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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Eight bike thieves arrested in police crackdown

Eight bike thieves arrested in police crackdown

26 February 2014

Kent Police are hoping to reduce the amount of bike thefts reported to them - and have some advice on how to avoid becoming a victim.

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.

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.

Three arrests in Tonbridge and Malling drugs operation

Three arrests in Tonbridge and Malling drugs operation

25 February 2014

Police, helped by specialist sniffer dogs, searched 15 people on suspicion of possessing drugs on Saturday night.

Tonbridge kitchen fire caused by unattended cooking

Tonbridge kitchen fire caused by unattended cooking

25 February 2014

A small fire broke out in the kitchen of a Tonbridge home yesterday afternoon.

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.

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