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Government Pauses Kent Council Shake-Up, Putting New West Kent Authority in Doubt
The government has paused and ordered a review of Local Government Reorganisation in Kent and Medway after new legal advice, throwing the timetable for a new West Kent unitary council - and the joint committee already being set up to prepare for it - into uncertainty.
Pensioner's Stolen Fiat 500 Recovered Near Dartford, Man Arrested
A Fiat 500 taken from a pensioner's driveway near Chipstead Lane in Sevenoaks over the August bank holiday weekend has been recovered near Dartford and returned to its owner, with a 40-year-old man arrested.
Dragon Boats, Street Food and 400 Antique Stalls: West Kent's Busy Weekend
Crowds lined the River Medway for the Tonbridge Lions Dragon Boat Race and filled the town's Food & Drink Festival, while Maidstone hosted Kent's largest antiques fair and Edenbridge its motor show - a full weekend of events across West Kent in warm early-September weather.
Erith Man Given Suspended Sentence for Dumping Waste Near Shoreham
A man has been handed a suspended prison sentence and 150 hours of unpaid work after dumping commercial waste down a lane near Shoreham - traced back to him, in part, by an invoice left among the rubbish.
Town Council Drops Stag Legal Challenge as £650,000 Freehold Purchase Is Recommended
Sevenoaks Town Council has stepped back from a threatened Judicial Review over the future of The Stag, and is now being recommended to buy the arts centre's freehold outright for £650,000 - the valuation that had been the sticking point between the town's two councils since the spring.
Busiest Bank Holiday for UK Roads in 11 Years — But West Kent's Own Routes Are Clear This Morning
The RAC is predicting 20 million leisure trips over the last summer bank holiday of the year, the busiest since its records began in 2015 — but a live check of the roads that matter most to West Kent found nothing to report this morning, and today's forecast is milder and wetter than the national travel advice assumed.
Tonbridge & Malling Cabinet to Consider West Kent Joint Committee for Council Reorganisation
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council's Cabinet is due to discuss plans for a joint committee with Kent County Council and neighbouring boroughs to manage the transition ahead of a new West Kent unitary authority in 2027, alongside a busy agenda covering finances, risk and AI governance.
Sevenoaks green recycling bags saved £225,000 before wheelie bin switch
Sevenoaks District Council says its reusable green recycling bag scheme has saved taxpayers around £225,000 and boosted recycling rates, ahead of the bags being phased out when wheelie bins arrive in October.
Friday's National Wildfire Alert Wasn't a Drill for West Kent - Here's Why It Was Sent
Millions of phones across England and Wales blared out a 10-second siren on Friday evening as the Government issued its first-ever emergency alert for an active incident, warning of a very high wildfire risk. For West Kent, it followed weeks of real grass and woodland fires already keeping crews busy locally.