Local News
-
Local News Six Planets Align Over Kent: The 4,000-Year History of Celestial Fear
From Babylonian omen tablets to a 1524 flood panic that sent Londoners fleeing to Blackheath, planetary gatherings have carried dread for…
12 August 2026 -
Local News Kent’s best sky night in 27 years: deep eclipse, Perseid peak and six planets in 24 hours
A deep partial solar eclipse covering more than 90 per cent of the Sun, the Perseid meteor shower at its peak and six planets before dawn…
12 August 2026 -
Local News South East Water Supply Disruptions Leave Thousands of Kent Homes Without Water During Heatwave
Around 22,000 homes across Kent were affected at the peak of summer supply disruptions, with South East Water blaming extreme heat, surging…
11 August 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks council warns residents to keep vapes out of bins after truck fire scare
Sevenoaks District Council is urging residents to stop putting vapes in their household waste after a suspected vape fire broke out in the…
11 August 2026 -
Council Updates Gravesham council and Kent Police seize more than 40 e-bikes and e-scooters in borough crackdown
Gravesham Borough Council says more than 40 nuisance e-bikes and e-scooters have been seized and over 20 already crushed since new…
11 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police release CCTV image in Greenhithe bus exposure investigation
Officers are appealing for help to identify a man pictured on CCTV after an alleged indecent exposure on a number 96 bus near Greenhithe on…
11 August 2026 -
Local News Maidstone Borough Council to open free Eco Hub this August
The pop-up hub at Creative Maidstone on Gabriel’s Hill will run from 12 to 22 August, offering free advice, workshops and activities on…
11 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent fire crews attend more than 300 grass fires since May as KFRS urges public caution
Kent Fire and Rescue Service has attended more than 300 accidental grass fires since the start of May, with over 30 outdoor fires recorded…
10 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Three arrested after police pursuit near Tonbridge
Kent Police detained three men from Durham and Surrey after a short vehicle pursuit on the A26 Tonbridge Road ended in Borough Green, where…
10 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Medway shops raided as officers seize 58,200 illegal cigarettes worth £25,000
Trading Standards officers and Kent Police seized contraband hidden in shops across Chatham, Strood, Gillingham and Twydall on 14 and 15…
10 August 2026 -
Council Updates Badsell Road junction in Paddock Wood to be upgraded as 1,000 new homes arrive
Kent County Council has awarded the contract for a junction overhaul at Badsell Road and Maidstone Road to Breheny Civil Engineering Ltd…
10 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Bronze deer statues worth thousands stolen from Horton Kirby garden
Kent Police are appealing for CCTV footage and witnesses after multiple bronze deer statues were taken from a residential property in…
10 August 2026