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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…
10 September 2026 -
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 -
Crime & Justice Gillingham sex offender jailed for 12 breaches of court order
Ian Collard, 36, was sentenced to three years and three months in prison at Maidstone Crown Court on 4 September 2026 after pleading guilty…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates Officers recommend against securing Swale House undercroft despite councillors’ earlier call for fencing
Officers at Swale Borough Council recommended against installing physical security measures at the undercroft of Swale House in…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates Swale Borough Council moves to formalise new parish councils ahead of local government reorganisation
Swale Borough Council’s Policy and Resources Committee considered a recommendation to delegate authority to senior officers to complete the…
10 September 2026 -
Business & Economy Otham salon in a pod on a smallholding placed second in the UK for best home salon
Karis Petersen runs Karistyle single-handed among the sheep and chickens near Maidstone. Next month she is a finalist in three categories…
10 September 2026