Recruitment to open for new Sussex Police PCSO role
Sussex Police is opening recruitment for a brand new Police and Community Support Officer (PCSO) role - one the force claims better reflects the changing nature of crime and the needs of communities.A...
View ArticlePlanned roadworks in Kent and Sussex next week
The following summary by Highways England of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of 24 March but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or...
View ArticleForest Row farm celebrates spring with lamb event
A community farm in Forest Row was a hub of activity over the weekend as people came to celebrate the lambing season.Tablehurst Farm hosted Saturday's festivities with families coming from across the...
View ArticleBiddenden murder enquiry: arrested man released on bail
A man arrested on suspicion of the murder of pensioner Roy Blackman at his home in Biddenden has been released on bail.Kent Police arrested a 49-year-old man in the Maidstone area on Wednesday, March...
View ArticleCrowborough robbery suspect under arrest
On Saturday (26 March), acting on information received, police officers arrested a 22-year-old Crowborough man on suspicion of robbery.This followed an incident at Poundfield Stores, Poundfield Road,...
View ArticlePolice confirm a man has died after coming off his bike in...
Kent Police have confirmed a man has died after coming off his bike in Westerham.Police were called to Hosey Hill, Westerham at 12.35pm on Friday 25 March following reports as cyclist had come off his...
View ArticleEaster Sunday supermarket opening times for Tesco, Sainsbury's,...
Easter brings altered opening times at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda supermarkets.Make sure you know when your nearest shop is open in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, Crowborough,...
View ArticleTragic Tunbridge Wells dad Patrick Sylva struggled to cope with ...
A POPULAR dad hanged himself outside his Tunbridge Wells flat after struggling to come to terms with the suicide of his teenage daughter.Artist Patrick Sylva, who was well-known in the town, was...
View ArticleTonbridge hairdresser proves he is a cut above the rest and...
A TONBRIDGE barber proved he is a cut above the rest when his team of talented four-legged-friends became medal-winners in the UK's top husky racing contest.Stephen Biddlecombe, of Stephen's...
View ArticleNot a load of old bull – Simmie's udderly devoted to ...
WHEN farmer's son Ollie Lyle heads for the hills around Chiddingstone Hoath, trotting by his side is his faithful friend, Simmie.Every day the Skinners' School sixth-form student picks up the lead,...
View ArticleCrowborough fire station - 111 years of history and counting
The folding doors of the old fire station in Crowborough High Street closed for the last time in 1964 when a new building was opened in Beacon Road.Since then the old fire station has been used for...
View ArticleSignalling problem causing delays on the Hastings line
A signalling problem at Battle is causing delays of up to 20 minutes to trains between Battle and Tunbridge Wells. Disruption is expected to last until 10am.Southeastern advise travellers to keep up to...
View ArticleOverturned car closes the A21 link road at the M25 near Sevenoaks
An overturned car closed the A21 link road near the M25 this morning. The accident happened on the link road between the M25 anti-clockwise at junction 5 and the A21. Emergency services were on the...
View ArticleEaster wash-out: Sunny intervals with heavy showers and thunder
Umbrellas may be need this Easter Sunday as you head outdoors to burn off the Easter egg calories.The Met Office predicts sunny intervals today with heavy showers, strong winds, hail and even...
View ArticleTwo people 'shot with BB gun' at Dreamland in Margate
Yesterday police responded to reports two people had been 'shot with BB guns' at Margate's seafront theme park Dreamland.Officers from Kent Police now say they believe a catapult was used, rather than...
View ArticleStorm Katie set to batter Kent coastline with 70mph winds on...
Winds of up to 70mph could batter the Kent coast this Easter Monday, according to the Met Office.Storm Katie is set to affect southern England tomorrow, with strong winds and possible flooding expect...
View ArticleEaster Monday supermaket opening times for Tesco, Waitrose,...
Easter brings altered opening times at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda supermarkets.Make sure you know when your nearest shop is open in Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, Crowborough,...
View ArticleTonbridge toddler trapped in cot bars choked to death
A MUM discovered her two-year-old son unconscious and not breathing after his head became trapped in his cot.Logan Miller was found unconscious by his mum Kerry Larter when she checked in on him in an...
View ArticleTrains disrupted on Southeastern network because of Storm Katie
Train services running across the whole Southeastern network may be cancelled, delayed or revised because of fallen trees and other debris.Rail bosses are warning disruption caused by Storm Katie is...
View ArticleTunbridge Wells road soon to reopen after storm brings down tree
The team working to clear one of the main routes in to town which has been blocked by a huge fallen tree said the road will re-open shortly. The tree on Pembury Road was toppled during last night's...
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