Kent Weekend Briefing
Sunday, 18 October 2026
6 stories · 3-minute read
1922: The British Broadcasting Company — later the BBC — was founded, establishing a nationwide radio network for the first time.
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The weekend in Kent · It is a quiet news day for Kent, with just one post in the last 24 hours — a clinical guide on adult ADHD from the New England Journal of Medicine. While not Kent-specific, ADHD diagnosis and treatment is a growing concern for NHS services across the county. Worth a read if you or someone you know has been waiting on an assessment.
The day ahead in Kent
Weather
Today: Cloudy morning, turning rainy in the afternoon, high 12°C, low 8°C.
Tomorrow: Clear morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon, high 14°C, low 8°C.
Travel
Roads: All major Kent routes clear.
Rail: All Kent services running to schedule.
As of 10:30 from National Highways + National Rail.
Coastal tides
Dover: High 04:01 (5.48m) · Low 10:57 (2.31m) · High 17:00 (5.18m) · Low 23:20 (2.52m)
Margate: High 04:52 (4.01m) · Low 11:14 (1.36m) · High 17:35 (3.88m) · Low 23:34 (1.73m)
Tides via tidetimes.co.uk.
1 thing to know
Top Kent Stories
- New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Adult ADHD Clinical Guide
Published 06:51 BST
Why it matters · Adult ADHD waiting lists are long across Kent; this guide aids patients and clinicians.
Weekend reads — the week’s best of KLN
- The deadline to sue the Government over Kent’s council shake-up falls this week. No public meeting is scheduled before it.
Published Tue 05:00 BST
Kent County Council says it is considering taking the Government to court over the decision to abolish the county’s fourteen councils. The three-month window to do so runs out on Thursday. No… - Can America grow its way out of $40 trillion of debt? Why Washington’s bet is already reaching Kent
Published Mon 05:00 BST
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says 3% growth will “bend the curve” on a $40 trillion debt and wants the rest of the world to follow. Economists doubt the sums, bond investors are charging… - Herne Bay Memorial Park play area reopens after £300,000 revamp
Published Fri 18:51 BST
New accessible and sensory equipment has been installed at the King’s Road and Dering Road site, with three more Herne Bay play areas set to follow. Families in Herne Bay have got a fully revamped… - New provider appointed for Kent Test from 2027
Published Fri 14:50 BST
Quest Assessments will take over from GL Assessment when the current contract ends, but the test’s purpose, structure and timing will stay the same. Families preparing children for grammar-school… - Ashford councillors debated borough-wide Article 4 direction to bring HMO conversions under planning control
Published Fri 06:02 BST
A motion put to Ashford Borough Council on 15 October 2026 called for an Article 4 Direction covering all parts of the borough not already subject to one, which would require planning permission for…
Financial markets
Bank of England (last 7 days):
- Banknote imagery advisory group minutes – 15 July 2026
- David Roberts CV and questionnaire for the Treasury Select Committee
- Minutes of the SONIA Stakeholder Advisory Group – 25 September 2026
Markets via Yahoo Finance; ONS + BoE via official feeds.
What’s on today
- 15:30 · Converge – A Candlelit Sound Bath — Ashford
Coming up tomorrow
No public events scheduled tomorrow.
“Kent is known as the ‘Garden of England’, a title believed to date back to Henry VIII, who reportedly praised the county’s orchards and hop gardens.”
Kent fact of the day