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Fallen tree causing rail delays

Fallen tree causing rail delays

Trains are running at a reduced speed after a tree fell onto the tracks.

Commercial building alight

Commercial building alight

Four flats were evacuated last night as a precaution.

Plans for 'motor village' rejected

Plans for 'motor village' rejected

A £25m car dealership with seven showrooms and a service area that would have created 50 new jobs has been refused.

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Family's three-year wait after cyclist's death

Family's three-year wait after cyclist's death

The family of a cyclist killed by a tanker in 2018 will have to wait another year for justice due to escalating court delays.

Ex-soldier starts Free School Meal e-petition

Ex-soldier starts Free School Meal e-petition

A former soldier has set up an e-petition calling on the council to do more for children from low income families.

Woman sexually assaulted in street

Woman sexually assaulted in street

A man who grabbed a woman in the street before sexually assaulting her is being hunted by police.

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Be a friend to the rec

Be a friend to the rec

A new support group has been established to promote a public recreation field.

Plan for 2,800-home village unveiled

Plan for 2,800-home village unveiled

A masterplan for a garden village of up to 2,800 home has been unveiled - but not everyone is impressed.

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Town hit by flooding

Town hit by flooding

A street has been left flooded again after the county was battered by heavy rain and high winds.

Construction starts on new supermarket

Construction starts on new supermarket

Building work on a new supermarket set to open in the spring has started.

Woman spat on in street

Woman spat on in street

A woman has been spat on and doused with beer after asking a man to move out of her personal space.

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'They did not seem to want to listen'

'They did not seem to want to listen'

A care home manager has criticised the NHS for putting patients and staff at risk during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mother's appeal for specialist buggy for disabled daughter

Mother's appeal for specialist buggy for disabled daughter

A family unable to leave the house for days out because of their daughter's disabilities are hoping to raise money to buy her a specialist pushchair.

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Wells off the top

Wells off the top

Midweek round-up in Southern Counties East as Tunbridge Wells are knocked off the summit.

Man charged after woman hit by car

Man charged after woman hit by car

A man has been charged and a woman taken to hospital after being hit by a car.

'They see me as a big sister'

'They see me as a big sister'

A 26-year-old woman from Kent is the legal guardian of 14 Tanzanian children, some from an orphanage which shut and others rescued from the streets.

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Man arrested after woman hit by car

Man arrested after woman hit by car

Police investigating a road rage attack have detained a man on suspicion of assault.

Double dose of good news for the re-opening Assembly Hall

Double dose of good news for the re-opening Assembly Hall

A council -owned theatre has garnered £500,000 support from the Government.

Woman hit by car after 'altercation'

Woman hit by car after 'altercation'

Police want drivers to check dash-cam footage for a red Vauxhall Insignia.

Appeal after man exposed himself in park

Appeal after man exposed himself in park

Residents are urged to check doorbell cameras for footage which could help police identify a man leaving a park after reports he exposed himself.

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