Sevenoaks News
News from Sevenoaks and the Sevenoaks district in west Kent, including Swanley, Westerham and Edenbridge. We report on Sevenoaks District Council, planning and green-belt decisions, court cases, fire and rescue incidents and travel on the M25, M26 and A21.
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Crime & Justice Two spaniels stolen from barn in Ide Hill, Sevenoaks
Kent Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after entry was reportedly forced into an agricultural barn in Penn Lane and two named…
15 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 13 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 13 August 2026 7 stories · 3-minute read Sevenoaks District Council opens final public consultation on plan…
13 August 2026 - Council Updates
Sevenoaks District Council opens final public consultation on plan for 17,460 new homes by 2042
Residents across Sevenoaks District have until 17 September 2026 to comment on a draft Local Plan that would shape where thousands of new…
12 August 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks council warns residents to keep vapes out of bins after truck fire scare
Sevenoaks District Council is urging residents to stop putting vapes in their household waste after a suspected vape fire broke out in the…
11 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Saturday, 8 August 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Saturday, 8 August 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read Missing Ramsgate woman found safe after police appeal The day…
8 August 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks residents asked to have their say on homelessness, private renting and social housing policies
Sevenoaks District Council has opened public consultation on draft updates to three housing policies, with all surveys closing at midnight…
7 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 5 August 2026 5 stories · 3-minute read Kent Police appeal after alleged assault and criminal damage at…
5 August 2026 - Crime & Justice
Kent Police appeal after alleged assault and criminal damage at Sevenoaks Sainsbury’s
Kent Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after security staff were allegedly assaulted and damage caused at a…
4 August 2026 -
Local News Kent bus fares cut to £2 and £5 for summer days out
Kent County Council is backing discounted Stagecoach fares and extra Go Bus journeys across the county from August to early September 2026…
31 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for help tracing wanted man with links across the county
Grant Culwick is wanted on recall to prison and is believed to have links to Edenbridge, Dartford, Sevenoaks, Swanley, Lydd, Romney Marsh…
31 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Police seek teenage victims after arrest over alleged harassment at Kings Hill Asda
A 55-year-old man from Sevenoaks has been arrested and bailed after two girls, thought to be aged 13 or 14, were allegedly subjected to…
28 July 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks residents asked to have their say on social housing rules before Thursday deadline
Sevenoaks District Council is consulting residents on possible changes to how it decides who qualifies for social housing and how…
23 July 2026