Medway news

• Plans to convert Grade II listed barn into homes

  02-09-2026 17:58 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Plans for a children's home, two homes in a Grade II listed barn and a new digital advertising display are among the latest planning applications.
  
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• 'Gorgeous' hike 1hr from Kent goes through picturesque village from The Holiday

  04-09-2026 16:17 via kentlive.news
  
  A woman has shared a stunning circular walking trail 1 hour from Kent that takes you through the picturesque village that featured in The Holiday and other popular films
  
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• 'You were my hero': Emotional tributes to 'kind and caring' dad after fatal Ramsgate stabbing

  04-09-2026 15:52 via kentlive.news
  
  The community gathered together to remember dad Ashley Jones in an emotional candlelight vigil
  
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• Inside Kent's newest Wagamama that's just opened in seaside town

  04-09-2026 13:21 via kentlive.news
  
  The restaurant is now open for business and created 50 job roles for the area
  
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• Call 999 if you see most wanted man with links to multiple Kent towns

  04-09-2026 12:07 via kentlive.news
  
  He is wanted on recall to prison
  
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• Kent MP fronting assisted dying bill ‘confident’ it will pass upcoming vote

  04-09-2026 11:54 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The Kent MP backing the new assisted dying bill has said she believes it will pass through the vote next week.
  
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• A2 and M2 live traffic updates as crash causes long delays - recap

  04-09-2026 11:46 via kentlive.news
  
  A motorcycle was rushed to hospital with injuries
  
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• Motorcyclist rushed to hospital after A2 crash as police hunt driver

  04-09-2026 11:07 via kentlive.news
  
  Police, paramedics and an air ambulance were called to the scene
  
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• A2 and M2 live traffic updates as 'crash' causes long delays

  04-09-2026 09:44 via kentlive.news
  
  The incident is said to have involved a motorcycle
  
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• Three more Herne Bay play areas to get major £270k revamp

  04-09-2026 08:00 via kentlive.news
  
  Canterbury City Council has secured cash from the government’s Playground Fund
  
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• ‘She should be getting ready too’: Twin starts school as sister, 4, forced to stay home

  04-09-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A row over funding has left a four-year-old girl stuck at home, unable to start school with her twin brother.
  
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• ‘One minute I was polishing the car, the next I woke up in hospital’

  04-09-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A dad-of-two has thanked paramedics who saved his life after he had a cardiac arrest, which he mistook for indigestion.
  
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• Dragons' Den star says 'I've poured my heart into this' as she's grilled on BBC show

  03-09-2026 22:15 via kentlive.news
  
  The ice cream business founder opened up about how much her business has meant to her.
  
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• 'We have failed' South East Water boss admits during tense meeting with Whitstable locals

  03-09-2026 17:39 via kentlive.news
  
  The beleaguered Kent water company admitted it lost around 100 million litres of water every day through leaks with constant outages leaving many without water
  
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• 'I'm flabbergasted': Kent council retreats after major backlash from telling taxi firm to remove Remembrance poppies

  03-09-2026 17:11 via kentlive.news
  
  The council had ordered the taxi firm to remove Remembrance poppies from its vehicles
  
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• Reform looking to challenge plan that would abolish Kent councils

  03-09-2026 16:40 via kentlive.news
  
  The Reform-led Kent County Council could take Angela Reynor to court over plans to abolish the 14 councils in the county in favour of a new system
  
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• Police arrest two teenagers after 11 motorbikes stolen from homes across Kent

  03-09-2026 16:00 via kentlive.news
  
  The bikes were taken from properties throughout Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells
  
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• Police hunting Tonbridge 'meat thief' after spree of thefts

  03-09-2026 15:44 via kentlive.news
  
  Police have released an image of woman they would like to speak to in relation to the theft of meat products
  
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• 'I've lost a lot of people': Kent community left in shock after devastating Nepal floods

  03-09-2026 13:41 via kentlive.news
  
  One man described how his family escaped the floods just moment before the water swept away his home town
  
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• 'Invasive mosquito' that 'can transmit disease' found in UK

  03-09-2026 12:32 via kentlive.news
  
  The health authority has explained the risks
  
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• KFC carries out ‘deep clean’ after big rat jumping in bin sparks evacuation

  03-09-2026 12:29 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The fast food chain says it brought in pest control experts right away after customers discovered a rodent jumping in a bin inside the premises.
  
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• KFC carries out ‘deep clean’ after ‘big rat jumping in a bin’ sparks evacuation

  03-09-2026 11:43 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  The fast food chain says it brought in pest control experts right away after customers discovered a rodent jumping in a bin inside the premises.
  
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• Mystery after county councillor's sudden departure from Kent Conservatives group

  03-09-2026 10:46 via kentlive.news
  
  The councillor, who will not site as an independent, said her reasons behind her departure from the Tories was a 'private matter'
  
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• Locals will be 'worried sick' by plans to turn Kent farmland into thousands of new homes

  03-09-2026 10:33 via kentlive.news
  
  Swathes of farmland could be turned into thousands of new homes as a Kent council calls for new development sites
  
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• Plans to start charging drivers £1.80 at free car parks in Kent scrapped

  03-09-2026 08:00 via kentlive.news
  
  Plans to impose £1.80 charges on some free car parks in Kent will no longer go ahead
  
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• ‘It’s so bizarre’: Mum’s car windows smashed twice in five days in ‘brazen attacks’

  03-09-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Doorbell footage has captured the moment a man smashes the window of a car in what the owner believes is a “targeted” attack by a stranger.
  
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• Belgian biker forced to take Eurostar home after £28,500 Ducati stolen from hotel car park

  03-09-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Audacious thieves have stolen a luxury high-performance motorcycle from a hotel car park.
  
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• Update on Kent sea sauna plans locals claim look like 'shipping containers'

  02-09-2026 17:12 via kentlive.news
  
  Since the plans were submitted, there has been a lot of local resistance with some saying the saunas would 'destroy their peace'
  
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• Boy, 4, stuck by bus outside Kent hospital died in 'accidental' death, inquest concludes

  02-09-2026 17:09 via kentlive.news
  
  The boy was struck by a bus outside the hospital after he had been visiting his grandmother
  
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• Boy, 4, struck by bus outside Kent hospital died in 'accidental' death, inquest concludes

  02-09-2026 17:09 via kentlive.news
  
  The boy was struck by a bus outside the hospital after he had been visiting his grandmother
  
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