Medway News
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Health Gene Editing Treatment Shows Promise for Children with Blood Disorders
The New England Journal of Medicine has published phase 3 trial results for exa-cel, a gene-editing therapy for children with two serious…
11 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police urges families to keep influencing young drivers after lessons end
Kent Police urges families to keep influencing young drivers after lessons end Kent Police has promoted a road safety message aimed at…
10 September 2026 -
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 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 10 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 10 September 2026 6 stories · 3-minute read 1967: Gibraltar’s people voted overwhelmingly to remain a…
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 -
Crime & Justice Chatham sex offender jailed for breaching court order
Chatham sex offender jailed for breaching court order A convicted sex offender from Chatham has been sentenced to two and a half years in…
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 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 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 9 September 2026 10 stories · 3-minute read 2015: Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in…
9 September 2026 -
Council Updates Government U-turns on the cross-party devolution plan — the story KLN broke in April
Ministers have halted the biggest reshaping of local government in fifty years because they need to satisfy themselves the process…
9 September 2026 -
Council Updates Government pauses Kent and Medway council shake-up
The UK government has put plans to reorganise local government in Kent and Medway on hold pending a review, with Kent County Council saying…
8 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 8 September 2026 6 stories · 3-minute read 2022: Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle after a 70-year…
8 September 2026