Medway News
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Council Updates NHS halts routine autism and ADHD assessments in Kent and Medway until at least April 2027
The NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has capped assessment activity for autism and ADHD services, meaning patients assessed as…
25 August 2026 -
Council Updates What to do if your child with an EHCP has no school place as term starts
Kent schools return on Tuesday 1 September. What the law requires if your child’s EHCP names no setting, the appeal deadlines that matter…
25 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 25 August 2026 8 stories · 3-minute read Chatham van thief jailed within 24 hours after arrest during…
25 August 2026 - Crime & Justice
Chatham van thief jailed within 24 hours after arrest during Maidstone pursuit
Chatham van thief jailed within 24 hours after arrest during Maidstone pursuit A 25-year-old man was arrested less than 20 minutes after…
24 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal to find wanted woman with links to Chatham, Margate and Broadstairs
Leanne Sweeney is wanted for failing to appear in court, and police are asking anyone who sees her to call 999 immediately. Kent Police…
24 August 2026 -
Council Updates By-election set for Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe on 27 August
Voters in the coastal and rural ward east of Dover will choose a new District Councillor on Thursday 27 August 2026, with six candidates on…
24 August 2026 -
Economy UK Borrowing Runs £2.7 Billion Above Forecast in First Quarter of 2026–27
The Office for Budget Responsibility says public sector net borrowing reached £57.6 billion in the first three months of 2026–27, coming in…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Public Sector Liabilities Hit £2.66 Trillion, Up £127 Billion Year-on-Year
ONS provisional figures show public sector net financial liabilities reached 83.7 per cent of GDP at the end of July 2026, rising £127.2…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Government Borrowing Hits £1.8 Billion in July 2026, Up 69 Per Cent on Last Year
ONS figures show public sector net borrowing rose by £0.7 billion compared with July 2025, coming in £2.3 billion above the Office for…
21 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Chief Economist Comments on UK Public Sector Finances Figures
Grant Fitzner has summarised the latest monthly public sector finances data, pointing to borrowing that remains historically high in cash…
21 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice More than 100 vehicles stopped in Gravesend traffic crackdown
Kent Police’s Special Constabulary stopped over 100 vehicles, issued 72 Traffic Offence Reports and seized multiple vehicles across two…
21 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Chatham strangler jailed for nearly three years after petrol station escape
Charlie Stefano, 33, of Dagenham, was sentenced to 2 years and 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to intentional strangulation and…
21 August 2026