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Anxious wait over as eight in 10 offered first choice of secondary school

Anxious wait over as eight in 10 offered first choice of secondary school

03 March 2014

The wait is over for thousands of children across Kent and Medway as more than 80% are offered places in their first choice of secondary school today.

Man jailed after biting and strangling victim in horrific attack

Man jailed after biting and strangling victim in horrific attack

03 March 2014

A man who bit and strangled a victim in a sustained and unprovoked attack after a night of drinking and smoking cannabis has been jailed.

Flood waters close roads across West Kent

Flood waters close roads across West Kent

03 March 2014

Several roads are closed due to flooding.

Quick police work recovers stolen tablet

Quick police work recovers stolen tablet

03 March 2014

Don't keep taking the tablets would seem to be the best advice to Tonbridge criminals this week.

Business park plans rejected

Business park plans rejected

02 March 2014

A proposal for a "grotesque" business park has been thrown out by councillors.

Council says no to Tesco - again

Council says no to Tesco - again

02 March 2014

The threat of an appeal hearing did not prevent Maidstone councillors from saying No to Tesco.

Commuter wins parking ticket row

Commuter wins parking ticket row

02 March 2014

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

Further train delays from Hastings to Tonbridge

Further train delays from Hastings to Tonbridge

02 March 2014

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

Runners caught out by train line closure

Runners caught out by train line closure

02 March 2014

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

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.

Patrols stepped up after man approaches young schoolgirls

Patrols stepped up after man approaches young schoolgirls

28 February 2014

Police are carrying out extra patrols around schools after a suspicious man is said to have approached young girls.

A musical journey

A musical journey

28 February 2014

Violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy in concert celebrating Bach, in Tunbridge Wells' Assembly Hall Theatre

Council chairman says indecent image investigation has affected his health

Council chairman says indecent image investigation has affected his health

28 February 2014

A council boss accused of distributing indecent images of children before being released without charge says ordeal has taken extreme toll on health.

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.

Putting the Weald in motion

Putting the Weald in motion

28 February 2014

Anyone lucky enough to get their hands on a Seven Wonders of the Weald pass will have some of the county’s top attractions at their fingertips.

Cherry picker stuck under bridge

Cherry picker stuck under bridge

27 February 2014

Size really mattered for the driver of a cherry picker when it became stuck under a bridge and closed a road this afternoon.

Magic's gone viral

Magic's gone viral

27 February 2014

Magic is a way of life for Jamie Allan, who will be performing magic on the stage at Dartford and Tunbridge Wells stages

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.

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