Medway news

• Plans to reopen historic Margate Winter Gardens concert venue move forward

  24-08-2026 15:57 via kentlive.news
  
  The venue has been closed since 2022 but plans for a major refurbishment have moved a step closer
  
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• Timeline for future of closed Medway car park sites as demolition looms

  08-09-2026 19:00 via kentlive.news
  
  Two Chatham car parks near a busy shopping centre have now been permanently closed
  
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• Dramatic photos show works underway to stabilise collapsed Folkestone road

  08-09-2026 17:40 via kentlive.news
  
  The busy route suffered a devastating landslip in 2024
  
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• Police called to three crashes in under two hours along busy route

  08-09-2026 16:14 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Officers are warning drivers of the wet conditions after dealing with several accidents on the bend to and from a busy motorway.
  
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• Kent food company fined after woman's arm broken by sausage roll conveyor line

  08-09-2026 15:24 via kentlive.news
  
  The woman was cleaning the machine when it started up, and her arm was pulled into the machine
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured in Kent A20 crash with bin lorry

  08-09-2026 15:09 via kentlive.news
  
  He has suffered multiple injuries
  
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• Jail for Gravesend drug dealer who gave police fake name and license

  08-09-2026 13:43 via kentlive.news
  
  The 29-year-old has been sentenced to over three years in prison
  
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• Woman may unlock Kent murder investigation after heartbreaking discovery of newborn baby in plastic bag

  08-09-2026 13:40 via kentlive.news
  
  The heartbreaking discovery in Kent of a baby's body in plastic bags was more than 30 years ago - but Kent Police has never given up trying to solve the case
  
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• Both M25 Dartford Tunnels to close this weekend as contraflow diversion details confirmed

  08-09-2026 12:31 via kentlive.news
  
  Both northbound tunnels at the crossing will close for emergency service exercises
  
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• Murder investigation launched after man dies from stab wound in Maidstone

  08-09-2026 12:29 via kentlive.news
  
  His next of kin has been informed
  
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• Kent city centre to get major phone signal boost thanks to new technology

  08-09-2026 11:34 via kentlive.news
  
  Some of the city’s busiest areas will benefit from the boost
  
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• Drug-driver found ‘almost asleep’ at wheel while blocking street

  08-09-2026 10:28 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A cocaine user who was found almost asleep at the wheel of his vehicle has been banned from driving for three years.
  
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• Nigel Farage calls for 'no exceptions' face-covering ban in public

  08-09-2026 10:04 via kentlive.news
  
  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called for a ban on all full face coverings in public "once and for all"
  
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• Drugs, homemade booze and education cuts among concerns at Kent prison

  08-09-2026 08:45 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Illegal drugs, homemade alcohol and fewer opportunities for education are plaguing a Kent prison, a watchdog has warned.
  
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• 'Top priority' bus route launched in Kent following two-year campaign

  08-09-2026 08:00 via kentlive.news
  
  Some residents it was too expensive or difficult to travel between the two
  
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• 'I had 2 years to live - new treatment means I'm still here after 8'

  08-09-2026 07:44 via kentlive.news
  
  Ken Theobold was given drugs tailored to his disease
  
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• Villagers victorious in battle against ‘unwanted’ street lighting

  08-09-2026 06:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A campaign to stop “unnecessary and unwanted” street lights being installed on a rural road has succeeded in seeing them scrapped.
  
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• Controversial plan that would have seen all Kent and Medway councils scrapped halted

  07-09-2026 18:34 via kentlive.news
  
  Kent and Medway is one of 14 areas where the controversial local government shake-up is to be reviewed and put on ice
  
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• ‘Everyone is in shock’: Floral tributes left for cyclists killed along village road

  07-09-2026 17:57 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Community leaders have laid flowers and expressed their condolences near the scene where two cyclists died, and a third was injured.
  
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• Exact times and locations for week of M20 and A282 Kent closures

  07-09-2026 17:19 via kentlive.news
  
  Overnight works will also affect journeys on the A2 and M2
  
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• ‘It's really melted our hearts’: Restaurant overwhelmed by response to Nepal flood relief fundraiser

  07-09-2026 16:53 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Nepalese restaurant owners say they’re overwhelmed by customers asking how they can help following devastating floods in their home country.
  
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• Chart-topping singers announced as first Dreamland summer 2027 concert

  07-09-2026 16:23 via kentlive.news
  
  Tickets for the July 2027 show go on sale this week
  
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• Pervert with ‘fantasies of rape’ narrowly avoids jail after being caught with bestiality images

  07-09-2026 15:21 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A sex offender has avoided jail after being found with extreme pornographic images.
  
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• Shadow cabinet member quits amid deselection wrangle

  07-09-2026 14:43 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  A “lifelong” Conservative has resigned from his group following disagreements within the party and his deselection ahead of upcoming elections.
  
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• Ban on horse-drawn vehicles proposed for Kent A-road in rural parish following concerns

  07-09-2026 14:39 via kentlive.news
  
  The parish council had raised concerns about horse drawn vehicles
  
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• Dates two Kent TG Jones stores will close amid major restructuring

  07-09-2026 14:37 via kentlive.news
  
  The stores, which were previously WH Smith branches, will host closing down sales in their final days of trade
  
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• Award-winning Kent hotel to expand with cabins and new swimming pond

  07-09-2026 12:40 via kentlive.news
  
  The hotel earned a prestigious Michelin Key award last year
  
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• Man taken to hospital after River Thames rescue in Gravesend

  07-09-2026 12:39 via kentlive.news
  
  Police, ambulance crews and lifeboats were sent to the scene
  
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• Kent city named 'prettiest in England' with charming gardens and historic architecture

  07-09-2026 08:04 via kentlive.news
  
  This iconic Kent city has been deemed the "prettiest in England" and it's perfect for an autumn's day out. Filled with historic architecture and charming streets, there's loads to do here
  
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• Exactly when Ashford Elwick Place evening parking charges will be introduced

  07-09-2026 08:00 via kentlive.news
  
  A flat-rate overnight charge will come into effect later this year
  
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