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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.

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.

Hop Farm Festival adds to 2014 line up

Hop Farm Festival adds to 2014 line up

24 February 2014

Eliza Doolittle, Maximo Park and Scouting for Girls are among the latest names added to the bill for this year's music festival.

 Preferred bidder named for K College sites

Preferred bidder named for K College sites

21 February 2014

Hadlow College has been announced as the preferred bidder to take over part of a struggling college group.

Sweet smell of success for odour campaigners?

Sweet smell of success for odour campaigners?

20 February 2014

Sickly smells coming from a deodorant factory could be a thing of the past.

Man arrested by armed police after 'woman mugged' in street

Man arrested by armed police after 'woman mugged' in street

20 February 2014

Firearms officers have arrested a man on suspicion of robbery after reports a woman had been mugged by an armed attacker.

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.

Danny Alexander promises money for flood defences

Danny Alexander promises money for flood defences

19 February 2014

Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the treasury, rejected suggestions there is no money to improve flood defences in a visit to Yalding yesterday.

Government secretary to visit Yalding

Government secretary to visit Yalding

18 February 2014

Lib Dem politician Danny Alexander will be in the village from 3.50pm to speak with residents about flooding.

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