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Crime & Justice Kent Police seek man wanted on recall to prison with links to Dover, Canterbury, Folkestone and Sheerness
Jordan Lamoon is being sought by Kent Police, who have asked anyone who sees him or knows his whereabouts to call 999 quoting reference…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge and Malling Council halts Local Plan over water supply fears
Full Council voted on 3 September 2026 to pause the borough’s draft Local Plan, saying water supply and infrastructure must be properly…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge & Malling council considers submitting its new local plan for independent examination
Full Council met on 3 September 2026 to decide whether to approve the borough’s draft Regulation 19 Local Plan for publication and…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway sets ten-year ambition to halve health inequality gap as Marmot Place report published
An independent report from the Institute of Health Equity, presented to Medway’s Health and Wellbeing Board on 3 September 2026, set out…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway’s SEND reform plan targets sharp cuts in specialist placements as demand doubles
Medway Council and its NHS partners presented a local SEND reform plan to the Health and Wellbeing Board on 3 September 2026, setting out…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Shoreham fly-tipper ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work after Sevenoaks council prosecution
A man found guilty of dumping waste on Redmans Lane in Shoreham has been handed a suspended prison sentence, 150 hours of unpaid work and a…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone cricket pavilion left waiting for CIL cash after Cabinet shelves M20 Junction 7 funding
Maidstone Borough Council’s Cabinet has dropped a £714,369 M20 Junction 7 contribution from its second round of Community Infrastructure…
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Crime & Justice Three arrested after suspected burglary at Margate building site
Two men and a teenage boy, all from north Kent, were detained in the early hours of 3 September 2026 after police responded to reports of…
3 September 2026 - Crime & Justice
Kent Police release CCTV image after four reported thefts at Tonbridge petrol station
Officers are asking anyone who recognises a woman captured on CCTV to come forward after four alleged thefts of meat products from a BP…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Chart Sutton neighbourhood plan reaches public consultation stage with 35-home allocation at its centre
Chart Sutton Parish Council’s neighbourhood plan, which includes a site allocation for 35 dwellings south of Amber Lane, was before…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent and Medway scrutiny committee considers closure of specialist forensic mental health unit
The Kent and Medway NHS Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 2 September 2026 to examine proposals to decommission the Bedgebury…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Three Herne Bay Play Areas to Get New Equipment in £270,000 Upgrade
Canterbury City Council has secured £270,000 from the government’s Playground Fund to revamp play areas at Central Parade seafront, Collins…
2 September 2026