Hospitality businesses in Dover and across Kent can now apply for a share of a national £10 million three-year grant scheme, with a…
14 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Three arrested after man stabbed in Dartford High Street
A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with injuries consistent with stab wounds after an altercation involving six people in Dartford town…
13 September 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe landlords face fines up to £40,000 under new council housing enforcement policy
Folkestone & Hythe District Council has adopted a new civil penalty policy giving it stronger powers to fine private landlords and letting…
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