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Delight as Royal British Legion's branch is saved in Hawkhurst
THE Royal British Legion in Hawkhurst has been saved after an appeal for new officers.A string of volunteers put themselves forward for roles to keep the branch going after an emergency meeting was...
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Burst main leaves 3000 homes in Wadhurst, Flimwell and Ticehurst...
Thousands of homes were left without running water this week after a water main burst in Sussex.Residents were told to collect bottled water from various locations, including Eggs to Apples Farm Shop...
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Singer's friends put sauce into festive season by going naked for...
CHRISTMAS conjures up ideas of lashings of cranberry and brandy sauce.Now a group of friends are putting a different kind of sauce into the festive season – by going naked for a special music video.It...
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Woman dies at 102 after lifetime in High Brooms
LIFELONG High Brooms resident Joyce Funnell, who was born before the outbreak of the First World War, has died at the age of 102.Mrs Funnell, who had lived in the same house in Wolseley Road since her...
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Buy a brick in Speldhurst school's wall to help fund new...
PEOPLE are being asked to sponsor a brick in the new much-needed classroom being built at Speldhurst Primary School.The school has to find £41,000 to add to funding from the Diocese of Rochester and...
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Celebration as Edenbridge family spans 99 years
AN EDENBRIDGE family celebrated a landmark achievement last week as five generations – with birthdays 99 years apart – welcomed a new baby to their brood.Great-great-grandmother Doris Knopp, who is...
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Miniature Lake Chad in Cranbrook is a tribute to explorer
FEELING his way through dense forest deep in the Congo, a young explorer from Cranbrook came across wildlife which made the squirrels and foxes of his native woods look very tame indeed.Recalling the...
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pictures: Christmas shoppers out in force in Tunbridge Wells.
Gallery created by Kent and Sussex Courier
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Man dies in two vehicle crash in Seven Mile Lane
Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal car crash in Seven Mile Lane. A blue Nissan Navara and a silver Ford Fiesta were involved in the accident near the Comp Lane junction on Sunday at...
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Police appeal after Crowborough driver punched in the face by...
Police are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked attack in Crowborough in the car park of Tesco.At about 7.55am on Wednesday (December 9), a man was driving out of the Tesco car park in Sybron Way,...
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CAN YOU HELP? Police search for horse with distinctive markings...
Officers in Tandridge are appealing for the public's help in tracing a horse which was reported missing from a field in Haxted Road in Edenbridge.The horse was believed to have been stolen overnight on...
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Come Dine With Me - Tunbridge Wells church St Augustine's appeal...
THE ANNUAL Christmas dinner event for the lonely in Tunbridge Wells may be overflowing with helpers - but it needs people to eat the free festive meal.St Augustine's Catholic Church in Crescent Road...
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Full moon will light up sky at Christmas for first time since...
This Christmas Day will be made even more magical with the first festive full moon in 38 years lighting up the Silent Night.The last one was 38 years ago, in 1977, and space agency NASA predict the...
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Pensioner trapped in car in Tunbridge Wells after crash on High...
Fire fighters are working to free an elderly driver from his car after he collided with parked vehicles in High Street, Tunbridge Wells.The man is being treated for injuries which are not believed to...
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Delays on the M25 this morning
There is congestion on the M25 anti-clockwise near the Dartford Tunnel.On the M26 westbound there is congestion at Junction 5 with the M25.There are delays on the A28 at Ashford due to an accident on...
View ArticleChristmas domestic violence expected to spike in Kent and Sussex
The Christmas season will be blighted for many families in west Kent and East Sussex as incidents of domestic abuse escalate.Financial strain, a lack of public transport and being cooped up together...
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Man admits being drunk in Tunbridge Wells Alcohol Control Zone
A 52-year-old man has been sentenced for breaching a criminal behaviour order.John Abbotts of no fixed address, was drunk in a public place within the Tunbridge Wells Alcohol Control Zone, which he was...
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Tunbridge Wells man sentenced for drink driving
A 54-year-old Tunbridge Wells man has pleaded guilty to drink driving in the town.Paul Clift-Lands, 54, of The Green, Tunbridge Wells, drove a Ford Fusion in Langton Road, Tunbridge Wells, and gave a...
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NAMED AND SHAMED: 7 West Kent criminals sentenced in court
Kent Police has released details of the latest cases in the Kent magistrates' courts.See below for details and the sentences received1. Matthew James Allen was sentenced on December 10 2015 at Medway...
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Tunbridge Wells' festive shop window is a story of success and...
There are plenty of festive window displays in Tunbridge Wells this week but none can have been created with as much dedication and pride as the West Kent YMCA Furniture Warehouse. The store in Goods...
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