KentOnline News

• Arrest after car being chased by police crashes into wall

  A man has been arrested after a car failed to stop for police and crashed into a wall.

• Huge £3m padel and wellness complex opens its doors

  A multi-million-pound sports and wellness complex featuring padel courts, a gym and restaurant has opened.

• Four arrests as police raid high street vape shops

  Four men were arrested and more than 10,000 items confiscated in police raids on high street vape and phone repair shops.

• Kent council demands Bayeux Tapestry priority booking for residents

  Residents in part of Kent should get priority booking to see the Bayeux Tapestry when it goes on display, a council has argued.

• Former Kent schoolboy’s polling firm caught up in Reform scandal

  A polling company run by a former Kent schoolboy has admitted it broke industry rules after becoming caught up in the scandal engulfing Reform UK.

• ‘Reform UK-led council trying to sell County Hall on the sly’

  Reform UK-led Kent County Council is being accused of trying to sell its headquarters “on the sly”.

• ‘Lovely, beautiful' woman strangled to death at home, inquest hears

  A “lovely and beautiful” mother was found dead inside her home after reportedly being strangled, an inquest has heard.

• OPINION: Reform’s woes aren’t all good news for Kemi Badenoch and the Tories

  Columnist Robert Boddy writes that the Conservatives have seen a recent poll boost, but not because of anything they’ve done themselves.

• Teen caring for three disabled siblings among 2026 Children’s Award winners

  A teenager caring for three siblings with disabilities is among the Kent youngsters chosen this year for a Wards Children’s Award.

• ‘This is a special moment’: Social action charity scoops top prize for tireless work

  Charities, trustees and volunteers have been celebrated for their work supporting communities across Kent.

• ‘We grieve because somebody mattered’: Vigil held for stabbing victim

  A vigil has been held in memory of a dad of four allegedly murdered in a stabbing near Ramsgate Harbour.

• ‘It doesn’t feel right but we have to’: Fundraiser to launch to secure theatre’s future

  A town council will turn to crowdfunding to help cough up the £650,000 needed to purchase a much-loved theatre/