Local News
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Crime & Justice Former New Ash Green man jailed for child sex offences
Obianata Onyia, 30, was sentenced to four years and three months at Maidstone Crown Court on 16 July 2026 after admitting seven counts of…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council adopted mineral sites plan in September 2020
The Kent Mineral Sites Plan, which sets out where mineral extraction may take place across the county, was formally adopted on 10 September…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council did not approve quarrying, leader confirms
Linden Kemkaran has issued a clarifying statement confirming that Full Council only agreed to send the Kent Mineral Sites Plan for…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Heartstopper finale film brings £99,000 to Herne Bay after Netflix shoot
The feature film finale to Kent-born creator Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series filmed at Herne Bay in June 2025, generating an estimated…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge footbridge to be removed next week
A pedestrian bridge linking Lower Castle Fields car park to Tonbridge Racecourse Sportsground will be lifted out by crane and dismantled…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Rose and Crown Hotel owners take back control as repair work planned in Tonbridge
The owners of Tonbridge’s Grade II listed Rose and Crown Hotel have confirmed they will manage the building directly and carry out repairs…
20 July 2026 - Crime & Justice
Man charged with attempted murder after Maidstone stabbing and van theft
Francisco Tsumba, 45, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody after a man in his early 50s was allegedly stabbed and had his…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells water supply problems: what South East Water customers need to know
South East Water has reported fresh supply problems affecting some Tunbridge Wells customers, the latest disruption in a run of failures…
18 July 2026 -
Council Updates Four new councils to replace Kent’s current structure by 2028
Government ministers have confirmed that Kent and Medway’s 14 existing councils will be abolished and replaced by four single-tier…
17 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police impose 48-hour dispersal orders across five east Kent coastal towns
Section 34 powers activated in Whitstable, Herne Bay, Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Margate from 4pm on Friday 17 July 2026, giving officers…
17 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Four Sittingbourne schoolboys receive police awards after finding missing teenager in chalk pits
The pupils from The Sittingbourne School led officers to a vulnerable missing teenager found deep in chalk pits near Highsted Road, and…
17 July 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone to join new West Kent council from 2028
The Government has confirmed Maidstone will merge with Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells into a single West Kent unitary…
17 July 2026