On this day · 1011
Danes captured Canterbury after a siege, taking Archbishop Ælfheah prisoner — a pivotal moment in Kent's history.
Kent fact of the day
From today's Kent Briefing → Kent is known as the Garden of England, a title reputedly bestowed by Henry VIII after he rode through the county's orchards in full bloom.
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Economy Biddenden playground maker Everyday Play marks 10 years since starting in a garden office
29 September 2026 -
Economy The Pig buys the Tunbridge Wells Hotel on the Pantiles
29 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council’s external auditor finds no significant weaknesses but flags homelessness finance controls
29 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Missing Dartford man found safe, Kent Police confirms
29 September 2026 -
Council Updates External auditors make three improvement recommendations to Tonbridge & Malling but find no significant weaknesses
29 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge & Malling’s local plan remains sole ‘red’ risk after government intervention overrides council vote
29 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Motorcyclist dies after collision with car on A2 near Teynham
26 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone’s three town-centre pocket parks open after a summer of roadworks
26 September 2026 -
Council Updates Dartford cabinet asked to back public survey on town centre masterplan
26 September 2026 -
Council Updates Dartford cabinet asked to approve £85-an-hour fees for work on major infrastructure schemes
26 September 2026 -
Council Updates Dover repaid £770,000 to government over Right to Buy receipts error, then found it was not owed
26 September 2026
- Economy
Biddenden playground maker Everyday Play marks 10 years since starting in a garden office
29 September 2026 - Economy
The Pig buys the Tunbridge Wells Hotel on the Pantiles
29 September 2026 - Council Updates
Maidstone council’s external auditor finds no significant weaknesses but flags homelessness finance controls
29 September 2026 - Council Updates
External auditors make three improvement recommendations to Tonbridge & Malling but find no significant weaknesses
29 September 2026
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Investigations Have Britons given up on voting? A century of turnout, and what the people who stay at home say
26 September 2026 -
Investigations Kent’s water, Part B: why fixing the leaks will not be enough, and what nobody has planned for
22 September 2026 -
Investigations Kent’s water, Part A: the demand nobody in Whitstable voted for
13 September 2026 -
Investigations South East Water has failed. But who decided how many people it must supply?
10 September 2026
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Biddenden playground maker Everyday Play marks 10 years since starting in a garden office
29 September 2026 - Economy
The Pig buys the Tunbridge Wells Hotel on the Pantiles
29 September 2026 -
Economy ONS to hold webinar on births and deaths trends in England and Wales
29 September 2026 -
Economy UK firms expect further fall in private-sector activity through end of 2026
28 September 2026
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Health New Drug Improves Wakefulness in Narcolepsy Trials, Study Finds
28 September 2026 -
Health Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Immune Disorder in Major Clinical Trial
27 September 2026 -
Health Foot Pain That Pointed Elsewhere: A Case Study in Unexpected Diagnosis
27 September 2026 -
Health Children Trafficked to the US: A Doctor Asks What Medicine Can Do
26 September 2026
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Technology TypeSafe AI’s Jev Model Promises Developers Cheaper, Faster Decisions Without an LLM
29 September 2026 -
Technology Google Defends Gemini AI Breakout as ‘Mistaken Identity’, Not Model Misalignment
29 September 2026 -
Technology Dark Web Service ‘Nexus’ Claims to Sell 153 Million Stolen Driver’s Licence Scans
28 September 2026 -
Technology Wayve and Uber Launch NVIDIA-Powered Autonomous Rides on London Streets
28 September 2026
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Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Russell wins for Mercedes
28 September 2026 -
BTCC Silverstone (National) Race 2: Ashley Sutton takes the win
28 September 2026 -
BTCC Silverstone (National) Race 1: Aiden Moffat takes the win
28 September 2026 -
BTCC Silverstone (National) Race 3: Tom Ingram takes the win
28 September 2026