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Cafe opens in time for Easter

Cafe opens in time for Easter

After months of painstaking restoration behind closed doors, a new cafe in West Malling has opened.

Emergency services deal with two accidents

Emergency services deal with two accidents

Fire crews dealt with a three-car crash in Maidstone today and one involving two cars yesterday.

Police shut motorway in both directions

Police shut motorway in both directions

The M20 was shut in both directions near Wrotham after a person was spotted on the bridge overhead on the wrong side of the railings.

Family sells home after almost 100 years

Family sells home after almost 100 years

A house in Malling Road, Snodland, is on the market after a almost a century of being in the same family.

Primary school pupils battle station car park proposal

Primary school pupils battle station car park proposal

A West Malling primary school is fighting proposals to build more car parking spaces at the village train station.

Sir John's thank you to constituents

Sir John's thank you to constituents

Sir John Stanley thanks his Tonbridge and Malling constituents for his time serving them since 1974.

Disabled toddler's trek to raise money for friend

Disabled toddler's trek to raise money for friend

A toddler with cerebral palsy will do a sponsored walk to launch a £30,000 fundraising campaign to help his best friend get treatment.

Coroner rules teacher was not killed by beloved horses

Coroner rules teacher was not killed by beloved horses

Former teacher was not crushed to death by her beloved horses as inquest initially thought.

Postie's gun threat to delivery worker

Postie's gun threat to delivery worker

A postman was so angry when his peace was shattered by a delivery van he pointed a gun and threatened to shoot.

Dad-of-two stages protest outside furniture store

Dad-of-two stages protest outside furniture store

Ian Hayden, 44, from Paddock Wood, is demanding his money back for a sofa he bought from Harveys in Aylesford.

Warning after car hit by brick hurled from bridge

Warning after car hit by brick hurled from bridge

Police have issued a stern warning after a car was hit by a brick thrown from a footbridge.

Man detained for failing to provide a breath specimen

Man detained for failing to provide a breath specimen

A man from West Malling was in police custody after being arrested in Snodland.

Death sentence upheld for teacher's killer

Death sentence upheld for teacher's killer

A Qatari man found guilty of murdering West Malling schoolteacher Lauren Patterson will be put to death, an appeal court has decided.

Woman jailed after defrauding retailer

Woman jailed after defrauding retailer

A woman who travelled to John Lewis stores across the south of England and fraudulently returned £2,153 of items has been handed a suspended sentence.

Man to stand trial accused of antique thefts

Man to stand trial accused of antique thefts

Terence Hughes allegedly stole four items from a Tonbridge property.

Wrotham pupils win Trading Standards contest

Wrotham pupils win Trading Standards contest

Pupils at Wrotham school have shown they are financially savvy by being crowned Kent Trading Standard's Young Consumers of the Year Competiton

Laura’s inspiring memory lives on with hospital ball

Laura’s inspiring memory lives on with hospital ball

A 31-year-old who died from breast cancer is having a bench dedicated in her memory at the hospital where she worked and was treated.

Senior Sun journalists cleared of paying officials for stories

Senior Sun journalists cleared of paying officials for stories

A former royal and deputy editor at The Sun have both been found not guilty of making illegal payments to officials.

Mum's rare lung disease battle

Mum's rare lung disease battle

A West Malling mum has developed a lung condition which affects just 125 women in the UK.

Station car park plans could put children at risk

Station car park plans could put children at risk

Proposals to build more than 200 spaces at West Malling train station have come under fire from residents and a nearby primary school.

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