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Miss Kent 2016 public vote winners revealed
The winners of the Miss Kent heats have been revealed with four of the county's ladies through to the Miss England semi-finals. The public vote and the judges selected 22-year-old Ayesha from...
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Tunbridge Wells coffee shop Muffin Break teams up with charity...
Next week Muffin Break in Tunbridge Wells will be donating 5p from every coffee purchased to support UK Coffee Week, an initiative that gives back to the communities that grow its coffee.Between April...
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Warning: Deadly bacteria could be lurking in your washing machine
Deadly E.coli bacteria could be lurking in your washing machine, according to a new study. Research by repair firm GlotechRepairs.co.uk found the E.coli bug is lurking in approximately 44 per cent of...
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Burwash and Etchingham scouts appeal for leader to save group
After 104 years of Scouting in Burwash and Etchingham the tradition looks set to end unless a new leader can be found. The Cub group is struggling to find a new leader as one person is leaving to do a...
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Age UK Tunbridge Wells wins Courier's Win a Garden competition.
The winners of our very first Win a Garden competition have been revealed. Announced last Friday by competition sponsors, Coolings Garden Centre in Sevenoaks, Tina Drury and Joy Lawrence from Age UK...
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Concern for 14-year-old girl missing from Seaford, East Sussex
Police are growing increasingly for missing Seaford girl Chantelle Newington. Chantelle, 14, was last seen at her home in Surrey Road at 8.30pm on Tuesday (12 April). Missing persons co-ordinator Wai...
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Police release images of Sussex fraud suspects
Police have released images of two men wanted in connection with a fraud investigation in Crawley and East Grinstead. A series of transactions have been carried out at petrol stations across the area,...
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Children's hair salon opening in Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells parents will no longer be pulling their hair out over getting their children's locks chopped - with a new salon for youngsters coming to town. Whipper Snippers is set to open at 126...
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Ballet stars perform for children at Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tunbridge Wells Hospital was turned into an impromptu stage for a dance troupe when they paid a visit to cheer up ill youngsters. Members of the English Youth Ballet held a workshop in the children's...
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East Sussex schools granted £2 million to fight childhood...
Schools in East Sussex have benefited from a £10,000 windfall each to combat childhood obesity. Some £2 million will be distributed across 178 schools in Sussex in a bid by East Sussex County Council...
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Dame Kelly Holmes prepares to take on the London Marathon
From double Olympic champion, to entrepreneur, to charity philanthropist, is Dame Kelly Holmes now in for her toughest challenge yet?In just over a week's time she will be lining up with thousands of...
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Climber injured after falling from High Rocks in Tunbridge Wells
A man has been taken to hospital after falling from High Rocks in Tunbridge Wells. Emergency services and an air ambulance were called to reports a man had fallen from a height while climbing in High...
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A21 litter giving the "wrong impression" of Tunbridge...
A motorist has hit a dead end in her attempt to get one of the main routes into west Kent cleared of "eyesore" rubbish - with town hall bosses and road chiefs pointing the finger at one another. Aline...
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Biddenden murder investigation: Police keen to trace gang of...
Detectives investigating the death of a pensioner in Biddenden have issued a new appeal for information.Roy Blackman, 73, was beaten to death at his home in Headcorn Road, Biddenden on Monday, March 21...
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Tunbridge Wells vicar quits All Saints' Church, Langton Green
The vicar of All Saints' Church in Langton Green in Tunbridge Wells has quit his post. The Rev Michael Gentry has not led a service at the picturesque church since some time in Lent. He will say...
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Train hell expected all weekend for Kent rail users amid London...
Services from Sevenoaks to London will be extremely limited this weekend as major engineering works take place in the capital.Charing Cross, Cannon Street and Waterloo East will all be closed on both...
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Wadhurst theatre group to perform Grease this weekend
Youngsters from Wadhurst are stocking up on Brylcreem and practising their hand jives in preparation for a performance of Grease. Theatre group WYTKidz will be staging the musical, set at an American...
View ArticleFirst-time buyers in Kent will need to earn £66,000 a year...
First-time buyers in Kent will need to earn £66,000 a year by 2020, new research shows.The research by homelessness charity Shelter predicts a 20 per cent rise in just four years from the £54,000...
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Saint Johns Yard named best pub in Tunbridge Wells
Tunbridge Wells pub Saint Johns Yard has been with a trophy after winning the award for best boozer in the town. A week before,town resident Martin Bryant, 35, staged a social media tournament to find...
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Heavy rain and possible thunder to hit Kent and Sussex
Kent and Sussex residents are warned to expect heavy rain with possible thundery conditions as we head into the weekend. According to Met Office weather forecasts, heavy showers are expected in the...
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