Local News
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Council Updates Kent County Council adopted mineral sites plan in September 2020
The Kent Mineral Sites Plan, which sets out where mineral extraction may take place across the county, was formally adopted on 10 September…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council did not approve quarrying, leader confirms
Linden Kemkaran has issued a clarifying statement confirming that Full Council only agreed to send the Kent Mineral Sites Plan for…
20 July 2026 -
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 -
Crime & Justice Man charged with attempted murder after Maidstone stabbing and van theft
Francisco Tsumba, 45, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody after a man in his early 50s was allegedly stabbed and had his…
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 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police impose 48-hour dispersal orders across five east Kent coastal towns
Section 34 powers activated in Whitstable, Herne Bay, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Margate from 4pm on Friday 17 July 2026, giving officers…
17 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Four Sittingbourne schoolboys receive police awards after finding missing teenager in chalk pits
The pupils from The Sittingbourne School led officers to a vulnerable missing teenager found deep in chalk pits near Highsted Road, and…
17 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice CCTV appeal after theft from car in Sevenoaks supermarket car park
Kent Police have released images of three people they want to trace after a woman in her 70s had her phone, purse and card wallet stolen…
17 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police seek public help to find wanted man Tejay Grant
Kent Police are appealing for help to trace Tejay Grant, wanted for a recall to prison, with links to Gillingham and Enfield. The appeal…
17 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