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Council Updates Kent’s 14 councils, scored: Kent Local News publishes its first full Council Scorecard
Bins, complaints, money, openness and planning, scored from the councils’ own published data and the regulators’ reports. Every council was…
12 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone refuse truck catches fire after battery speaker put in recycling bin
A battery-powered speaker thrown into a Maidstone recycling bin started a fire in a refuse truck, prompting the borough council to warn…
12 September 2026 -
Council Updates Ashford’s old Odeon and Mecca Bingo building to become cultural venue
Ashford Borough Council is moving forward with plans to return the former Odeon and Mecca Bingo building in the town centre to arts and…
11 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge and Malling council chief challenges Government over forced housing plan
Council leader Matt Boughton has written to Minister Matthew Pennycook demanding he withdraw a Government direction that forces the borough…
11 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man of no fixed address jailed for 18 months after string of fires and criminal damage across Kent
Kian Minister, 24, of no fixed address, was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on 4 September 2026 after admitting three counts of arson…
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Crime & Justice Two men jailed for 17 years after almost 50kg of cocaine found in HGV on A20
Dzmitry Danilah and Klodian Marku were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court on 9 September 2026 after Folkestone Neighbourhood Task Force…
11 September 2026 -
Local News The full list: 121 finalist places at the 2026 Kent hair and beauty awards
Every finalist in the 2026 Kent Health, Hair & Beauty Awards, ahead of the ceremony in Ashford on 16 October
11 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man charged with murder after fatal stabbing in Maidstone
Bradley Patton, 26, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man in his 40s who was found with stab wounds at a…
11 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council hands over 43 new homes and opens Lockmeadow consultation
Maidstone Borough Council’s latest fortnightly bulletin covers two new housing developments, a town centre regeneration consultation, a…
11 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent and Medway launch five-year plan to tackle suicide stigma
A new strategy running to 2030 sets out where residents across Kent and Medway can get help, and how communities can be better prepared to…
11 September 2026 -
Council Updates Sevenoaks town centre to be rebuilt in £138m deal with Wates Group
Sevenoaks District Council has chosen Wates Group as its building partner for a £138 million overhaul of the land east of the High Street…
11 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone council completes two affordable housing schemes as part of 1,000-home plan
Maidstone Borough Council has announced the completion of Wilberforce House and Len Martin Court, two affordable housing schemes delivered…
11 September 2026