Kent Morning Briefing
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
The day in Kent · Kent County Council has launched the county’s first coordinated, multi-agency plan to tackle fly-tipping, bringing together all 13 district councils, Kent Police and the Environment Agency under a single Action Plan. The move signals a shift from piecemeal local responses to a unified enforcement and prevention strategy across the whole county.
The day ahead in Kent
Weather
Today: Cloudy morning, becoming clear in the afternoon, high 26°C, low 18°C.
Tomorrow: Clear morning, high 26°C, low 19°C.
Travel
Roads (1 incident): M25 — M40 Southbound Jct 1a to M25 A B exit slip road closure.
Rail: All Kent services running to schedule.
As of 00:30 from National Highways + National Rail.
Coastal tides
Dover: Low 06:48 (1.17m) · High 11:47 (6.44m) · Low 19:11 (0.99m) · High 00:14 (6.53m)
Margate: Low 06:30 (0.86m) · High 12:43 (4.51m) · Low 19:12 (0.58m)
Tides via tidetimes.co.uk.
5 things to know
- Gravesend residents can earn rewards via new KCC WeRoam walking app
- ONS links UK economic data with environmental accounts in new publication
Top Kent Stories
- ONS Publishes Environmental and Natural Capital Accounts to Link UK Economy with Environmental Data
Published 23:50 BST
The Office for National Statistics has drawn on data from across the Government Statistical Service to help government, businesses and the public understand how the economy and environment interact… - Kent launches first countywide partnership to fight fly-tipping
Published 21:52 BST
Kent County Council has agreed a new multi-agency partnership and Action Plan after hosting the county s first countywide fly-tipping conference, bringing together councils, Kent Police, the… - Free app rewards Gravesend residents for walking and cycling
Published 19:51 BST
Kent County Council has launched WeRoam, a free six-month app pilot in Gravesend that gives residents aged 16 and over points and rewards for choosing to walk, wheel or cycle instead of taking the…
Crime & Justice
No additional crime stories in the last 12 hours.
Business & Economy
No additional B&E stories in the last 12 hours.
Kent Sport
No additional sport updates in the last 12 hours.
Financial markets
Bank of England (last 7 days):
- UK financial regulators to begin overseeing Critical Third Parties announced by HM Treasury
- Minutes of the UK Money Markets Code Sub-Committee – June 2026
- Letter from the Governor to Joe Powell MP
Markets via Yahoo Finance; ONS + BoE via official feeds.
What’s on today
- 09:15 · Regulation Committee Appeal Panel (Transport) — Maidstone
- 14:00 · Children, Young People and Education Cabinet Committee — Maidstone
Coming up tomorrow
- 10:00 · Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee — Maidstone
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Kent fact of the day