Leefest given the green light for Edenbridge venue despite...
Disgruntled residents were dismayed after a controversial music festival was given the green light to play out at a farm near Edenbridge.Leefest had originally announced it would be coming to a...
View ArticleArundel bypass will cause "death" of ancient Sussex...
A Freedom of Information request has revealed a 'secret' A27 route option which would devastate the village of Binsted and divide or destroy National Park woodlands.Until now Highways England has been...
View ArticleWatch Honey howl the EastEnders theme tune – and she's...
The loudest voice in Albert Square Peggy Mitchell may have made an exit from EastEnders last week, but it appears she could already have a replacement. Honey, a seven-year-old Chihuahua Jack Russell...
View ArticleTravellers served notice to leave Tunbridge Wells playing fields
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council have notified travellers who are currently on Cadogan Playing Fields they have to leave.A group of travellers have set up camp within the grounds of the Masonic Centre...
View ArticleLangton Green pupils carve their names in stone
Crafty pupils have left a lasting legacy at Langton Green Primary School after two stone pillars – engraved with their names – were officially unveiled.A group of lucky youngsters worked with staff at...
View ArticleTonbridge sisters get set for charity skydive
Three sisters from Tonbridge will be leaping out of a plane in a bid to raise money for charity.Triplets Bethany, Carrie and Tia Woods, who are pupils at Weald of Kent Grammar School, will launch...
View ArticleNine-mile delays on M25 after car crashes into barrier
There are nine miles of queues on the M25 this morning due to an accident and repairs. One lane of the motorway is closed clockwise between Junction 8, A217 Reigate and Junction 9, A243 Leatherhead....
View ArticleSomerhill Pre-Prep Race for Life
Somerhill Pre-Prep's School Council has been very keen to run an event to raise money for a good cause. They chose to support Cancer Research by running a Pre-Prep 'Race for Life'. Pre-School and...
View ArticleRules ignored in Weald of Kent Grammar annexe debate, say...
Anti-grammar school campaigners fighting to stop a Tonbridge school building an annexe claim they have new evidence education bosses flouted Government guidelines.The group Kent Education Network (KEN)...
View ArticleTunbridge Wells mayor vows year of puns
THE new mayor of Punbridge Wells has been unveiled – and a year of laughter awaits. David Neve was crowned as the town's civic ambassador on Wednesday, promising to pun his way around the borough....
View ArticleTunbridge Wells nursery celebrates 'outstanding' Ofsted rating
A nursery in Tunbridge Wells is celebrating being awarded an "outstanding" rating in a recent Ofsted inspection. St George's Community Children's Project on Chilston Road was visited by inspectors last...
View ArticleTunbridge Wells Dairy Crest site is coming down
Residents in Tunbridge Wells may be forgiven if they thought there was an earthquake – as demolition work began on the former Dairy Crest site.Bulldozers moved on to the St John's Road site this week...
View ArticleWeald of Kent backs down on plans to exclude Edenbridge from...
WEALD of Kent has backed down over its plans to exclude some towns and villages from priority selection for the new grammar annexe.The school's governors said they had taken into account the...
View ArticleGrosvenor Bridge in Tunbridge Wells to be closed for six months
You have been warned – Grosvenor Bridge in Tunbridge Wells will be closed for six months.Drivers are already warning of "Car-mageddon".And to make matters worse, the diversion will push extra traffic...
View ArticleMaidstone and Ramsgate schools evacuated following bomb threats
Kent Police is investigating two anonymous calls made to schools in Ramsgate and Maidstone in Kent regarding explosive devices on 27 May.UPDATE: Searches at two schools in Ramsgate and...
View ArticleKent police dog tracks down three burglars in Leeds near...
A police dog helped officers investigating a burglary locate three suspects within an hour of the report being made.Officers were called to a report that three men had attempted to gain entry to a...
View ArticleMen charged more than £1500 each by council for fly tipping...
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council have successfully prosecuted two men in two separate cases relating to fly-tipping.Joseph Busby, 30, who owns Superior Windows and Doors ltd in East Peckham and...
View ArticleKent Test registration to open next week
Parents who would like their child to be considered for a place in a grammar school will be able to register for the Kent Test next week.Registration is set to open on Wednesday, June 1, and run until...
View ArticleTunbridge Wells Unfest festival launches
An iconic Tunbridge Wells festival launches today involving a host of venues in the town over the bank holiday weekend. Unfest, the annual music and arts festival, is back for another year of music,...
View ArticleCrowborough theft suspect arrested
A woman wanted in connection with a series of thefts from a shop in Crowborough has been arrested by police.The 37-year old from Crowborough has accepted a conditional police caution, requiring her to...
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