Some of England’s most-deprived councils to get funding boost in new deal Manchester, Bradford and outer London boroughs among those to receive increases ministers hope will ‘restore pride’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025
Patricia Robson obituary Other lives: Teacher who used her skill in storytelling to engage primary school children in drama productions The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025
Boil water notice lifted for tens of thousands of properties in Kent South East Water said people can be sure their tap water is now safe. Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Tap water now safe for thousands of Kent residents after recent ‘boil notice’ Around 24,000 homes and businesses were affected by water quality issues The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025
Inside Davina McCall's self-built dream home in Kent — and the presenter's previous properties The TV presenter and podcaster bought a plot of land in Kent in 2020 and designed a house from scratch for her family Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2025
Councillors in Kent ‘pelted with eggs’ by people wearing balaclavas, MPs told Swale Borough Council were debating making their area a ‘District of Sanctuary’ for asylum seekers in the meeting on Wednesday evening. Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2025
TikTok reveals the travel destinations most popular among Brits. Do our travel writers agree? From familiar favourites to little-known cities, these are the places currently popular with travellers on the social media platform The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025
From Suffolk to Margate: Exploring the lands of Turner’s fire and Constable’s rain INSPIRING TRAVEL: With a new exhibition celebrating the rival artists at the Tate Britain this winter, Michael Hodges explores the parts of England that inspired some of their greatest works The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025
Easy Escapes: This English castle stay is straight out of a fairy-tale I checked in to Leeds Castle, Kent Marie Claire · Dec 5, 2025
Undrinkable water to be restored to 24,000 homes in Kent South East Water has issued a ‘boil water notice’ for homes in and around Tunbridge Wells who have been without water since Saturday evening. Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025
‘My hysterectomy was cancelled after water outages in Tunbridge Wells’ Around 24,000 households in the Kent town have been left without a water supply for four days The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025
Uriah Heep, The Almighty and Doro confirmed for Maid Of Stone festival The new additions join Saxon, The Temperance Movement, The Wildhearts, Danko Jones and more at next year's festival in Kent Louder · Dec 2, 2025
'Excited to Kill': Chilling Details Emerge as Man Brutally Slaughters Woman Before Police Arrive Ernestas Juska has been jailed for life after admitting he was 'excited to kill' before murdering family friend Nina Denisova in Dartford, Kent. International Business Times UK · Nov 28, 2025
John Stuart Brown obituary Doctor whose lobbying led to a government sanctioned increase in minor surgery undertaken by GPs The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025 Reform UK claim to have saved £331m at English councils – but do the numbers stack up? Experts say councils face limits on cuts as Reform’s savings on IT deals, office moves and EV projects are disputed
The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2025 Budget 2025: how inflation and the two-child benefit cap have increased poverty A visit to Kent reveals more people struggling with rising food bills and turning to food banks already suffering higher demand and fewer donations
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025 ‘The new narcotics’: how waste crime is causing environmental disaster across the UK Organised criminals face few repercussions for dumping toxic rubbish as Environment Agency struggles to keep up
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025 Parents of baby boy who choked on pasta at nursery reach six-figure settlement Oliver Steeper suffered a catastrophic brain injury because of the lack of oxygen
The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025 Violent shoplifter poses as wheelchair user to steal beer before assaulting security guard A violent robber posed as a wheelchair user to steal from a supermarket before assaulting a security guard in Kent.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025 Senior Manston asylum centre staff under investigation for misconduct Two senior figures have been suspended at site in Kent that has been plagued by failings in past few years
Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2025 Reform UK council ‘chaos’ creates threat to public safety – Fire Brigades Union Reform UK councillor suspensions include the chair and vice-chair of the Kent and Medway Fire Authority which has left it in ‘disarray’.
The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2025 Reform council led by ‘captain chaos’ is risking public safety, union warns ‘It’s time for the council administration to get a grip,’ says Fire Brigades Union boss after series of councillor suspensions
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025 Last youth centre in one of England’s most deprived coastal areas faces closure Pie Factory Music in Ramsgate, Kent, runs creative projects and provides a range of support services, but the building that houses the centre is due to be sold off in February
Marie Claire · Nov 8, 2025 Art Fairs, Thanksgiving Feasts and an Epic Traitors Experience—9 Things Not To Miss This Month The very best experiences in the UK this November
The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2025 Plant importers say border delays in Kent could drive up prices and stop deliveries from EU Traders report long waits at Sevington inspection post and claim trees and shrubs are repeatedly being damaged