Medway news

• Witness appeal after woman allegedly strangled in early morning attack

  27-02-2026 11:56 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses following a reported assault which led to a man being charged with strangulation.
  
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• Family pays tribute to ‘inspiring’ restaurant manager, 26, taken ‘far too young’

  27-02-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The brother of a popular restaurant manager has paid a heartfelt tribute to his “inspiring“ younger sister who he says was “chasing her dreams”.
  
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• Care service closed after using rooms in person's home as ‘office space without consent’

  27-02-2026 01:01 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The health watchdog has removed the registration of a care service and closed it down after it was rated “inadequate” for a second time.
  
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• High school sports state tournament 11 top performers from Wednesday - MetroWest Daily News

  26-02-2026 19:14 via news.google.com
  High school sports state tournament 11 top performers from Wednesday  MetroWest Daily News
  
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• Council budget passes - but with £10.1m of more government borrowing - Kent Online

  26-02-2026 16:08 via news.google.com
  Council budget passes - but with £10.1m of more government borrowing  Kent Online
  
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• Council budget passes - but with £10.1m of more government borrowing

  26-02-2026 16:08 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A financially strained council has balanced its books using £10.1million in the third - and it hopes final - year of government support.
  
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• Shocking moment balaclava-clad men use ‘power tool’ to vandalise EV charging site

  26-02-2026 15:43 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage shows the moment two men in balaclavas used a power tool to destroy charging cables at an electric vehicle charging site.
  
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• Shocking moment balaclava-clad men use ‘power tool’ to vandalise EV charging site - Kent Online

  26-02-2026 15:24 via news.google.com
  Shocking moment balaclava-clad men use ‘power tool’ to vandalise EV charging site  Kent Online
  
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• ‘I ruined my high-end trainers in the washing machine - now fixing them is my job’ - Kent Online

  26-02-2026 06:00 via news.google.com
  ‘I ruined my high-end trainers in the washing machine - now fixing them is my job’  Kent Online
  
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• ‘I ruined my high-end trainers in the washing machine - now fixing them is my job’

  26-02-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A husband and wife duo who set up shop after a pair of Nike Air Max 97s were ruined in the washing machine have seen their business boom.
  
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• ‘He’d want us to keep going’: Family continue legacy after dad dies from rare cancer mistaken for insect bite

  26-02-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The family of a “brilliant dad” are keeping his legacy alive after he died from an ultra-rare cancer which he first thought was a bite on his leg.
  
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• Dramatic footage captures high speed police chase ending in crash

  25-02-2026 20:27 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Body-worn footage captured the dramatic moment a dangerous driver crashed his car and fled the scene after a high-speed police chase.
  
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• Teenager denies fatal stabbing of man, 19

  25-02-2026 18:35 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A teenager ​accused of stabbing a 19-year-old​ to death and trying to seriously injure the victim's pregnant girlfriend has ​today pleaded not guilty.
  
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• Construction worker found dead in park after cardiac arrest

  25-02-2026 17:04 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A 34-year-old man died in a park after a member of the public spotted him going into cardiac arrest, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Teen denies murder and fatal stabbing of man, 19

  25-02-2026 16:18 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A teenager ​accused of stabbing a 19-year-old​ to death and trying to seriously injure the victim's pregnant girlfriend has ​today pleaded not guilty.
  
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• Bus fire closes busy route in both directions

  25-02-2026 15:24 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Part of a main route has been shut by emergency services responding to a fire on a bus.
  
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• Bus fire closes busy route

  25-02-2026 14:56 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Part of a main route has been closed by emergency services responding to a fire on a bus.
  
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• ‘Waiting months for answers’: Just one Kent hospital trust meeting cancer treatment target - Kent Online

  25-02-2026 14:24 via news.google.com
  ‘Waiting months for answers’: Just one Kent hospital trust meeting cancer treatment target  Kent Online
  
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• ‘He remains a danger to children’: Sex offender jailed for breaching harm order

  25-02-2026 13:37 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A convicted sex offender has been put behind bars after using private browsing mode when accessing the internet.
  
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• Dad’s life saved twice after collapsing at go-karting track

  25-02-2026 12:36 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A dad who suffered two cardiac arrests after a family day out has been reunited with the medics who saved him.
  
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• Third bid launched to become first-ever UK Town of Culture

  25-02-2026 12:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  One of the county’s most historic areas is bidding for national recognition, which could also see a £3million investment.
  
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• Photo released as police seek wanted man with links to Medway - Kent Live

  25-02-2026 10:31 via news.google.com
  Photo released as police seek wanted man with links to Medway  Kent Live
  
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• ‘Super mosque’ project at standstill due to £4m funding hole

  25-02-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A charity behind the building of a major new place of worship says it needs to bring in extra funds to finish the long-running project.
  
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• ‘Why I’m hopeful my brother will finally be cleared of murders’

  24-02-2026 16:41 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The sister of a convicted murderer serving three life sentences for one of Britain’s most brutal killings believes new evidence will see him freed.
  
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• Thirty bikes seized as part of three-day ASB crackdown in Medway - Kent Police

  24-02-2026 16:21 via news.google.com
  Thirty bikes seized as part of three-day ASB crackdown in Medway  Kent Police
  
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• ‘He was taken away too soon - his death was preventable’

  24-02-2026 15:51 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The family of an engineer who died from asbestos-related cancer believe it could be linked to his time working at two Kent power stations.
  
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• Alleged drug dealer ‘crashed into cop car as she fled shopping centre wearing pyjamas and slippers’

  24-02-2026 14:23 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A woman is on trial accused of supplying Class A drugs and crashing into a police car as she fled from officers in a shopping centre car park.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing to be ‘first carbon neutral British infrastructure project’

  24-02-2026 12:20 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A British hydrogen firm is set to supply 2,500 tonnes of ‘homegrown’ hydrogen for the Lower Thames Crossing.
  
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• ‘Listen to us just once - we don’t want street lights in our road’ - Kent Online

  24-02-2026 06:00 via news.google.com
  ‘Listen to us just once - we don’t want street lights in our road’  Kent Online
  
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• ‘Listen to us just once - we don’t want street lights in our road’

  24-02-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Residents say adding street lights to their road would upset local wildlife and ruin the rural setting of the area.
  
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• People smugglers convicted after migrants hidden in lorries

  23-02-2026 17:13 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Arrest footage has been released following the conviction of two people smugglers who arranged the transport of migrants hidden in lorries.
  
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• Appeal to find missing 16-year-old boy

  23-02-2026 15:33 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police officers are asking for help to find a missing teenager, last seen yesterday.
  
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• Government SEND reforms ‘too little, too late’ say parents

  23-02-2026 15:18 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The government’s planned overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities provision has been met with scepticism in Kent.
  
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• Delays on two busy routes after tractor blaze and ‘load spillage’

  23-02-2026 14:47 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of two separate incidents including a tractor pulling a trailer of hay which has caught fire.
  
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• Ex-cop accused of molesting colleagues no longer faces ​criminal proceedings

  23-02-2026 14:40 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A former police ​constable accused of molesting two female colleagues is no longer facing ​criminal proceedings.
  
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• Men deny murdering warehouse worker stabbed to death

  23-02-2026 12:42 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Two men have denied murdering a warehouse worker who died after being stabbed in the chest.
  
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• Emergency response following ‘concerns for welfare of man’ inside vehicle

  23-02-2026 12:23 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged after emergency services descended on a cul-de-sac following concerns for the welfare of a person inside a vehicle.
  
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• Emergency response after reports of ‘person in need of medical attention’

  23-02-2026 11:52 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police and paramedics descended on a cul-de-sac following a medical incident.
  
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• As it happened: 'Massive' police presence and air ambulance in city estate - malverngazette.co.uk

  23-02-2026 11:51 via news.google.com
  As it happened: 'Massive' police presence and air ambulance in city estate  malverngazette.co.uk
  
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• Medway Area Sunday League round-up (22/02/26) - Kent Online

  23-02-2026 11:21 via news.google.com
  Medway Area Sunday League round-up (22/02/26)  Kent Online
  
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• MEDWAY: David Ignatius Driscoll, Jr. - Franklin Observer

  23-02-2026 10:42 via news.google.com
  MEDWAY: David Ignatius Driscoll, Jr.  Franklin Observer
  
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• Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 9 - Yachts and Yachting Online

  22-02-2026 21:52 via news.google.com
  Medway RC Laser Club Winter Series - Day 9  Yachts and Yachting Online
  
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• MEDWAY: Linda Reed Pike - Franklin Observer

  21-02-2026 11:43 via news.google.com
  MEDWAY: Linda Reed Pike  Franklin Observer
  
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• Medway Middle School Welcomes 'The Capabilities' for a Special Performance - Franklin Observer

  21-02-2026 11:41 via news.google.com
  Medway Middle School Welcomes 'The Capabilities' for a Special Performance  Franklin Observer
  
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• Full list of finalists from the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards 2026 - Kent Online

  21-02-2026 06:00 via news.google.com
  Full list of finalists from the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards 2026  Kent Online
  
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• Man jailed after knife attack in shop over old grudge

  20-02-2026 17:37 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A 59-year-old has been jailed after spontaneously attacking another man over an old grudge.
  
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• ‘I spent day in county’s most crime-hit town centre - this is what I found’

  20-02-2026 15:28 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Our reporter visited the part of the county where on average there are 11 reported crimes each day.
  
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• Violent attacker left woman with facial fractures

  20-02-2026 14:47 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A 26-year-old has been jailed after he repeatedly punched a stranger in a “horrific” and unprovoked alleyway attack.
  
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• Violent attacker left woman needing reconstructive surgery

  20-02-2026 13:54 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A 26-year-old has been jailed after he repeatedly punched a stranger in a “horrific” and unprovoked alleyway attack.
  
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• MEDWAY/FRANKLIN: Alan E. Osbourne - Franklin Observer

  20-02-2026 12:01 via news.google.com
  MEDWAY/FRANKLIN: Alan E. Osbourne  Franklin Observer
  
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