Local News
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Council Updates Canterbury City Council launches eight-week review to reshape local democracy ahead of government merger
Residents in Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable asked whether they want new town councils as part of biggest council shake-up in 50…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates What’s Really Happening to Kent’s Rivers, Beaches and Water Bills
Almost every monitored river in the Medway and the Stour now fails the legal environmental tests. Eleven Kent sewage treatment works are…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Tributes paid as long-serving Medway councillor Phil Filmer dies aged 74
Cllr Phil Filmer, who represented Cuxton, Halling & Riverside on Medway Council and served the borough for more than three decades, has…
6 May 2026 -
Council Updates Canterbury Council coalition collapses after Labour leader’s WhatsApp ‘asks’ on planning votes
Canterbury City Council’s three-year Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition collapsed on Tuesday after the Lib Dems accused Labour leader Cllr…
6 May 2026 -
Council Updates Gravesham Borough Council Urges Residents to Submit Local Plan Comments Before 29 May Deadline
Three weeks remain for Gravesham residents to comment on the draft Local Plan 2042 before the final consultation closes on Friday 29 May at…
6 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice Over 800 Migrants Brought Ashore at Dover in Three Days as Channel Deaths Cast Shadow Over Bank Holiday Weekend
More than 800 migrants were brought ashore at Dover between Friday and Sunday, the Home Office has confirmed, as two women died during a…
5 May 2026 -
Local News What’s On in Kent This May: Festivals, Food, Bluebells and a Royal Jousting Anniversary to Look Forward To
From the Tenterden Food & Drink Festival’s 10th anniversary to Lovebox’s seaside debut at Dreamland Margate, plus Kent’s late-blooming…
5 May 2026 -
Health Major Incident Declared at Darent Valley Hospital as Water Supply Crisis Enters Seventh Day
Darent Valley Hospital has declared a critical incident after a water supply fault in its west block has left patients, staff and visitors…
5 May 2026 -
Health Paracetamol Overdoses Show 37% Death Rate in Staggered Cases, Medical Data Reveals
New clinical evidence shows delayed and repeated paracetamol ingestions carry much higher mortality risks than single overdoses. The Deadly…
4 May 2026 -
Council Updates Folkestone and Hythe District Council Approves £567,000 Hardship Relief Package for Residents
Funding targets cost-of-living support, voluntary sector strengthening, and physical health programmes across the Kent coastal district…
4 May 2026 -
Investigations The Cost of Crisis: How Kent’s Water and Sewage Networks Are Failing
Ninety-seven per cent of monitored water bodies in the Medway basin, and one hundred per cent of those in the Stour, now fail the legal…
4 May 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone Borough Council highlights major rental law changes as Renters’ Rights Act takes effect
Maidstone Borough Council has urged local residents to understand new rental legislation that came into force on 1 May 2026, ending…
2 May 2026