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Local News Opposition Parties Stage Walkout Over Reform’s Migration Emergency Motion
Kent County Council opposition groups protest Reform’s decision to table controversial motion during pre-election purdah period. The…
19 March 2026 -
Crime & Justice Broadstairs Drug Dealer in Court After Police Find £240,000 Cocaine Haul
A suspected drug dealer has appeared before magistrates following the discovery of a major cocaine stash hidden in a bedside drawer at a…
18 March 2026 -
Crime & Justice Tunbridge Wells Motorist Jailed Five Years for Fatal Collision Despite Known Vision Problems
Mark Caprile sentenced after striking and killing 75-year-old pedestrian while driving with eyesight below legal standards. A 58-year-old…
18 March 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Drug Dealer Jailed After Own CCTV Captures Him Singing About ‘Dirty Cash’
Eight members of a drug supply network have been convicted following a Kent Police investigation that saw the lead defendant incriminated…
18 March 2026 -
Crime & Justice Canterbury Sexual Assault Charges: Ramsgate Man to Face Trial
Harry Homewood, 21, charged with multiple counts following early morning attacks on two teenagers near Station Road East. A Ramsgate man…
18 March 2026 -
Health Meningitis B Outbreak Confirmed in Kent: Two Deaths and 15 Cases as UKHSA Launches Major Response
Health authorities have confirmed that a serious outbreak of meningococcal disease strain B affecting Kent has resulted in two deaths, with…
18 March 2026 -
Local News Record £2.8 Billion Court Funding: What It Means for Kent Justice
Record funding package aims to tackle court delays across England and Wales by running Crown Courts at full capacity. A record £2.785…
17 March 2026 -
Local News How Meningitis B Spreads: What Kent Parents and Students Need to Know
Following the confirmed meningitis B outbreak in Canterbury, health experts explain how the bacteria spreads, why young adults are…
17 March 2026 -
Health Meningitis Outbreak at University of Kent Claims Two Lives as Health Authorities Mobilise Response
A serious outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease has struck the University of Kent, with two deaths confirmed and over a dozen students…
16 March 2026