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Town's fight back from flood hell

Town's fight back from flood hell

07 January 2014

A town centre where car parks were submerged and businesses flooded in rising tides is slowly inching back to life - as Kent remains on flood alert.

Jewellery burglar jailed for three years

Jewellery burglar jailed for three years

07 January 2014

Peter Harlow will serve three years in prison after pleading guilty to a burglary.

Yalding floods again

Yalding floods again

03 January 2014

Residents of the village have woken up to flooded homes for the second time since Christmas.

Get your skates on at the real ice rink

Get your skates on at the real ice rink

02 January 2014

Start the new year with a bracing turn on the ice rink at Calverley Grounds in Tunbridge Wells

Just when you thought it was safe...

Just when you thought it was safe...

30 December 2013

Don't put away the sou'westers yet... we're set to be battered by more extreme rain.

Prime minister visits flood-struck Kent

Prime minister visits flood-struck Kent

27 December 2013

David Cameron has been visiting some of Kent's worst-hit flood areas... as hundreds of homes are still without power.

Serious accident closes motorway

Serious accident closes motorway

27 December 2013

Part of the M2 was closed this morning after a serious crash in which a passenger was thrown from a car.

Flooding in Maidstone and surrounding areas

Flooding in Maidstone and surrounding areas

26 December 2013

Families rescued, thousands still without power and swathes of region under water as flooding brings Christmas misery

The nightmare before Christmas as Kent battered by severe storm

The nightmare before Christmas as Kent battered by severe storm

24 December 2013

Thousands of homes in Kent are without power today after a night of gale-force winds and torrential rain - as the Christmas getaway takes a battering.

County to be battered by 70mph winds and heavy rain

County to be battered by 70mph winds and heavy rain

22 December 2013

Motorists are being warned to be careful after a severe weather warning was issued for today and Christmas Eve.

Woman injured after bus hits shelter

Woman injured after bus hits shelter

18 December 2013

A woman has been hurt after a bus crashed into a shelter in a town centre this afternoon.

Electronics firm returns to profit

Electronics firm returns to profit

18 December 2013

A Kent-based company employing more than 300 people has gone back into the black after posting losses in 2012.

Landlord jailed over racist attack on men

Landlord jailed over racist attack on men

17 December 2013

A pub landlord has been locked up for joining in a racially-aggravated attack on two customers... before glassing another victim while on police bail.

100 suspected burglars arrested in police crackdown

100 suspected burglars arrested in police crackdown

17 December 2013

Kent Police have arrested burglary suspects in the past eight weeks

Missing teenager returns home

Missing teenager returns home

16 December 2013

A 15-year-old boy missing for five days has returned home, police have confirmed.

Demolition time for old cinema site

Demolition time for old cinema site

15 December 2013

The former Odeon cinema is set to be knocked down after 13 years of being derelict.

Spanish Queen visits Tunbridge Wells

Spanish Queen visits Tunbridge Wells

12 December 2013

A royal visitor was in a Tunbridge Wells shopping centre on Monday.

Waterloo Road actor embarks on a new path

Waterloo Road actor embarks on a new path

12 December 2013

Philip Martin Brown has a new role closer to is Paddock Wood home - playing baddie Fleshcreep in panto at Tunbridge Wells

Shopping centre will offer free parking

Shopping centre will offer free parking

11 December 2013

Royal Victoria Place in Tunbridge Wells is offering free car parking to shoppers visiting the shopping centre after 5pm.

Man sustains burns while trying to tackle chimney fire at pub

Man sustains burns while trying to tackle chimney fire at pub

08 December 2013

A man suffered minor burns after trying to tackle a fire at a village pub.

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