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Exams resume but school closed due to burst water pipe

14 June 2024
Exams resume but school closed due to burst water pipe

A school has been forced to close to all students except those taking exams due to a burst water main.

‘Medical incident’ prompts emergency service response at court

13 June 2024
‘Medical incident’ prompts emergency service response at court

Emergency services have swarmed to a courthouse following reports of a medical incident.

Chalk pit closed with ‘danger to life’ warning

12 June 2024
Chalk pit closed with ‘danger to life’ warning

People have been warned not to enter a chalk pit run by the council due to underground tunnels filling with water.

Barclays branch smashed as ‘wave of pro-Palestine protests’ continue

12 June 2024
Barclays branch smashed as ‘wave of pro-Palestine protests’ continue

A high street bank has had its windows smashed and walls daubed in red graffiti as part of a series of nationwide protests.

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‘It’s absolutely horrendous’: Neighbours speak of shock after woman dies in bungalow blaze

11 June 2024
‘It’s absolutely horrendous’: Neighbours speak of shock after woman dies in bungalow blaze

Floral tributes have been laid outside the property where a pensioner and a cat were killed following a fire linked to smoking materials.

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Woman and cat killed in house fire

11 June 2024
Woman and cat killed in house fire

A woman and a cat have died following a house fire thought to have been caused by smoking materials.

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Charges push vehicles onto streets while car park is ‘never full’

11 June 2024
Charges push vehicles onto streets while car park is ‘never full’

Residents have grown angry over more cars parking on their roads after staff at a nearby shopping centre were asked to pay for permits.

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The Tonbridge constituency and the candidates standing

11 June 2024
The Tonbridge constituency and the candidates standing

We profile the Tonbridge constituency and the candidates vying for your vote on July 4.

Disabled pensioner: ‘I’m drowning in a sea of bin sacks’

09 June 2024
Disabled pensioner: ‘I’m drowning in a sea of bin sacks’

A 95-year-old woman is angry her bins have not been collected in a month as the bags overflow into her drive.

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‘We want to give Starbucks good competition’

09 June 2024
‘We want to give Starbucks good competition’

An independent coffee shop chain which has moved into a former Costa is hoping to give Starbucks some healthy competition.

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Boy George impersonator organises bike ride in memory of Hairy Biker friend

07 June 2024
Boy George impersonator organises bike ride in memory of Hairy Biker friend

A former Boy George impersonator and friend of Dave Myers has organised a bike ride in his memory from his cafe.

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‘It’s the best way to mark National Fish and Chip day - but £16.50 is a bit steep’

06 June 2024
‘It’s the best way to mark National Fish and Chip day - but £16.50 is a bit steep’

In honour of National Fish and Chips day we headed to one of the best inland chippies in the county.

Dog walker describes moment car crashes into side of Londis

04 June 2024
Dog walker describes moment car crashes into side of Londis

A woman believes she came within seconds of being seriously injured by an electric car which she witnessed crash into the side of a shop.

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School retains ‘outstanding’ rating 12 years after last inspection

03 June 2024
School retains ‘outstanding’ rating 12 years after last inspection

A grammar school has received the highest possible rating from a school regulation more than a decade after it was last inspected.

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Tributes to ‘doc’ who dished out medical advice from his mobility scooter

02 June 2024
Tributes to ‘doc’ who dished out medical advice from his mobility scooter

Tributes have been paid to a much-loved character best known for his Hawaiian shirts and health tips for people he met in the street.

Crack cocaine dealer caught with knife ‘disguised as keyring fob’

30 May 2024
Crack cocaine dealer caught with knife ‘disguised as keyring fob’

A county lines dealer has been jailed after investigators found he was holding a phone used to supply class A drugs.

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Major road partly closed for ‘pipe repair works’

29 May 2024
Major road partly closed for ‘pipe repair works’

A major route is to be partly closed for three days as a water company gets set to make pipe repair works.

‘Proud’ sports bar pair up for top industry gong

28 May 2024
‘Proud’ sports bar pair up for top industry gong

Pub licensees who transformed a nightclub into a popular town sports bar have been put forward for an award.

The people and places at centre of latest London exodus

27 May 2024
The people and places at centre of latest London exodus

We take a look at the new housing estates changing the face of this part of Kent.

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‘Our vineyard covers 500 acres - but we need somewhere to make wine’

26 May 2024
‘Our vineyard covers 500 acres - but we need somewhere to make wine’

A company behind plans for a controversial winery has revealed its intentions to expand on its current site.

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