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Day 5 of 15 in our Halloween countdown of real West Kent dark histories — today: Pembury Hospital’s Hidden Workhouse: Smallpox, Stone-Breaking and the Chapel Left Standing
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Not the Best Start to 2026: What’s Happening in Venezuela - and Why It’s Worth Acknowledging
Conflict

Not the Best Start to 2026: What’s Happening in Venezuela - and Why It’s Worth Acknowledging

A brief look at the unfolding situation in Venezuela at the start of 2026, focusing on human impact and why global events still matter, even from a distance.

DuncanJanuary 3, 2026
UK considers lowering voting age to 16
PoliticsElections

UK considers lowering voting age to 16

Plans to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote would mark one of the biggest changes to the UK’s electoral system in decades.

MeggieJanuary 1, 2026
Police issued appeal to locate missing teenager in Maidstone
CommunityPolice

Police issued appeal to locate missing teenager in Maidstone

A police appeal issued in Maidstone during the New Year period has since been withdrawn.

MeggieDecember 31, 2025
Welcome to West Kent Local News - Here’s to 2026
Community

Welcome to West Kent Local News - Here’s to 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, West Kent Local News launches with a local-first perspective, reflecting on the year gone and looking ahead to a hopeful, community-focused 2026.

MeggieDecember 31, 2025

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