Grim new details emerge on body found in west Kent woods
The body of a man found in Dunton Green woods this weekend had been there for weeks, the Chronicle understands.And there are reports the body was discovered by a group of young people.Kent Police says...
View ArticleAre you a Downton, an Elderflower or a Onesie? The 5 tribes...
From the Downtons to the Onesies, there are five new types of homeowners buying up property around Kent, according to a Sevenoaks estate agents.Strutt and Parker believes the local housing market can...
View Article11 reasons why Tunbridge Wells can jump on the Welsh bandwagon...
Now England is out of the Euros, the people of Tunbridge Wells need another team to support.Aside from the fact Wales is part of the UK, it is the obvious choice of football team for our royal town. Or...
View ArticleCrash on the M25 between Clacket Lane Services and Sevenoaks
The M25 is partially blocked due to a multi-vehicle crash involving a lorry.There is heavy traffic in the anticlockwise direction on the M25 between Clacket Lane Services and J5 M26 Sevenoaks.The road...
View ArticleFrom Tunbridge Wells to the Appalacians: Maud Karpeles' quest to...
AGE-OLD REVELS: Country dancing at Burwash Primary SchoolTREKKING through the Appalachian mountains in 1916 as war raged in Europe, a former Tunbridge Wells schoolgirl came across a most extraordinary...
View ArticleOyster card extension to Sevenoaks 'not guaranteed'
SEVENOAKS MP Michael Fallon is warning commuters more work is needed to secure the extension of the Oyster network to the town.In January it was revealed the Oyster card would be introduced to...
View ArticlePolice probe into Sevenoaks A21 ear-bite road rage attack
Police have launched a probe into an apparent road-rage attack in Sevenoaks after a lorry driver claimed he was bitten on the ear by another motorist.Hildenborough resident Ashley Riddle, 49, claims he...
View ArticleTunbridge Wells 86-year-old almost 'cut in two' after falling...
A octogenarian commuter from Tunbridge Wells has spoken of his recovery after almost being 'cut in two' when he fell under a tube train in London.Peter Matthews, who lives in Forest Road, was rushing...
View ArticleRecap - West Kent morning traffic and travel updates July 7
Good morning and welcome to our live blog. We will be providing you with the latest traffic and travel updates so you know what to watch out for during your journey this morning on Thursday, July 7....
View ArticleBrexiters 'like Game of Thrones torturers' says columnist
In her latest offering, our columnist Christine Mackinnon discusses post-Brexit UK, the Queen and an infamous Game of Thrones family symbolised by a flayed man... Perky is beyond me right now. As I...
View ArticleSevere delays as M25 is closed near Sevenoaks
The M25 is now fully open following a serious accident involving a car and a lorry this morning. The crash occurred in the anticlockwise direction between Junction 5 for the M26 at Sevenoaks and...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital following serious crash on the M25 near...
The M25 is now fully open following a serious accident involving a car and a lorry this morning.The crash occurred in the anticlockwise direction between Junction 5 for the M26 at Sevenoaks and...
View ArticleCrowborough man jailed for robbing shopkeeper at knifepoint
A man who threatened a Crowborough shopkeeper with a large knife before stealing more than £300 has been jailed for two years and three months.Keenan Carmody, 22, unemployed, of Whitehill Close,...
View ArticleMulti-vehicle crash closes road in Withyham
Police closed a road in Withyham following a rush-hour collision between two cars.Ladies Mile in Withyham was closed between the B2100 junction and the B2188 Groombridge junction following the incident...
View ArticleAnother building at Kingsnorth Power Station in Medway demolished...
Another building at the old Kingsnorth Power Station in Medway has been demolished. A controlled explosion was used to blow up a disused coal bunker in the Hoo Peninsula at 10.30am this morning. Uniper...
View ArticleBeautiful photos inside 5 of Sevenoaks' most exclusive gardens
Some of Ightham's most beautiful gardens were opened to the public at the weekend to raise money for charity.The Hospice in the Weald Open Gardens event came to the village on Sunday to glorious...
View ArticleAir ambulance called to attend child in Kemsing
An air ambulance was called to Kemsing to attend a child injured after a fall. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance in the Collet Road area on Tuesday, July 5. The air...
View ArticleArrests in Tonbridge after man threatened in High Street
A 16-year-old boy and 25-year-old man were arrested yesterday afternoon in Tonbridge High Street in connection with a man being threatened. Reports emerged on social media of four police vehicles...
View ArticleHow did Jonny Williams play for Wales? Twitter reacts to Crystal...
Ex-Tunbridge Wells schoolboy Jonny Williams took the field last night as Wales battled Portugal for a place in the Euro 2016 final. Williams took the field in the 66th minute and his energy and...
View ArticleTonbridge council chiefs to launch joint clean-up of Medway
Less than a month after the Courier published a front-page story on littering in the town's rivers, council chiefs have announced a joint clean-up of the Medway. The spruce-up of the river will take...
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