Medway News
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Economy OBR Opens Up Its Inflation Modelling as CPI Forecast Falls Towards 2 Per Cent Target
The Office for Budget Responsibility has published new detail on how it builds its consumer price inflation forecasts, with its March 2026…
21 August 2026 -
Economy OBR Updates How It Models Government-Owned Lenders in UK Fiscal Forecasts
The Office for Budget Responsibility has revised the way it accounts for six government-owned financial institutions, finding they reduce…
20 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Chatham man jailed for strangling woman twice during assault
Chatham man jailed for strangling woman twice during assault A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison after…
20 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Hay bale fire on farmland in St Margaret’s at Cliffe treated as suspected arson
Kent Police are investigating a suspected arson after a large fire destroyed hay bales on Station Road, St Margaret’s at Cliffe on 18…
19 August 2026 -
Economy ONS releases household income data for UK regions and local authorities, 1997 to 2024
Official figures show London households had disposable income of £35,361 per head in 2023 — more than £10,000 above the UK average — while…
19 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 19 August 2026 6 stories · 3-minute read Voter photo ID: what Dartford’s 2023 election figures show The…
19 August 2026 -
Economy UK Regular Pay Growth Rises to 3.5% as Bonus-Driven Earnings Slow
ONS figures for April to June 2026 show regular wage growth edged up from 3.4 per cent to 3.5 per cent, while total pay including bonuses…
18 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Gillingham sex offender jailed for three years after hiding tablet behind bed
Jack Stevens, 23, of Grange Road, Gillingham, was sentenced to three years and two months at Maidstone Crown Court after a police dog found…
18 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Weapons and railway detonators seized at Gillingham property
Marcus Richards, 55, of Canterbury Street, Gillingham, has been charged with seven offences — including acquiring explosives without a…
18 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Three men arrested after alleged stabbing in Rochester High Street
Three men arrested after alleged stabbing in Rochester High Street View tweet from @kent_police Kent Police arrested three men in Maidstone…
17 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Calls on UK Households and Businesses to Take Part in Official Surveys
The Office for National Statistics is urging selected households and businesses across the UK, including in Kent, to respond to its…
17 August 2026 -
Health BMJ Editor Calls for NHS Care to Put Patients Before Profit
The British Medical Journal’s editor-at-large has written that healthcare systems must be built around patients rather than financial…
16 August 2026