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West Kent and East Sussex MPs voted against bringing 3,000...
West Kent and East Sussex MPs voted against bringing 3,000 unaccompanied Syrian child refugees to the UK.Greg Clark, MP for Tunbridge Wells, Nus Ghani, MP for Wealden, Huw Merriman, MP for Bexhill and...
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Tunbridge Wells ABC cinema site has been sold
The ABC cinema site in Tunbridge Wells has been sold, the Courier can exclusively reveal. It has been bought by Altitude UK, a privately owned real estate company which specialises in development,...
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Lloyds Bank in Southborough to close
The shock announcement Lloyds Bank in Southborough will close in July has been met with anger and disbelief by the community. Customers have received letters stating the branch in London Road will shut...
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Bank card stolen from Uckfield golf club used in Tunbridge Wells
Sussex Police is appealing for information following a high value theft from a golf club near Uckfield. It is believed someone broke into lockers at the East Sussex National Golf Club in Little Horsted...
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Tunbridge Wells teen survives cliff tumble on Channel 4's The...
A Tunbridge Wells teen has been battling the harsh elements of the Pacific as part of a Channel 4 television series hosted by Bear Grylls.Patrick Dauncey, 19, was selected from 135,000 applicants to...
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Heathfield's last town centre pub closes
An East Sussex town has been left without a "heart" as its only remaining town centre pub, the Prince of Wales, closed. Heathfield residents were shocked when the Station Road watering-hole closed on...
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Kent and Sussex weather forecast
There will be some sunny spells today and it might be breezy - with a few showers. The Met Office said it would be dry through the day with some sunny spells, and a few wintry showers with a risk of...
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Southborough football star is leaving all boys Langton Green club...
SHE is one of the "best right-backs in the league and one of the toughest tacklers" – but 15-year-old Rosie Neville from Southborough is saying goodbye to the lads' football team to join the...
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Eight dogs in West Malling have been snatched
Eight dogs including a female shih tzu and two pugs were all stolen from West Malling on the same day. They were snatched from London Road in Addington on Saturday.The shih tzu Tilly is white and gold...
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Four vehicle crash closes A21 between Hildenborough and...
A crash involving four vehicles has closed part of the A21 this morning.The road is currently closed south-bound between the Morley's roundabout and the A26 for Southborough.Motorists are advised to...
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Benenden doctor seals record deal after beating Justin Bieber
A BENENDEN healthcare worker who sang with the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir - which reached the Christmas number one slot - is thrilled the choir has scored a record deal.The singing group trumped...
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Pret A Manger in Tunbridge Wells plans to open basement
Pret A Manger in Tunbridge Wells has applied to expand its restaurant in to its basement. The coffee shop by Fiveways is so busy at peak times customers can be left waiting for seats to become free....
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Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg gets video appeal from Littergram...
A Tonbridge businessman has made an impassioned appeal to Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg – after lawyers for the social media giant ordered him to change the name of his litter busting app. Danny Lucas,...
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Tunbridge Wells free mole checking event at Purity Bridge detects...
Plastic surgery clinic Purity Bridge in Tunbridge Wells held its free annual mole-checking event on Wednesday - and it was so well attended staff had to arrange an "overflow clinic". Consultant plastic...
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Chairman of Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance steps down
The chairman of Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance has stepped down after serving the charity for nearly 12 years.Tony Monteuuis officially handed his responsibilities to trustee Helen Bowcock...
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Tunbridge Wells former legal high addict warns of the dangers
A woman from Tunbridge Wells who developed a dangerous addiction to legal highs that led her to believe she was infested with parasites has warned that dealers are hoarding large quantities of the...
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Tonbridge roadworks, B&Q, impala and the EU - it's all in...
B&Q SITEIn the article "Fears retail hub will take people away from town" (Tonbridge Courier, April 8), it is stated that "the landlord remains in discussions with a number of further potential...
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Ex West Kent MEP Peter Skinner jailed after using YOUR cash on...
A former Labour west Kent MEP has been jailed for four years for expenses fraud after splashing taxpayers' cash on a Hawaiian honeymoon.Peter Skinner, 56, of Recreation Avenue, Snodland, wrongfully...
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MISSING: Sevenoaks teenager Byron Sutton
Police are urgently trying to locate a 15-year-old boy who has been reported missing from ‪Otford.Byron Sutton, who also uses the surname Terry, is believed to have last been spotted at Bat and Ball...
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Pembury man given restraining order following ex-boyfriend...
A Pembury man has been ordered not to contact his ex-boyfriend after being charged with stalking him.Grant Lavender was slapped with a restraining order by magistrates banning him from contacting his...
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