Medway News
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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 -
Economy Children’s Crime Survey Goes Online as Young Person’s Safety Survey
The Office for National Statistics has replaced its face-to-face Children’s Crime Survey for England and Wales with an online Young…
3 September 2026 -
Economy The Rochester firm taking the paperwork out of financial advice
Sponsored: Aegis AI Systems builds back-office automation for regulated firms. Its adviser tools capture a client meeting end to end and…
3 September 2026 -
Economy Seven in ten children saw peer violence in the past year, ONS figures show
New data from the Office for National Statistics reveals that 69 per cent of children aged 10 to 15 witnessed or heard about physical…
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 -
Economy ONS Says Census 2021 NEET Data Cannot Be Compared with Labour Force Survey Figures
The Office for National Statistics has warned that its Census 2021 estimates of young people not in education, employment, or training use…
2 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Wednesday, 2 September 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 1807: The British Royal Navy bombarded Copenhagen with fire…
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Kent Football Gillingham 1-1 Chesterfield: League Two match report
Gillingham drew 1-1 away to Chesterfield in the League Two.
1 September 2026 - Crime & Justice
CCTV image released after reported assault at Rochester High Street pub
CCTV image released after reported assault at Rochester High Street pub Kent Police have published a CCTV image of a man they wish to…
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Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Tuesday, 1 September 2026 8 stories · 3-minute read 1939: Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, beginning the…
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Health New Research Standards Aim to Improve How Medical Studies Report Routine Care
PCORI has published methodology standards to help researchers better describe “usual care” in clinical studies, addressing a long-standing…
31 August 2026