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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…
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Council Updates Maidstone cabinet rejects catapult PSPO and commits £1.7m to replace Vinters Park cremators
Maidstone Borough Council’s cabinet met on 22 July 2026 and decided against introducing a Public Space Protection Order for catapult…
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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 Free skills sessions launch in Tonbridge and Malling for young people out of work or training
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council has partnered with Runway Training to run 21 free, half-day taster sessions in agri-tech, construction…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Dover’s new Bench Street hub opens with education, arts and business space under one roof
Dover District Council has officially opened The Bench, a four-storey building on Bench Street designed to house a college campus, creative…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Council sets out what happens to land submitted through Call for Sites
Maidstone Borough Council has clarified that land submitted through its Call for Sites process is assessed as planning evidence only — not…
8 September 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury City Status to Be Protected by Charter Trustees If Councils Merge
A cross-party group of councillors wants to appoint Charter Trustees to safeguard Canterbury’s city status, the Lord Mayor and the Sheriff…
8 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 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police release new image in 30-year Baby April murder investigation
Detectives want to identify a woman seen visiting Baby April’s grave at Bybrook Cemetery in Ashford on 21 June 2026, as the case of a…
8 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Gravesend drug dealer jailed for three years and four months after cocaine find and fake ID
Vilson Rexhep, 29, was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on 26 August 2026 after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of class…
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Council Updates Kent pushes free blood pressure checks during Know Your Numbers Week
Kent County Council is urging residents to get a blood pressure check during Know Your Numbers Week, 7 to 13 September 2026, warning that…
8 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Stolen digger recovered by Dartford patrol officers after early-hours stop
A 37-year-old woman from Orpington was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and driving without insurance after Kent Police…
8 September 2026