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Council Updates Maidstone to merge into new West Kent council by April 2028
Maidstone Borough Council has confirmed the government wants to fold the borough into a new West Kent unitary authority alongside…
17 July 2026 -
Council Updates Dover District Council to be abolished as Kent splits into four new councils by 2028
Government ministers have confirmed that Dover District Council will cease to exist by April 2028, replaced by four new single-tier…
17 July 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford to join new mid Kent council with Swale and Folkestone & Hythe
Ministers are expected to confirm that Ashford, Swale and Folkestone & Hythe will merge into a single mid Kent unitary council, scrapping…
16 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent Mineral Sites Plan to go before independent examiner
Kent County Council has approved sending its Pre-Submission Mineral Sites Plan to a Government-appointed Planning Inspector for independent…
16 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent and Medway councils to be replaced by new unitary authorities after government decision
Ministers have confirmed the future shape of local government across Kent and Medway, ending the current two-tier system and replacing…
16 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent to be split into four new councils by 2028 in biggest shake-up in 50 years
Kent County Council, Medway Council and 12 district, borough and city councils will be scrapped and replaced by four new single-tier…
16 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Police appeal after three people assaulted at A20 event near West Malling
Kent Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a man allegedly assaulted three people at an event on the A20 London Road…
16 July 2026 -
Council Updates Four New Councils to Replace Kent and Medway’s 14 Local Authorities by 2028
Government ministers have confirmed that Kent County Council, Medway Council and 12 district, borough and city councils will be abolished…
16 July 2026 -
Health Adult social care support and wellbeing event planned for 17 July
Kent residents looking for adult social care information and support services are being pointed towards an event on Friday, 17 July. An…
16 July 2026 -
Local News KCC backs £1 Arriva bus fares for Maidstone River Festival
Kent County Council is supporting £1 Arriva bus travel to the Maidstone River Festival, a free event along the River Medway. Kent County…
16 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police stop 59 drivers in five-day road safety operation on major routes
Officers using a borrowed HGV cab patrolled the M20, M2, M26, M25, A2 and other key Kent roads, finding 23 drivers on their phones and…
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Council Updates £1 bus fare offer for Maidstone River Festival on 25 July
Kent County Council is funding a flat £1 single fare on all Arriva bus services in the Maidstone Area ticket zone on Saturday 25 July 2026…
16 July 2026