Family pay tribute to popular mum Sue Mellor who was killed in...
The family of a woman who died following a collision on the M20 have paid tribute to 'the life and soul of the party'.Susan (Sue) Mellor, 74, from Maidstone was well known throughout west Kent and had...
View ArticleProlific burglars who targeted homes across west Kent are behind...
Two men who pleaded guilty to a series of burglaries in areas including Cranbrook and Sevenoaks have been jailed for a total of more than eight years.Craig Gillingham, 25, and Craig Chamberlain, 21,...
View ArticleTrains not stopping at Waterloo East this morning
Waterloo East station is closed this morning due to a local electrical power failure.However Southeastern trains are still running to and from Charing Cross.
View ArticleKent named in 10 worst places to live in England
A survey has named Kent as one of the top ten worst places to live in England.The data was based on figures including crime, health, schools, homelessness and deprivation.It was ranked eighth out of...
View ArticleFuel sale at Asda with petrol less than £1 per litre
Asda is dropping the price of petrol to below £1 per litre in a three day Christmas special.Drivers filling up at the supermarket's stations will pay just 99.7p per litre for petrol and £1.037 per...
View ArticleTrains now stopping at Waterloo East
Trains are now calling at Waterloo East after disruption this morning.Southeastern trains were unable to stop at the station after an electrical power failure locally.Service is now running as normal.
View ArticleNew website launches to prevent elderly people spending Christmas...
This year many elderly people will face spending Christmas alone.But a new website has been set up to help combat that and ensure that as few people as possible are feeling isolated on Christmas...
View ArticleNumber of paramedics leaving NHS 'doubled in last four years'
The rate of paramedics leaving the NHS has doubled in the last four years, according to new figures.Unions have warned that even more ambulance drivers plan to walk out of their jobs because of the...
View ArticleBoyzone star Shane Lynch spills the beans on Sevenoaks panto...
Sevenoaks has earned a reputation for drawing top stars every panto season. Amy-Clare Martin talks to Peter Pan star and former Boyzone singer Shane Lynch on all things Sevenoaks, and why the Stag show...
View ArticleDelays on A21 due to broken down lorry
There are delays on the A21 this afternoon due to a broken down lorry.Severe delays are expected and there are huge delays London-bound.Traffic is being diverted around the lorry and through the site...
View ArticleEast Peckham GP surgery under threat as merger with Paddock Wood...
THE future of East Peckham's only doctor's surgery is on the rocks and patients have a chance to voice their concerns in order to save it.Woodlands Branch Surgery issued a letter on December 3 warning...
View ArticleWife defends Tonbridge Grammar School teacher jailed for...
A TONBRIDGE teacher who searched for 'schoolgirl porn' is behind bars after he admitted to sexual touching with a 17-year-old pupil.Stephen Burrows, 66, a former English teacher at top girls school...
View ArticleCAN YOU HELP? Police search for Kent man who disappeared a week...
Police are calling for information about about the whereabouts of missing Kent man.Luke Pullman, 38, from Greenhithe has not been seen for around a week. He is described as a white man of heavy build,...
View ArticlePolice still looking for witnesses to major crashes in Leigh and...
POLICE have renewed calls for witnesses to speak up after two major crashes killed one man and left another in hospital .Officers are on the hunt for the driver of a four-by-four who may have tried to...
View ArticleTonbridge pantomime mastermind speaks out on 20 years of...
AMONG the laughter and boos that roar out of the Angel Centre in Tonbridge every Christmas, there is one man who has heard it all before – 20 times before, in fact.Richard Hill, 65, might shine the...
View ArticleEDUCATION: Kent's religious leaders defend Church schools after...
SEGREGATION, division and undermining equality - these are the damning words used about faith schools in a nationwide study.But closer to home, religious leaders are backing church intervention in...
View ArticleMum launches formal complaint against Knole Academy over funeral...
AN EYNSFORD mum who claims her daughter was treated unkindly because she missed school to go to her great-grandfather's funeral has launched a formal complaint.Caelia Bryn-Jacobsen, 43, says Knole...
View ArticleConsultation launched into Kent lorry park to save county from...
Sites for a new lorry park which is set to bring an end to Operation Stack were announced this week.Both are near junction 11 of the M20 near Stanford and can be easily accessed from the motorway. Also...
View ArticleCrowds flock to Leigh house after Santa spotted inside
CROWDS have been gathering outside a Leigh home hoping to get a glimpse of Father Christmas, who has been spotted inside.Youngsters are travelling from far and wide to visit the man in red, who can be...
View ArticleTonbridge residents encouraged to have their say before parking...
CHANGES to on-street parking are set to affect thousands of residents in Tonbridge and Malling.Proposals to overhaul parking restrictions, including a re-shuffle to double-yellow lines, parking bays...
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