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easyJet pledges to reduce aircraft noise

easyJet pledges to reduce aircraft noise

19 July 2015

Residents in west Kent could finally be free of a disturbing, whining noise which is produced by easyJet's A320 planes.

Sailing club goes bust

Sailing club goes bust

19 July 2015

A sailing club has confirmed it has called in administrators weeks after revealing it could not pay "untenable" rent.

Guys get stripped for fundraising calendar

Guys get stripped for fundraising calendar

19 July 2015

A group of retirees have been baring nearly all in a bid to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK with a rather risqué stunt.

Op Stack removed

Op Stack removed

19 July 2015

The M20 has reopened as Operation Stack is no longer in place.

Worker loses arm in tyre shredder horror

Worker loses arm in tyre shredder horror

18 July 2015

A Kent businessman has narrowly avoided jail after a worker lost his right arm in a horrific accident.

Brain tumour patient defies statistics

Brain tumour patient defies statistics

17 July 2015

A Kent brain tumour patient who is believed to be the UK's longest survivor of his form of cancer has spoken out about his battle.

The Friday News Quiz

The Friday News Quiz

17 July 2015

What was fixed with superglue and the wheels from a toy bus? Why did an artist have to remove her display of mannequins? It's the Friday News Quiz.

Drug dealers sentenced

Drug dealers sentenced

16 July 2015

Two men who tried to sell heroin and crack cocaine near a Tunbridge Wells park have been sentenced.

Court earmarked for closure

Court earmarked for closure

16 July 2015

Tunbridge Wells County and Family Court has been recommended for closure.

Energy company welcomes guests to new shoroom

Energy company welcomes guests to new shoroom

16 July 2015

An UK energy company has welcomed guests to the opening of its newest showroom in Tunbridge Wells.

Woman sentenced after smashing flat door

Woman sentenced after smashing flat door

16 July 2015

A woman who forgot her keys and gained entry to her flat after a night out by smashing the window and damaging the door has appeared in court.

Three Kent courts threatened with closure

Three Kent courts threatened with closure

16 July 2015

Three courts in Kent have been earmarked for closure under plans announced by the government today.

Fridays plans exhibition of chicken farm proposal

Fridays plans exhibition of chicken farm proposal

15 July 2015

Egg producer Fridays is hoping that a public exhibition will convince villagers to support its plans for a free-range egg farm housing 64,000 hens.

Shotguns and Halloween masks found in robber's loft

Shotguns and Halloween masks found in robber's loft

14 July 2015

An armed robber who was found with sawn-off shotguns, Halloween masks and ammunition in his loft has been jailed.

Dad's 12,000ft jump for charity

Dad's 12,000ft jump for charity

14 July 2015

A Kent father-of-one, who is aiming to complete 12 charity challenges in 12 months, has jumped out of a plane at 12,000ft.

Driver banned from the roads for two years

Driver banned from the roads for two years

14 July 2015

A man who was caught nearly three times the legal drink-drive limit has been banned from the roads for two years.

Go and get lost at Penshurst Place this summer

Go and get lost at Penshurst Place this summer

14 July 2015

Are you brave enough to take up the challenge of the Maize Maze and Magna Carta trail?

Kent town to host unique puppetry festival

Kent town to host unique puppetry festival

14 July 2015

A Kent town will be the fist in the county to welcome a unique puppetry festival, celebrating the work of local artists this autumn.

'In tragedy the football world unites'

'In tragedy the football world unites'

13 July 2015

A day of remembrance has been held at a Kent football club following the tragic death of 24-year-old, Junior Dian.

From sponges to sales

From sponges to sales

13 July 2015

A Tunbridge Wells car dealer who started off scrubbing cars to make a living has climbed to the top of the ranks.

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