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NOSTALGIA: New attraction heralded the golden age of bingo in...
JUST before Easter 1966, almost 800 people headed for Crescent Road in Tunbridge Wells to see for themselves the launch of an exciting new attraction at the Assembly Hall – bingo. After weeks of rain –...
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Hildenborough Cubs and Beavers could be forced to disband - can...
Dozens of children are set to lose out in Hildenborough if volunteers do not step up to lead Cub and Beaver packs.Forty years of cubbing history in the village will be lost this summer when the current...
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Tunbridge Wells family claim their home is infested with 400...
A family from Tunbridge Wells claims they are living in a house infested with "400 rats".Michael and Claire Funnell, their toddler and seven-week old baby, live in Addison Road.The couple are Town and...
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What does Hildenborough's John Hendrie and Scarlett Johanssen...
Not long ago, the new president of the British Beekeepers Association would probably have been seen as an anorak, on a par with trainspotters or stamp collectors.But as everyone from Scarlett Johanssen...
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RESULTS AND REACTION: Paddock Wood Half Marathon 2016
More than 2,500 runners have taken on the Paddock Wood Half Marathon this morning.The starting gun was fired at 9.30am in Eldon Way and the winners have already returned in under 70 minutes.The men's...
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VIDEO: Watch the Paddock Wood Half Marathon start and finish
The gun fired at 9.30am on the dot for the start of the 27th Paddock Wood Half Marathon. Nearly 2,750 runners took part in the 13 mile route, with the streets of the town lined with cheering...
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Tunbridge Wells shoppers say farewell to Morrisons
Cornettos, kitchen roll and McVitie's Digestive Nibbles were among the last items sold at Morrisons in Tunbridge Wells. The Vale Road store closed its doors for the last time today at 4pm, after bosses...
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Accident on the B2015 Maidstone Road causing delays between...
A crash between two cars on the B2015 between Nettlestead Green and the A228 is causing delays in both directions.The road has been partially blocked between the Hampstead Lane turn off to Yalding and...
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M25 congestion anti-clockwise before Dartford Tunnel
There have been long delays this morning on the M25 anti-clockwise leading up to the Dartford tunnel.Traffic is tailing back as far as Junction 3 with the M20 at the Swanley interchange.The delays are...
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Four men bailed in connection with Biddenden murder
Four men who have been arrested in connection with the murder of Roy Blackman in Biddenden on March 23 have been released on police bail whilst enquiries continue. A 49-year-old man from Maidstone will...
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Tonbridge thug jailed for strangling ex-partner "a danger...
A man from Tonbridge who strangled an ex-partner until she nearly passed out was described as "a danger who any woman he is involved with" as he was locked up for more than a year. Adrian Moon, 34, of...
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Adrian Moon jailed for horror attack on former partner at a house...
A man from Tonbridge who head-butted and strangled his ex-partner in a violent outburst has been jailed.Appearing before Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday March 30, Adrian Karim Moon, 34, of Blythe...
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Tunbridge Wells firm Jem + Bea scoops business award from BBC...
Tunbridge Wells-based luxury baby changing bag brand Jem + Bea has scooped a Small Business Award from Nick Brown, the business expert on The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2.Jem + Bea, which launched...
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Body of 18-year-old missing man found on Hastings beach
The body of an 18-year-old man was found on Rock-a-Nore beach in Hastings at around 6.30pm on Thursday (March 31) by a member of the public.He has now been formally identified as Eastbourne man Carl...
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Widow from Dartford to do Royal British Legion Major Series run...
A supermarket assistant is to take on a 10km obstacle course in Tunbridge Wells to raise funds for CALM, a charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, after her husband took his own life last year...
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Paddock Wood planning meeting over 300 Church Farm homes to be...
Paddock Wood planning bosses are holding a meeting tonight to decide on the future of the proposed Church Farm development.The controversial plans have been in limbo for more than a year now, having...
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Jobs boost as play company looks to create 40 roles in Heathfield...
A natural play company has established a south east base as it looks to meet the growing demand for its play equipment - and create 40 new skilled jobs.With its new office at Heathfield now dealing...
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Uckfield Community Technology College pupil Megan Baker bids for...
A teenage girl from Uckfield is on the brink of entering the Guinness Book of World Records – for her astonishing collection of more than 1,000 lip balms.It is less than two years since Megan Baker, a...
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Man charged with possessing imitation firearm after incident at...
Officers investigating a reported sighting of a person with a firearm on a train at Tonbridge have arrested and charged a man.The incident was reported at Tonbridge railway station at about 5.25pm on...
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Tunbridge Wells cycle cafe to host live music gigs
THE PEOPLE behind The Velo House in Tunbridge Wells have perhaps created the dream - "a love of cycling, great food, excellent coffee, knockout Belgian beers, a friendly atmosphere" - and from next...
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