The Latest Breaking News from Kent

Area in London commuter belt named UK hotspot for first-time buyers

Dartford, in Kent, has the highest proportion of first-time prices of anywhere in the country, according to new analysis

Evening Standard · Aug 26

‘All the watering places are crammed with hot people’: on holiday with Dickens

Exhibition at Charles Dickens Museum in London looks at writer’s holiday pursuits, from Kent to the Isle of Wight

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20

Taxpayers to fund clear-up of illegal dumps in West Yorkshire, Surrey and Kent

Andy Burnham promises drive to tackle toxic waste, raise fines and use AI-powered drones to detect illegal activity

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19

Water reserves ‘critically low’ as thousands of Kent residents hit by outage

Supply had been restored to thousands of properties after a major outage

The Independent UK · Aug 18

Flooding warning as rain finally forecast for drought-stricken land

Wessex Water has introduced a hosepipe ban for 1.4 million customers across the South West, marking its first restriction in 50 years and taking the total number of people affected in England to over 27 million. Met Office forecasters have warned that incoming heavy showers could lead to surface water…

The Independent UK · Aug 18

‘Why did it become personal?’: furore over plans to expand Kent oyster shack

James Green’s oyster company owns a chunk of Whitstable’s shoreline but success has not brought affection from residents

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

‘Cheap travel is not a defence’: the parents facing court for school absences in England

In one court in Kent, most cases relate to term-time holidays, but non-attendance is a complex issue and post-pandemic rates remain high

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15

Sussex propose T10 tournament for counties missing out on Hundred boost

New Sussex chair Ed Warner has raised the idea of a triangular T10 tournament with Kent and Essex: ‘Make it kid-friendly, make it a day at the seaside’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8

UK’s first ‘super-university’, merging Greenwich and Kent, to launch in September

The new London and South East University Group will be UK’s third largest higher education institution

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Two universities merge to create the UK’s first ‘super-university’

The new London and South East University Group has more than 50,000 students and four campuses across London, Medway and Kent

The Independent UK · Aug 2