Medway News
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Economy Cold Kills More in the South East, But Heat Deaths Are Rising, ONS Figures Show
New Office for National Statistics analysis covering 1988 to 2025 estimates that cold days have killed far more people than hot ones across…
26 August 2026 -
Council Updates Medway fostering service faces £290,000 budget overspend as placement costs rise above forecast
Medway’s fostering service is projected to overspend its in-house placement budget by around £290,000 in 2026/27, according to an annual…
26 August 2026 -
Council Updates Medway Cabinet considers £8.1m of school capital funding as Danecourt project takes centre stage
Medway Cabinet met on 25 August 2026 to consider a package of education capital proposals totalling more than £7.6 million, with the…
26 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 26 August 2026 5 stories · 2-minute read Tonbridge and Malling’s draft Local Plan published ahead of…
26 August 2026 -
Local News Medway Council launches 2025–2028 Climate Change Action Plan with net zero target
Medway Council has published its Climate Change Action Plan for 2025 to 2028, setting out how the unitary authority intends to reach net…
25 August 2026 -
Council Updates System-wide review of Kent and Medway maternity services launched after three of four hospital trusts placed under enhanced oversight
NHS Kent and Medway ICB has begun a first-ever system-wide review of maternity, neonatal and women’s health services across the region…
25 August 2026 -
Council Updates NHS halts routine autism and ADHD assessments in Kent and Medway until at least April 2027
The NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board has capped assessment activity for autism and ADHD services, meaning patients assessed as…
25 August 2026 -
Council Updates What to do if your child with an EHCP has no school place as term starts
Kent schools return on Tuesday 1 September. What the law requires if your child’s EHCP names no setting, the appeal deadlines that matter…
25 August 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 25 August 2026 8 stories · 3-minute read Chatham van thief jailed within 24 hours after arrest during…
25 August 2026 - Crime & Justice
Chatham van thief jailed within 24 hours after arrest during Maidstone pursuit
Chatham van thief jailed within 24 hours after arrest during Maidstone pursuit A 25-year-old man was arrested less than 20 minutes after…
24 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police appeal to find wanted woman with links to Chatham, Margate and Broadstairs
Leanne Sweeney is wanted for failing to appear in court, and police are asking anyone who sees her to call 999 immediately. Kent Police…
24 August 2026 -
Council Updates By-election set for Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe on 27 August
Voters in the coastal and rural ward east of Dover will choose a new District Councillor on Thursday 27 August 2026, with six candidates on…
24 August 2026