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Crime & Justice Gravesend drug dealer jailed for three years and four months after cocaine find and fake ID
Vilson Rexhep, 29, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on 26 August 2026 after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of class…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent pushes free blood pressure checks during Know Your Numbers Week
Kent County Council is urging residents to get a blood pressure check during Know Your Numbers Week, 7 to 13 September 2026, warning that…
8 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Stolen digger recovered by Dartford patrol officers after early-hours stop
A 37-year-old woman from Orpington was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and driving without insurance after Kent Police…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Mobile signal black hole targeted as small cells go up across Canterbury city centre
Kent County Council has installed mobile signal-boosting equipment on lampposts and other street assets across Canterbury city centre…
8 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man dies after stabbing at Maidstone home as two arrested
Kent Police have launched a murder investigation after a man in his 40s died at a property in Knightrider Street, Maidstone, on the evening…
8 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man arrested after attempted break-in at Faversham farm building
A 29-year-old London man was arrested on suspicion of burglary after Kent Police’s Rural Task Force stopped his vehicle in Springhead Road…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells faces £525,000 budget overspend as leisure centre collapse costs council £630,000
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s finances were under pressure at the end of the first quarter of 2026/27, with the collapse of leisure…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Dover District Council receives C2 housing rating after regulator finds weaknesses in tenant engagement and complaints handling
The Regulator of Social Housing graded Dover District Council’s consumer standards performance as C2 in July 2026, identifying weaknesses…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Five months of asking under what law. Then the Government stopped to check.
The Government has paused local government reorganisation across England, including Kent and Medway, saying it must satisfy itself that the…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Council asks residents and landowners to put forward sites for its new borough plan
Maidstone Borough Council has opened a formal process asking anyone with an interest in land across the borough to suggest sites for…
7 September 2026 -
Economy Dartford Borough Council sets out business support offer for town centre firms
Dartford Borough Council has outlined a range of services aimed at supporting businesses in the borough, covering everything from market…
7 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone residents asked to have their say on future of Lockmeadow market and riverside site
Maidstone Borough Council is consulting residents on how Lockmeadow — the riverside entertainment, market and community site on Barker Road…
7 September 2026