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Council Updates Ashford parking charges frozen for 2025/26 after earlier rises
Drivers in Ashford town centre will pay no more for parking this year than they did last year, after the borough council opted to hold all…
11 September 2026 -
Council Updates £76.7m North Thanet Link road scheme on course for planning submission as local opposition raised
A new east-to-west road across north Thanet, estimated to cost £76.7 million, was reported to be approaching a planning application…
11 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police arrested 2,063 people over messages and online posts in five years
Kent Police arrested 2,063 people over the content of messages, posts and calls in five years. In the same period the force brought 261…
11 September 2026 -
Local News Kent residents offered email updates service with privacy controls
A subscription service called Keep Me Posted lets Kent residents sign up for topic-based local updates by email, with their data processed…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates Dover council considers £150,000 depot after welfare facilities closed over safety rules
Welfare facilities at Dover District Council’s grounds maintenance depot have been closed because they cannot meet workplace regulations…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent misapplied ancient woodland test on Aylesford quarry plan, Maidstone report says
A draft objection published with Maidstone’s cabinet papers says Kent County Council relied on a 2013 decision, taken when ancient woodland…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates Lockmeadow market decision returns to Maidstone cabinet after traders’ call-in
Maidstone’s cabinet approved the Lockmeadow improvements in July. Councillors sent the decision back on 10 August, asking that the market…
10 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Two men charged over alleged £170,000 GPS theft series targeting Kent farms
Ion Cojocaru and Iulian Doltu, both of Dagenham, have been remanded in custody after Kent Police linked nine alleged farm GPS thefts across…
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Crime & Justice Hampshire man jailed for child sexual abuse carried out in Ashford in the 1990s
A man who groomed and sexually abused a child over four years in Ashford has been jailed after his victim came forward nearly three decades…
10 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Dog theft: lurcher Ivy stolen from Dunton Green kennel in late-night break-in
Kent Police are investigating the alleged theft of a beige lurcher called Ivy from farmland in Rye Lane, Dunton Green, near Sevenoaks…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates How to spot and report phishing scams in Outlook, Teams and Edge
Microsoft’s guidance sets out the warning signs of phishing messages and the exact steps residents and organisations across the UK…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates West Kent “super council” plans on hold after Government pause
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council leader Ben Chapelard has called the Government’s decision to pause Local Government Reorganisation in Kent…
10 September 2026