Tunbridge Wells man muscles way into UK's strongest competition
A Tunbridge Wells man has muscled his way in to the UK's Strongest Man competition in Belfast next week.Will Egan, 27, of Showfields, is Kent's Strongest Man and qualified for the UK competition after...
View ArticleRolvenden couple speak out after scam fails
A savvy couple from Rolvenden are warning residents to beware of a scam promising a windfall from a council tax rebate.Maralyn Button and her husband Graham, of Sparkeswood Avenue, instantly knew...
View ArticleSussex woman nearly killed by garden insect bite
Sharon Vos-Arnold hardly expected an insect bite to almost end her life when she went out to tend the garden in her Sussex home.A seemingly innocuous bite left the healthy 53-year-old with overwhelming...
View ArticleCranbrook boy's 'tummy bug' revealed to be life-threatening...
A six-year-old boy from Cranbrook was turned away from the doctors with a 'tummy bug' which later turned out to be a life-threatening brain tumour.Logan Russell was taken to the doctors by his parents...
View ArticleBREAKING: Plane crash at Shoreham airshow
A Hawker Hunter plane has crashed during an airshow at Shoreham Airport in West Sussex and collided with several vehicles, according to police. Police have declared a major incident, and said that...
View ArticleUPDATE: Plane crash near Brighton results in casualties
An aircraft which was taking part in the Shoreham airshow in Brighton has crashed on the A27 resulting in several casualties, police confirm. Witnesses say the plane was attempting a loop but it could...
View ArticleShoreham airshow plane crash leads to seven fatalities
A Hunter Hawker aircraft has crashed onto the A27 in West Sussex, resulting in seven fatalities. The fatalities were declared at the scene. One patient with serious life-threatening injuries has been...
View ArticlePolice appeal for videos and pictures of horror jet crash in...
Sussex Police are appealing for footage of a horror jet crash that killed seven people, with more victims feared dead in the wreckage."Seven people are now known to have died after a jet crashed on to...
View ArticleVicious German wasps set to invade West Kent and East Sussex on...
VICIOUS German wasps are set to rampage across the South East for the rest of summer, experts are warning.Pest controllers have been swamped this season, as thousands of wasps descend on the county...
View ArticleWorthing FC footballers named among victims of Shoreham Airshow...
THREE of the victims of the Shoreham Airshow crash have been named as Worthing United footballers Matthew Grimstone and Jacob Schilt, and personal trainer Matt Jones.The footballers were on their way...
View ArticleWeather warning issued for West Kent and East Sussex with...
A weather warning has been issued for West Kent and East Sussex as the thunder rolls in.Met Office has issued the warning, starting tomorrow, as temperatures plummet and the drizzle becomes persistent...
View ArticleDeath toll rises as police say it's "highly likely" 11...
Eleven people are feared dead in the Shoreham Airshow tragedy, Sussex Police said this afternoon.Seven people have been confirmed dead, but police announced this afternoon that it was "highly likely"...
View ArticleAccident causing long delays on M25 near Sevenoaks
An accident is causing long delays on the M25 near Sevenoaks this morning.There is queuing traffic clockwise at junction 5, (M26 and Sevenoaks) with congestion all the way back to junction 3 (M20,...
View ArticlePoofest: pictures of the live music event at Crockham Hill
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View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II - Before The Crown
On Wednesday, 9 September 2015, Queen Elizabeth will become Britain's longest-reigning monarch.But many other anniversaries have occurred this year. On Saturday, 15 August, The Queen and Prince Philip...
View ArticleTravellers set up camp in Cranbrook
Travellers have set up camp in Cranbrook.A group of five caravans moved in to the Regal Car park, off the High Street, on overnight on Friday.Legal proceedings were launched by Cranbrook and...
View ArticleInquest set to shed light on Crowborough crash which killed...
An inquest is expected to shed light on the events leading to the death of two friends in a horror crash in Crowborough.Michael Owen, 21, and his friend Kyle Careford, 20, were killed after the Renault...
View ArticleBurst water main causes chaos on North Farm Road
A burst water main is causing chaos on the North Farm Road in Tunbridge Wells this afternoon.Due to surface water, one lane in the carriageway is blocked and there is congestion.Kent Police are on the...
View ArticleTunbridge Wells road closed after manhole cover displaced
Police were called at 1.40pm to a report of a displaced manhole cover in Silverdale Road in Tunbridge Wells. Police said road closures had been put in place and officers have asked Kent Highways to attend
View ArticleTunbridge Wells - mum asks how can we make it more teenage...
Ruth Banister has lived in Tunbridge Wells since 1996 and has three children aged 11, 16 and 18 who all attend local schools. A secretary for one of the town's residents' associations, Ruth is a quiet...
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