Medway news

• Body found in search for missing Ramsgate man

  13-10-2026 22:38 via kentlive.news
  
  Police launched a search for 70-year-old Peter Holden on Friday
  
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• Kent football fan cleared of assault after falling from stand onto fans at historic FA Cup match

  14-10-2026 13:40 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A 62-year-old football fan accused of assault after he fell onto opposing fans from a grandstand has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
  
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• Three men named and charged after suspected stabbing in Dover

  14-10-2026 13:37 via kentlive.news
  
  A man and a woman suffered 'serious injuries'
  
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• Possible end in sight for disruptive road closure between Canterbury and Whitstable

  14-10-2026 13:07 via kentlive.news
  
  A diversion route and shuttle bus service are in operation while the busy route remains closed
  
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• Thousands of children receive results for secondary schools

  14-10-2026 12:59 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Results for the Medway Test have been released, deciding which children are eligible for grammar school places.
  
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• Two people taken to hospital after flat fire in Folkestone

  14-10-2026 12:54 via kentlive.news
  
  The cause is not yet known
  
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• Train disruption eases after trespasser incident

  14-10-2026 12:19 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Rail passengers faced travel chaos this morning after services were cancelled or delayed due to a trespasser incident.
  
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• DWP HMRC urges people to do one 'check' backed by Martin Lewis after 100,000 make payments

  14-10-2026 12:18 via kentlive.news
  
  A new update has been issued this week from Parliament as tens of thousands of people have made payments after checking
  
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• Police launch search to find man wanted on recall to prison in Kent

  14-10-2026 11:59 via kentlive.news
  
  Anyone who sees him, or has information regarding his whereabouts, should call 999
  
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• In photos: Look inside new store as Menkind returns to Kent shopping centre

  14-10-2026 11:49 via kentlive.news
  
  It has transformed a former Poundland unit
  
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• Trespasser incident sparks travel chaos as trains cancelled or delayed

  14-10-2026 08:50 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Rail passengers face travel chaos this morning as services are cancelled or delayed due to a trespasser incident.
  
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• TV gardening star heads to Kent as autumn events get under way

  14-10-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  This week, meet a much-loved gardening presenter, celebrate apple season and explore Kent’s rich heritage.
  
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• ‘Nobody could dim her sparkle’: Tragic death of student nurse, 25

  14-10-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a bubbly aspiring nurse who died after suffering serious health problems.
  
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• Burglar told police he was ‘just making a sandwich’ in stranger’s home

  13-10-2026 20:48 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A burglar caught rifling through drawers in a stranger’s home claimed he was probably “making a coffee or a sandwich”.
  
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• Second man charged with attempted murder after shooting in Swanley

  13-10-2026 17:25 via kentlive.news
  
  He has been remanded to custody
  
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• Exact times for A249, M20 and Dartford Tunnel closures this week

  13-10-2026 16:51 via kentlive.news
  
  Planned works will also affect stretches of the A21
  
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• CCTV released after pensioner threatened with knife in Asda car park in Swanley

  13-10-2026 16:43 via kentlive.news
  
  Anyone who recognises the man in the image is urged to get in contact with police
  
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• Jail for Gravesend rapist after 'campaign of sexual abuse'

  13-10-2026 16:36 via kentlive.news
  
  He subjected his victim to a tirade of physical and mental abuse over a number of years
  
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• Chopstix noodle bar announces opening date for Maidstone restaurant

  13-10-2026 12:38 via kentlive.news
  
  Eager customers won't have long to wait!
  
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• Three men jailed after elderly couple attacked in Medway house burglary

  13-10-2026 11:24 via kentlive.news
  
  The ring leader of the violent burglary compared the ordeal to a ‘horror story’
  
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• Woman dies at Haven's Kent Coast Holiday Park in Allhallows, Rochester

  13-10-2026 10:44 via kentlive.news
  
  A large emergency services response was called to the site yesterday evening
  
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• Woman dies at Haven holiday park

  13-10-2026 08:51 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed a woman in her 70s has died at a Haven holiday park.
  
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• Funeral director says 'we do this every time' as he shares exactly what happens at a Direct Funeral

  13-10-2026 07:30 via kentlive.news
  
  Many people are turning to Direct Funerals to say goodbye to a loved one -a funeral director has now shared a video to show exactly what happens
  
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• The councillor so troublesome he won't face third investigation

  13-10-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A councillor will not be investigated because he refused to accept the punishment when he was found to have breached conduct rules before.
  
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• Police and paramedics called to Haven holiday park

  12-10-2026 23:24 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A large emergency response has been seen at a Haven holiday park site.
  
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• Watch: Chilling moment masked men target elderly couple in house burglary

  12-10-2026 18:12 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A burglary ringleader who spent nearly a year planning a raid on an elderly couple’s home has been jailed alongside two accomplices.
  
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• Man charged with burglary and robbery offences after Kent spree

  12-10-2026 17:14 via kentlive.news
  
  In one instance, he is alleged to have threatened restaurant workers with a knife before stealing money from a till
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder after shooting in Swanley

  12-10-2026 17:07 via kentlive.news
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward
  
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• Sadness as beloved Wingham red panda dies after 12 years at wildlife park

  12-10-2026 16:58 via kentlive.news
  
  Mai Xlang arrived at the park aged just 10 months old
  
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• Kent TikToker accused of murdering Medway man in Dubai is ‘suffering terribly’

  12-10-2026 16:39 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The family of a 23-year-old woman say she is struggling in Dubai custody after her murder trial hearing was adjourned again.
  
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