Local News
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Council Updates Tonbridge & Malling council considers submitting its new local plan for independent examination
Full Council met on 3 September 2026 to decide whether to approve the borough’s draft Regulation 19 Local Plan for publication and…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway sets ten-year ambition to halve health inequality gap as Marmot Place report published
An independent report from the Institute of Health Equity, presented to Medway’s Health and Wellbeing Board on 3 September 2026, set out…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Medway’s SEND reform plan targets sharp cuts in specialist placements as demand doubles
Medway Council and its NHS partners presented a local SEND reform plan to the Health and Wellbeing Board on 3 September 2026, setting out…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Shoreham fly-tipper ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work after Sevenoaks council prosecution
A man found guilty of dumping waste on Redmans Lane in Shoreham has been handed a suspended prison sentence, 150 hours of unpaid work and a…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone cricket pavilion left waiting for CIL cash after Cabinet shelves M20 Junction 7 funding
Maidstone Borough Council’s Cabinet has dropped a £714,369 M20 Junction 7 contribution from its second round of Community Infrastructure…
3 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Three arrested after suspected burglary at Margate building site
Two men and a teenage boy, all from north Kent, were detained in the early hours of 3 September 2026 after police responded to reports of…
3 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police release CCTV image after four reported thefts at Tonbridge petrol station
Officers are asking anyone who recognises a woman captured on CCTV to come forward after four alleged thefts of meat products from a BP…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Chart Sutton neighbourhood plan reaches public consultation stage with 35-home allocation at its centre
Chart Sutton Parish Council’s neighbourhood plan, which includes a site allocation for 35 dwellings south of Amber Lane, was before…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent and Medway scrutiny committee considers closure of specialist forensic mental health unit
The Kent and Medway NHS Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on 2 September 2026 to examine proposals to decommission the Bedgebury…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Three Herne Bay Play Areas to Get New Equipment in £270,000 Upgrade
Canterbury City Council has secured £270,000 from the government’s Playground Fund to revamp play areas at Central Parade seafront, Collins…
2 September 2026 -
Council Updates New inclusive play area coming to Herne Bay Memorial Park
Canterbury City Council is spending £300,000 to replace and expand the play area at Herne Bay Memorial Park with fully accessible and…
2 September 2026 -
Council Updates Swale council shares out £374,759 to help residents hit by financial hardship
Twenty-one local projects — from mobile food supermarkets to specialist advice services — will share £374,759 in government crisis funding…
2 September 2026