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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.

Tonbridge trains to return to normal after landslip

Tonbridge trains to return to normal after landslip

28 February 2014

Trains will resume between Hastings and Tonbridge from Monday, a month after a landslip along the line.

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.

Wicker basket causes kitchen fire

Wicker basket causes kitchen fire

27 February 2014

A laundry basket left on a cooking hob caused a fire in Headcorn last night.

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.

Uninsured cars seized and three arrests in police crackdown

Uninsured cars seized and three arrests in police crackdown

26 February 2014

Five uninsured vehicles were taken off the streets and three people were arrested in a day of action across the west of the county.

Barnes forced to defend delay in revealing new youth crime czar

Barnes forced to defend delay in revealing new youth crime czar

25 February 2014

Kent police commissioner Ann Barnes has been forced to explain to MPs why she's not revealed her new youth czar almost three months after interviews.

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.

Greenfield sites removed from housing plan

Greenfield sites removed from housing plan

25 February 2014

The threat of development has been removed from four greenfield sites, earmarked for housing under the draft Local Plan.

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.

Bus to be painted gold to honour Yarnold

Bus to be painted gold to honour Yarnold

24 February 2014

A bus is being painted gold to celebrate the Winter Olympics victory of Kent's Lizzy Yarnold, it has been announced.

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.

Own goal as MP praises 'feminine' sports... like cheerleading

Own goal as MP praises 'feminine' sports... like cheerleading

21 February 2014

A Kent MP is facing a backlash after urging girls to take up "feminine" sports... like cheerleading and ballet.

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.

Charity football tournament held to honour former Detective Sargent

Charity football tournament held to honour former Detective Sargent

20 February 2014

The memory of a late Kent Police offer was celebrated with a charity football tournament on Saturday.

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