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Commuter wins parking ticket row

02 March 2014
Commuter wins parking ticket row

Southeastern has acknowledged that permit-only bays at Paddock Wood were poorly marked.

Further train delays from Hastings to Tonbridge

02 March 2014
Further train delays from Hastings to Tonbridge

Commuters expecting a full resumption of train services from Tonbridge to Hastings tomorrow will be disappointed.

Runners caught out by train line closure

02 March 2014
Runners caught out by train line closure

A half marathon started on time this morning - but some runners were late because they didn't realise a rail line was closed following a landslip.

Borough loses deputy mayor

01 March 2014
Borough loses deputy mayor

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

Standards slipping at model prison

01 March 2014
Standards slipping at model prison

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

What do you think of Draft Plan?

01 March 2014
What do you think of Draft Plan?

Maidstone Council is bravely asking the public for their views on its Draft Local Plan

Inspectors praise Sutton Valence School

26 February 2014
Inspectors praise Sutton Valence School

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

Protest over play area closure

26 February 2014
Protest over play area closure

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

Bridge repairs will lead to congestion

25 February 2014
Bridge repairs will lead to congestion

Three weeks of diversions await Tonbridge town centre traffic.

Call for former pupils of St Simon Stock

25 February 2014
Call for former pupils of St Simon Stock

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

Greg Clark seeks third term

25 February 2014
Greg Clark seeks third term

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

Doggy detective a real Sherlock Bones

15 February 2014
Doggy detective a real Sherlock Bones

A sleuth dog that uses his super-sensitive snout to sniff out stray and lost dogs is in line for a top Crufts award.

Council produces draft Local Plan

13 February 2014
Council produces draft Local Plan

Councillors have accepted their borough needs to provide 19,600 homes, despite strong opposition from KCC.

Developers opt for "Maidstone Gateway"

10 February 2014
Developers opt for "Maidstone Gateway"

Developers' plans for Junction 8 will "never be acceptable" said residents attending a public exhibition.

Lane "can't take extra traffic"

10 February 2014
Lane "can't take extra traffic"

The county councillor for Loose has been filming traffic problems to provide evidence against a controversial housing scheme.

Playing field homes plan slated

10 February 2014
Playing field homes plan slated

Spare us more congestion was the plea from residents opposed to a 220-unit housing scheme.

Schools compete in athletics tournament

10 February 2014
Schools compete in athletics tournament

More than 300 children from 13 primary schools took part in the Maidstone Schools Indoor Athletics Tournament.

Vandals condemned for burning flag to honour man's war hero father

28 January 2014
Vandals condemned for burning flag to honour man's war hero father

A patriotic pensioner has slammed yobs who have destroyed a Union flag he flies in memory of his First World War veteran father for the fifth time.

Kent town is top destination in South East for migrants

03 January 2014
Kent town is top destination in South East for migrants

One Kent town has been revealed as the favourite destination for Bulgarian and Romanian migrants in the region.

Council worker died after trying heroin 'possibly for first time'

23 December 2013
Council worker died after trying heroin 'possibly for first time'

A council worker battling depression whose drug-taking spiralled out of control probably died after taking heroin for the first time, a coroner heard.

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