Local News
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Health HSE orders four firms to stop work with engineered stone after safety failures
The Health and Safety Executive has issued prohibition notices against four companies found to lack adequate controls protecting workers…
28 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man charged with GBH after stabbing in Maidstone park
Nathan Odgers, 40, of Brewer Street in Maidstone has been remanded in custody after being charged with causing grievous bodily harm with…
27 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police seize eight bikes in Ramsgate park crackdown
Eight people were dispersed and eight bicycles seized at Ellington Park, Ramsgate, on 23 July 2026 after months of reported antisocial…
27 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Teenage motorcyclist dies in Whitstable collision as police seek witnesses
An 18-year-old man died at the scene of a crash on Chestfield Road on 24 July 2026 after his motorcycle collided with a white Mercedes…
27 July 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone to get three new pocket parks with six weeks of road closures ahead
Maidstone Borough Council has announced work is starting on small green spaces in St Faith’s Street, Brewer Street and Union Street, but…
26 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police ban face coverings in Dover for 24 hours ahead of Saturday protests
An order makes it an offence to conceal identities across nine Dover wards from 9am on Saturday 25 July 2026, according to a notice…
26 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man in his 20s dies after car overturns on A20 in Harrietsham
A man in his 20s died at the scene after a red Ford Focus overturned on the A20 Ashford Road near Harrietsham in the early hours of…
26 July 2026 - Crime & Justice
Two arrested after serious assault in Maidstone’s Brenchley Gardens
Two men have been arrested following a serious assault in Brenchley Gardens in which a victim was taken to a London hospital with injuries…
25 July 2026 -
Council Updates Gravesham residents get extra time to comment on borough’s long-term planning blueprint
Gravesham Borough Council has extended its Draft Local Plan 2042 consultation to 17 August 2026, giving residents, businesses and parish…
24 July 2026 - Crime & Justice
Man charged with wounding offences after Gillingham alleyway attacks
Luke Thrower, 33, of Bexleyheath, has been remanded in custody after being charged with five offences connected to two alleged wounding…
24 July 2026 -
Council Updates A299 Thanet Way resurfacing complete as overnight closures continue
Kent County Council has finished resurfacing 3.1 miles of the Thanet Way, smoothing out the worst bumps caused by shifting clay beneath the…
24 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent asks residents to hold off disposing of old fridges and freezers for now
Kent County Council is asking households to delay getting rid of unwanted fridges and freezers while a national shortage of specialist…
24 July 2026