Local News
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Council Updates Sevenoaks residents asked to have their say on homelessness, private renting and social housing policies
Sevenoaks District Council has opened public consultation on draft updates to three housing policies, with all surveys closing at midnight…
7 August 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford charity works with young people and families on the margins
Uprising Youth and Community, based in Ashford, says it supports local young people, families and those facing significant challenges to…
7 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal after three bikes worth £4,000 stolen from Tonbridge garage
Two men allegedly broke into a garage near Cannon Lane at around 4am on 1 July 2026 and rode away on two of the three stolen bicycles…
7 August 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone & Hythe council to vote on children’s play area for Bouverie Square town centre park
Councillors on the planning and licensing committee are due to consider plans for a new play zone in Folkestone town centre, part of the…
7 August 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells Borough Council sets out planning vision for The Pantiles and the Commons
The council has published a policy statement placing The Pantiles and Tunbridge Wells and Rusthall Commons at the heart of its long-term…
7 August 2026 -
Council Updates Kent council launches free acid attack training for local retailers
Kent County Council’s Trading Standards team is offering free online training to DIY stores, builders’ merchants and garden centres across…
7 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for witnesses after attempted robbery in Ashford
Two teenage boys on a motorbike allegedly tried to snatch a man’s mobile phone in Swift Avenue, Finberry, on the evening of 26 July 2026…
7 August 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone residents asked to have their say on quarry plan that could affect ancient woodland near Aylesford
Kent County Council is consulting on a draft minerals plan that includes a proposed extension to Hermitage Quarry, raising concern about…
7 August 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone’s new town centre library sees visitor numbers more than double
The Sandgate Road library and Community Learning Centre recorded 10,648 visits in June 2026 — a 131% rise on figures from the old Grace…
6 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Swanley man jailed for nearly 30 years after hammer and knife attack on two women
Gerard Parkinson, 64, of Sidcup, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder at Maidstone Crown Court and sentenced to 28 years in…
6 August 2026 -
Council Updates Who picked Kent’s four new councils? The question the county council is now asking itself — explained
Kent is getting four new councils. The chairman of the county council has put in writing that the winning map came from three Labour-led…
6 August 2026 -
Council Updates Swale Council breaks ground on 51 social rented homes at Sittingbourne car park site
Families on Swale’s housing register could soon be paying roughly half the going private rent for a new home in the middle of Sittingbourne…
5 August 2026