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Borough loses deputy mayor

Borough loses deputy mayor

01 March 2014

Warm, generous, funny and kind were words used to describe the deputy mayor of Tunbridge Wells who died this week.

Elderly man needs first aid after kitchen fire

Elderly man needs first aid after kitchen fire

01 March 2014

A man in his late 70s has been treated by fire crews and paramedics after a fire started in his kitchen.

Standards slipping at model prison

Standards slipping at model prison

01 March 2014

A Kent prison is no longer 'the jewel in the prison service crown', an inspection has found.

Drugs charges after cannabis factory found in Sevenoaks

Drugs charges after cannabis factory found in Sevenoaks

28 February 2014

Three men have been convicted in connection with the production and sale of "substantial" quantities of drugs from a cannabis factory in Sevenoaks.

MP: let's give local news a boost

MP: let's give local news a boost

28 February 2014

MP Tracey Crouch believes national broadcasters should work alongside local media as the issue comes before a parliamentary inquiry.

Paul Carter asks government for 50 per cent of funds to pay for flood defences

Paul Carter asks government for 50 per cent of funds to pay for flood defences

27 February 2014

Kent County Council leader asks central government for written promise on flood funding.

Prehistoric Knole

Prehistoric Knole

27 February 2014

The archaeologist Alastair Oswald has spent the past year digging into the prehistoric past of Knole Park, Sevenoaks

Crisis loans used by thousands of families on breadline to be axed

Crisis loans used by thousands of families on breadline to be axed

26 February 2014

An emergency fund that offers critical support to thousands of struggling families across Kent - even paying for food - is being ditched.

Inspectors praise Sutton Valence School

Inspectors praise Sutton Valence School

26 February 2014

An independent school in Maidstone has been praised for its good teaching and attentive pupils.

Protest over play area closure

Protest over play area closure

26 February 2014

Playgrounds are essential to keep our children fit, argued residents angered by Maidstone' Council's plans to close 20 play areas.

Trapped taxi driver rescued from car

Trapped taxi driver rescued from car

26 February 2014

A driver had to be released by fire crews after his car crashed into an embankment on the M20.

Bridge repairs will lead to congestion

Bridge repairs will lead to congestion

25 February 2014

Three weeks of diversions await Tonbridge town centre traffic.

Call for former pupils of St Simon Stock

Call for former pupils of St Simon Stock

25 February 2014

Former school pupils can be of enormous help to today's students, says charity.

Greg Clark seeks third term

Greg Clark seeks third term

25 February 2014

Tunbridge Wells Conservatives are happy to go again with Greg Clark as their MP.

Teacher's inquest dramatically halted amid warning of unlawful killing verdict

Teacher's inquest dramatically halted amid warning of unlawful killing verdict

24 February 2014

An inquest has been halted so the possibility of a criminal prosecution over the death of a teacher who died after giving birth can be examined.

Bear Grylls says Yalding scouts are heroes

Bear Grylls says Yalding scouts are heroes

24 February 2014

Survival expert Bear Grylls says scouts in Yalding are heroes for their actions in the Christmas Eve flood.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a night of thefts and criminal damage in Riverhead

Police are appealing for witnesses after a night of thefts and criminal damage in Riverhead

22 February 2014

Parked cars and a florist's stall were damaged in a criminal damage spree by youths in Sevenoaks last night.

Designer watch burglar gets three years and eight months behind bars

Designer watch burglar gets three years and eight months behind bars

21 February 2014

A burglar who stole designer watches and cash to pay his ex-girlfriend’s rent is now behind bars.

Two women rescued from car after crash

Two women rescued from car after crash

20 February 2014

Fire crews have cut two women free from a car believed to have ended up on its side after a crash this morning.

Danny Alexander promises money for flood defences

Danny Alexander promises money for flood defences

19 February 2014

Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the treasury, rejected suggestions there is no money to improve flood defences in a visit to Yalding yesterday.

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