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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…
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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 -
Investigations South East Water has failed. But who decided how many people it must supply?
Analysis: John Halsall’s apology in Whitstable was overdue and Ofwat’s findings against his company are damning. But the number of people…
10 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council leader speaks out after government halts reorganisation plans
Maidstone Borough Council leader Stuart Jeffery has responded publicly to the government’s decision to pause its national Local Government…
9 September 2026 -
Council Updates KCC steps in to save two Thanet bus routes cut by Stagecoach
Kent County Council has secured replacements for the Ramsgate–Minster–Monkton and Minnis Bay–Margate services for an initial six-month…
9 September 2026 -
Local News Medway Libraries Back National Reading Campaign and Roll Out Wi-Fi Printing at 11 Sites
Medway Council is promoting the “Go All In” reading campaign alongside the Summer Reading Challenge 2026, while offering Wi-Fi printing…
9 September 2026 -
Council Updates Cliff works on Folkestone’s Road of Remembrance to reopen route by spring 2027
A £5 million engineering scheme is stabilising the cliff above the historic Road of Remembrance after a January 2024 landslip buried the…
9 September 2026 -
Local News Air traffic control failure grounds Gatwick departures – what Kent passengers are owed
More than 1,300 flights were cancelled after a fault in the flight processing system at NATS Swanwick, with disruption running into…
9 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells to join West Kent joint committee as councils prepare for 2028 unitary merger
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s cabinet advisory board considered proposals on 8 September 2026 for the borough to join a new joint…
9 September 2026