Local News
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Council Updates Children aged 15 and under to travel free on Kent buses throughout August
Kent County Council is backing a Government-funded scheme giving free bus travel to children and teenagers across the county from 1 to 31…
29 July 2026 -
Council Updates Dover gets £20m to cut Operation Brock by up to 80%
Kent County Council has secured £20 million from the government to reconfigure the Port of Dover’s eastern docks, with the work expected to…
29 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police arrest four over solar panel fraud targeting elderly residents in Whitstable and Herne Bay
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering after elderly residents in Whitstable and Herne Bay allegedly…
28 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal for witnesses after Tunbridge Wells robbery
A man in his 30s was allegedly assaulted and had his phone stolen near the High Street in Tunbridge Wells at around 11.45pm on Saturday 25…
28 July 2026 -
Local News Sunday 360 bus returns to Isle of Sheppey for summer trial
Operator Chalkwell is running the Sheerness to Leysdown route every Sunday from 20 July to 7 September after the service was axed in…
28 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Gillingham man jailed for more than eight years for armed burglary on Twydall pensioner
Jack Dallas, 25, of Trinity Road, Gillingham, was sentenced to eight years and three months at Maidstone Crown Court after admitting he…
28 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Police seek teenage victims after arrest over alleged harassment at Kings Hill Asda
A 55-year-old man from Sevenoaks has been arrested and bailed after two girls, thought to be aged 13 or 14, were allegedly subjected to…
28 July 2026 -
Health HSE orders four firms to stop work with engineered stone after safety failures
The Health and Safety Executive has issued prohibition notices against four companies found to lack adequate controls protecting workers…
28 July 2026 - Crime & Justice
Man charged with GBH after stabbing in Maidstone park
Nathan Odgers, 40, of Brewer Street in Maidstone has been remanded in custody after being charged with causing grievous bodily harm with…
27 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police seize eight bikes in Ramsgate park crackdown
Eight people were dispersed and eight bicycles seized at Ellington Park, Ramsgate, on 23 July 2026 after months of reported antisocial…
27 July 2026 -
Crime & Justice Teenage motorcyclist dies in Whitstable collision as police seek witnesses
An 18-year-old man died at the scene of a crash on Chestfield Road on 24 July 2026 after his motorcycle collided with a white Mercedes…
27 July 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone to get three new pocket parks with six weeks of road closures ahead
Maidstone Borough Council has announced work is starting on small green spaces in St Faith’s Street, Brewer Street and Union Street, but…
26 July 2026