Kent Current

12/11/2025

Joe Bill is the Editorial Director at the award-winning Cene magazine, who has recently launched a new magazine looking at the world of padel. Padel is growing as a sport across Kent, so we sat down with him to discuss his route from the Medway News to ‘cene, publishing magazines, and just what is padel?

What we asked the Joe Bill, Editorial Director of 'cene and Padel Culture magazines

11/11/2025

🚒 Fire authority in limbo as Reform suspensions stall oversight
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Faversham flag wars latest
🎤 Thanet's last youth centre
💷 Latest financial interests of Kent MPs
🗳️ Canterbury by-election, and lots more

Plus Faversham flag wars, Thanet's last youth centre, latest financial interests of Kent MPs, a Canterbury by-election, and lots more

07/11/2025

🎄 Flags spark as a festive stand-off, with one village claiming it can't put up Christmas lights until flags come down
🗣️ A chaotic Kent County Council meeting
➡️ What else is happening at KCC this week?
🗞️ News in brief, and more

Plus what's going on at KCC this week, a chaotic council meeting, news in brief, and more

05/11/2025

In the course of three years, Stuart Jeffery went from being the only Green on Maidstone Borough Council to leading it. We talk to him about his journey to becoming leader, the recent by-election around Lenham, and his support for new Green Party leader Zack Polanski.

What we asked Stuart Jeffery, Leader of Maidstone Borough Council

04/11/2025

🚄 A win for Virgin, but not for Kent. As a new operator is granted permission to run cross-Channel services, is there any prospect of them actually stopping in Kent?

Plus:
➡️ Reform fractures deepen
🗳️ Two very different by-elections
🗞️ News in brief, and more

Plus Reform fractures deepen in Kent, two very different by-elections, news in brief, and more

03/11/2025

We lead our Monday briefing with the horrifying fact that 56 children have vanished after arriving in Kent as unaccompanied child refugees.

Plus:
➡️ Assessing Reform's running of Kent
⬅️ A Dartford defection
🚛 New truck stop proposed, and lots more

Plus assessing Reform's running of Kent, a Dartford defection, new truck stop proposed, and more

31/10/2025

🗯️ “It lets people show where their truth strengths lie”

What we asked Richard and Alexandra Wise, husband and wife team behind outdoor education experts WiseUp.

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30/10/2025

🗞️ Two councillors expelled as County Hall turmoil deepens
🗳️ Two by-elections this week,
☀️ A new solar conflict
🎵 And a head-spinning song and dance routine

Read in full 👉 https://www.kentcurrent.news/p/a-week-of-reckoning

29/10/2025

📰 A week of reckoning
💴 Kent firms caught underpaying staff
📈 Latest financial declarations for Kent MPs
📑 News in brief, and more...

Read in full 👉 https://www.kentcurrent.news/p/a-week-of-reckoning

21/10/2025

Protecting imaginary countryside 🌳

🏢 Reform suspends councillor in misconduct row
🚆 New hope for international rail in Ashford
📰 News in brief, and more

Read in full 👉 https://www.kentcurrent.news/p/protecting-imaginary-countryside

20/10/2025

🗞️ Reform turns on itself!

👉 Flag wars in Faversham,
👉 A Conservative rising star,
👉 On patrol with Mike Tapp,
👉 News in brief, events, and lots more!

Full article - https://www.kentcurrent.news/p/reform-turns-on-itself