Kitchen fire in Hurst Green, East Sussex
East Sussex Fire and Rescue services were called to a kitchen fire in Hurst Green this afternoon, Tuesday September 15.The accidental fire broke out on the top of the oven hob.Crews were initially...
View ArticleSussex Police searching for missing 13-year-old girl from...
Police are concerned for the welfare of missing 13-year-old girl from Hastings, East Sussex.Jordan Cooper was last seen on Monday September 14 in Hastings around midday.She is described as white, 5'...
View ArticleA 55 year old man from Tonbridge has died after a fatal collision...
A 55 year old man from Tonbridge was pronounced dead at the scene after a traffic collision earlier today in Hildenborough.Kent Police were called at 7.23am earlier today following an incident between...
View ArticleTonbridge man, 55, dies following crash in Hildenborough
A 55-year-old man from Tonbridge was pronounced dead at the scene after a traffic collision earlier today in Hildenborough.Kent Police were called at 7.23am earlier today following an incident between...
View ArticleTravel update, Thursday September 17
Currently no serious delays or crashes have been reported in West Kent or East Sussex, but we will make sure to keep you updated if anything happens.There is congestion on the A26 in Tunbridge Wells...
View ArticleGoogle offers to match donations to help refugees
Google is encouraging the public to donate towards four causes aiming to help the refugee and migrant crisis caused by the Syrian war.The search engine giant is offering to match donations, to the...
View ArticleMat Riley voted off The Great British Bake Off
Mat Riley has become the seventh contestant to leave The Great British Bake Off competition.The 37-year-old ex-Uckfield Community College pupil had become a favourite with fans of the BBC1 baking show...
View ArticlePlastic bag charge 'will cost £1.5 billion'
The 5p charge for plastic bags will cost shoppers £1.5 billion over the next decade, it has been claimed. The mandatory charge will come into effect on October 5 2015 , which requires retailers in...
View ArticleRECALL WARNING: Asda beetroot could cause food poisoning
Asda is recalling beetroot over fears it could cause food poisoning.The supermarket's Chosen By You Pickled Crinkle Cut Beetroot 710g may contain clostridium botulinum bacterium.Product: Chosen By You...
View ArticleEast Sussex spot named top coastal walk
The National Trust has named an East Sussex spot one of the best coastal walks in the country.Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, is the place to head for a relaxing a...
View ArticleThe 11 Morrisons stores set to close
Morrisons has revealed the 11 stores it plans to close- and the Tunbridge Wells branch is safe.The supermarket chain is closing stores as part of cost-cutting measures that could see 900 people lose...
View ArticleSussex Police searching for missing 14-year-old Jade Davis
Police are growing concerned for the welfare of a missing 14-year-old teenager.Jade Davis, aged 14, has gone missing from her home in Horley where she was last seen around 4.15pm on Wednesday,...
View ArticleMissing 72-year-old Bexhill man found safe and well
A 72-year-old man missing from his care home in East Sussex has been found safe and well.Michael Jackson went missing from his care home in Dorset Road, Bexhill, East Sussex yesterday morning.He has...
View ArticleWest Malling child sex offender jailed for 14 years
A child sex offender from West Malling who played strip card games with children has been jailed for 14 years.Former delivery driver Graham Stewart, 52, formerly of Spitfire Road, West Malling abused...
View Article'Popular and thoughtful' Luke Patmore, 13, dies after cardiac...
Tributes have been paid to a "popular and thoughtful" 13-year-old pupil who died after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing sports at school.Uplands Community College student Luke Patmore suffered...
View ArticleSouthern Water named worst performing water company
Southern Water is the worst performing water company for the third year in a row, according to the Consumer Council for Water.The company's complaint levels are more than twice the industry average for...
View ArticleTributes to 'popular and thoughtful' Luke Patmore, 13, who died...
Tributes have been paid to a "popular and thoughtful" 13-year-old pupil who died after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing sports at school.Uplands Community College student Luke Patmore suffered...
View ArticleNights at Fusion in Tunbridge Wells, 10/9/2015
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View ArticleJail for bogus callers who targeted elderly residents in Yalding
Bogus callers who preyed on vulnerable elderly victims in Yalding, Madistone and Gravesend have been jailed for a total of 16 years.Stanley Petherick, 52, of Saxon Place, Horton Kirby; Stanley Pearce,...
View ArticleA21 Tonbridge to Pembury improvement works postponed
Overnight closures planned this weekend between Quarry Hill and Longfield Roundabout have been postponed.The carriageway was due be closed in both directions between 8pm and 6am on Sunday September 20...
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