Local News
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Council Updates 127 days. Twelve articles. One question. Still no answer.
Four months ago Kent Local News reported that the Government held no legal rationale, no consultation records and no impact assessments…
30 August 2026 -
Health Dartford residents can report rubbish, pests and food hygiene concerns through single online portal
Dartford Borough Council has brought together environmental, housing and public health reporting into one digital “Report a problem”…
29 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Edenbridge man jailed for robbery after posing as police officer to steal designer watch
A man who pretended to be a police officer to stop a taxi, then threatened to stab the occupants and blow up the car before stealing a…
29 August 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s reorganisation reaches the High Court: residents file judicial review over the missing lawful authority
A resident-led group has filed a judicial review claim challenging the legal basis for work done on Kent’s local government reorganisation…
29 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Broadstairs drug dealer jailed after cocaine worth £240,000 found beside his bed
Rennie Ash, 47, was asleep when Kent Police officers entered a Broadstairs property on 12 March 2026 and found three kilogram blocks of…
28 August 2026 - Crime & Justice
Whitstable man charged with drug supply offences after Canterbury stop attempt
Cameron Neal, 23, was arrested, charged with five offences and appeared before magistrates within 48 hours after Kent Police seized…
28 August 2026 -
Local News Howletts-born gorillas Soundi and Boula leave Kent to found new breeding group in Belgium
Soundi and Boula, two female Western lowland gorillas from the Aspinall Foundation’s Kent wildlife parks, have arrived at the Pairi Daiza…
28 August 2026 -
Council Updates Dartford Council launches online tool to check bin collection dates
Dartford Borough Council’s postcode-based “Check Bin Collections” tool lets households across the borough find their next refuse and…
28 August 2026 -
Council Updates Thanet Cabinet approved £1.26m Ramsgate dredging contract and £425,000 lift replacement in July, minutes show
Thanet District Council’s Cabinet, meeting on 27 August 2026, approved two significant spending decisions: a five-year hydrodynamic…
28 August 2026 -
Council Updates Poverty strategy put before Thanet Cabinet as district ranks among England’s most deprived
Thanet District Council’s Cabinet approved a new Tackling Poverty Strategy at its meeting on 27 August 2026, responding to data showing the…
28 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police seek public help to find wanted man with North Kent links
Bradley Dobson is wanted on recall to prison and has connections across Swale, Medway and several locations in Essex. Kent Police is…
28 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for help after alleged indecent act on Ramsgate Beach
Officers have released a photograph of a man they wish to speak to after an alleged indecent act was reported near East Pier on Ramsgate…
27 August 2026