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View ArticleRevealed: The strangest calls made to the Foreign Office
Many people call the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to help with genuine emergencies while abroad. But not always. Last year the FCO received various phone calls from British citizens for some rather...
View ArticleDisney cookies sold at Poundland recalled over health risk fears
Cookies sold at popular discount shops have been recalled as they may be a health risk to allergy sufferers. Following tests, Jacobsens Bakery Ltd is recalling all tins of 'Disney Favourites', 'Disney...
View ArticleBenenden's Stuart Andrews stole £267,000 from wife's dad...
A man who strangled his wife to death at their home in Benenden did so after a lengthy argument about money.Computer programmer Stuart Andrews, 54, of The Street, murdered Caroline Andrews, 52, after a...
View ArticleRusthall homeowners accessing their own home may face Targetfollo...
THE dispute between Rusthall homeowners and landowner Targetfollow looks set to resume – after letters were sent to residents asking them to pay a fee to access their property.In October the Courier...
View ArticleWorthing teenager gets five years behind bars for causing death...
A 19-year-old from Worthing has been sentenced to five years in jail or causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal collision on the A24 in Capel in April 2015.Arthur Berry of Stable Lane, Findon,...
View ArticleMan and woman arrested and one injured after early morning 999...
Police were called at 1.41am this morning to a report of a disturbance in Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells.A 23-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of affray. Both...
View ArticleThe Grand National - what time does it start, horses, betting...
It's the big one - the Crabbie's Grand National at Aintree today at 5.15pm. Horse racing fans from across the UK - and more watching around the world - will be cheering on their runners at the course...
View ArticleTunbridge Wells is going to Twickenham - live blog of match here
Huge roars and screams came from the crowd when Tunbridge Wells RFC battled against Matson RFC to win their way to Twickenham and sporting immortality. Tunbridge Wells won 29-15 after a nail-biting...
View ArticleTonbridge and Leigh tenants relieved they will not be turfed out
DOZENS of families living in fear of eviction in Tonbridge and Leigh have been given a reprieve.Last month the Courier revealed that 46 homes – 22 in Garden Cottages, Leigh, and 24 in Norfolk Road,...
View ArticleSussex pub The Foresters Arms offers social media courses
A VILLAGE pub will be swapping pints for passwords and snacks for search engines as it launches a course to teach people digital skills.The Foresters Arms, in Fairwarp, is hosting the seven-week course...
View ArticleDebt worries by Tunbridge Wells blogger Skint Dad
Being in debt is really rubbish. It's not just the fear of letters coming through the letterbox, endless phone calls about missed payments from creditors, or worrying the knock on the door is someone...
View ArticleTonbridge couple Lee and Shirley Barden celebrate golden wedding...
A PAIR of practical jokers from Tonbridge celebrated 50 years of fun and laughter as they marked their golden wedding anniversary.Lee and Shirley Barden, of Priory Road, walked up the aisle at St...
View ArticleLandlord Len Loveland quit the George Hotel in Mount Ephraim,...
PRIME ministers may come and go, the stock market may rise and fall, but when it comes to life on the streets of Britain, the new face behind the bar at your local is also headline news.For whether it...
View ArticleStaplehurst man charged with murder of Biddenden pensioner to...
A man has been charged with the murder of Roy Blackman at his home in Headcorn Road, Biddenden, on Monday March 21.Mark Love, 37, of Frittenden Road, Staplehurst, was arrested on the morning of...
View ArticleHave you seen Marley, five-year-old Staffie missing from Ashdown...
The owner of a five-year-old Staffie who went missing in the Ashdown Forest last month is hoping the public can help find her pet, Marley.Marley is the sole companion of Samantha Langford, who is...
View ArticleMurder investigation launched after East Sussex man hit by lorry
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was hit by a lorry and died following a fight in Western Road, Brighton, in the early hours of Sunday (April 10).A 27-year-old Hove man has been...
View ArticleSussex Police charge woman with murder of her newborn baby
A woman has been charged with murdering her newborn baby at a home in Bognor on Wednesday (April 6).An ambulance was called to an address in Aldwick Road at 8.37am but the baby girl was sadly confirmed...
View ArticlePolice appeal for information on Kent teen missing for more than...
Police are appealing for information on a teenager missing from Hythe for more than a week.Lan Pham, 17, who is believed to have links to the London area, was last seen leaving her home in Hythe at...
View ArticleLIVE: Traffic and travel in Kent - April 11, 2016
It's back to work with a bump for many today but follow our NEW live blog to help ease you into the week...
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