Tonbridge couple Fred and Fran Long up for top award
A retired couple from Tonbridge are in line for an award for devoting their retirement to helping others.Since retiring a couple of years ago, Fred and Fran Long, who were nominated by their friend...
View ArticleHalstead businessman offers £20,000 reward to catch robbers...
A businessman from Halstead has promised a £20,000 reward to anyone who can identify the robbers who sadistically tortured a couple in their own home.David Barker, who runs BSP Skips in the village,...
View ArticleThe Works discount shop opens in Tunbridge Wells
Bubbles filled Tunbridge Wells this morning as the town's latest shop opened its doors.Discount book and stationery store The Works welcomed its first customers at 9am this morning (Friday) and a...
View ArticleFamily launch appeal for missing Medway man Nigel Knights
The family of missing Kent man Nigel Knights, 63, are appealing to the public to help in the search to #FindNigelKnights who disappeared at Morrisons Strood on Monday May 9 at 8pm.Despite the on going...
View ArticleSevenoaks Bill's restaurant new opening date revealed
Bill's restaurant will welcome its first customers in Sevenoaks on Monday, May 23.The eatery, popular with health conscious mums, had initially hoped to open the doors of its London Road premises on...
View ArticleWhere can I watch Brighton play-off match with Sheffield...
Tonight is the biggest match of the season for Brighton and Hove Albion.The Seagulls swoop on Hillsborough as they take on Sheffield Wednesday in the first leg of their Championship's play-off...
View ArticleMatfield man charged with six counts of burglary in Horsmonden
Police investigating reports of a suspicious man trespassing at the homes of elderly people in Horsmonden have charged a man with six counts of burglary.David Cooper, 46, of Five Wents in Matfield, has...
View ArticleColts Hill delays caused by these MINISCULE roadworks
This is the tiny set of roadworks that have been delaying drivers between Tunbridge Wells and Paddock Wood since last night.Drivers have been left sitting in queues of traffic up to three miles long...
View ArticleA man has died after an incident in Rotherfield
A man has died after an incident in Rotherfield near Crowborough.Sussex Police and East Sussex Fire and Rescue were both called to the scene on Station Road.The Kent, Sussex and Surrey air ambulance...
View ArticleHospice Forget Me Not campaign raises £10,000
COLOURFUL handcrafted flowers have popped up across west Kent and East Sussex as part of a charity's campaign to help people remember their loved ones.Hospice in the Weald's Forget Me Not appeal...
View ArticleVIDEO: Emergency services scramble to Rotherfield incident where...
Emergency services were seen scrambling to a house in Rotherfield where a man died yesterday.Ed Paterson captured footage of Kent Fire and Rescue Service, Kent Police and South East Coast Ambulance...
View ArticleMass staff sickness causes chaos on Kent trains ahead of strike
RAIL users faced chaotic scenes on the platforms this week after Southern trains were disrupted due to mass staff sickness.The chaos came as striking rail workers announced their action has been...
View ArticlePorchlight charity chief Mike Barrett nominated for Perrys...
A Paddock Wood community champion is in line for an award after dedicating his time to helping the homeless.Stalwart Mike Barrett has been nominated for a Perrys Exceptional Award.The accolades are...
View ArticleCouple catch ghosts on camera in Cowden churchyard
A pair of early birds caught more than just a worm when out listening to the dawn chorus – as they snapped a spectre on camera. Kev and Liz Laine were in Cowden churchyard at 4.50am having been...
View ArticleMan charged with possessing cannabis and theft from shop in...
A man has been charged with possessing cannabis and with theft from a shop in Tunbridge Wells.Kent Police received a report of a suspicious vehicle being driven in Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, at...
View ArticleThe names of women most likely to be pregnant in 2017
The names of the women most likely to become pregnant next year have been revealed.Research carried out by Closer took birth certificate data from 1987 to 1988 to find the names of women who are most...
View ArticleForgotten Fields music festival cancelled
Popular music festival Forgotten Fields has been cancelled.The Tunbridge Wells festival was due to take place from August 5 to August 7 at Eridge Park.Festival goers were in for a real treat as Dizzee...
View ArticleIf you recognise these pieces of jewellery, tell Sussex Police
Do you recognise either of these pieces of jewellery?They are still missing following a smash and grab at a jewellers in Lewes on Wednesday (May 11).Police are urging anyone who has seen the items – a...
View ArticlePolice dealing with early morning Maidstone "incident"
Kent Police has told drivers to avoid a large road in Maidstone due to an "incident" just before 6am this morning.A spokesman said: "Upper Stone Street in Maidstone is currently closed at the junction...
View ArticleProposal to privatise driving tests due to long waiting times
A shortage of driving test examiners and long waiting times for tests are leading the Government to consider privatisation.Proposals are being looked at to reform the motoring services agencies,...
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