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Crime & Justice Deptford man jailed for child sex offences linked to Rochester
Manh Hung Le, 45, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison at Maidstone Crown Court after being convicted of sexual activity with…
30 July 2026 - Crime & Justice
Kent Police release CCTV images after reported distraction theft in Maidstone
A man in his 80s had his bank card taken and a large cash withdrawal made from his account after visiting a bank in Week Street, according…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates River Medway group sets out plan to restore water quality and give river legal rights
Friends of the River Medway has launched a three-part programme combining practical restoration work, legal advocacy and what it calls…
30 July 2026 -
Council Updates Asked at every level, answered at none: the Kent reorganisation question still without a reply
A resident asked her county council five questions about the reorganisation that will abolish it. A year on, the same question – by what…
29 July 2026 -
Local News Sittingbourne Library and Family Hub holds official opening after 28,000 visits
The refurbished building, which combines library and family support services under one roof, has drawn more than 28,000 visits since…
29 July 2026 -
Council Updates Children aged 15 and under to travel free on Kent buses throughout August
Kent County Council is backing a Government-funded scheme giving free bus travel to children and teenagers across the county from 1 to 31…
29 July 2026 -
Council Updates Dover gets £20m to cut Operation Brock by up to 80%
Kent County Council has secured £20 million from the government to reconfigure the Port of Dover’s eastern docks, with the work expected to…
29 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police arrest four over solar panel fraud targeting elderly residents in Whitstable and Herne Bay
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering after elderly residents in Whitstable and Herne Bay allegedly…
28 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for witnesses after Tunbridge Wells robbery
A man in his 30s was allegedly assaulted and had his phone stolen near the High Street in Tunbridge Wells at around 11.45pm on Saturday 25…
28 July 2026 -
Local News Sunday 360 bus returns to Isle of Sheppey for summer trial
Operator Chalkwell is running the Sheerness to Leysdown route every Sunday from 20 July to 7 September after the service was axed in…
28 July 2026 - Crime & Justice
Gillingham man jailed for more than eight years for armed burglary on Twydall pensioner
Jack Dallas, 25, of Trinity Road, Gillingham, was sentenced to eight years and three months at Maidstone Crown Court after admitting he…
28 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Police seek teenage victims after arrest over alleged harassment at Kings Hill Asda
A 55-year-old man from Sevenoaks has been arrested and bailed after two girls, thought to be aged 13 or 14, were allegedly subjected to…
28 July 2026