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Commuter wins parking ticket row
02 March 2014Southeastern has acknowledged that permit-only bays at Paddock Wood were poorly marked.
Further train delays from Hastings to Tonbridge
02 March 2014Commuters expecting a full resumption of train services from Tonbridge to Hastings tomorrow will be disappointed.
Runners caught out by train line closure
02 March 2014A half marathon started on time this morning - but some runners were late because they didn't realise a rail line was closed following a landslip.
Borough loses deputy mayor
01 March 2014Warm, generous, funny and kind were words used to describe the deputy mayor of Tunbridge Wells who died this week.
Elderly man needs first aid after kitchen fire
01 March 2014A man in his late 70s has been treated by fire crews and paramedics after a fire started in his kitchen.
Standards slipping at model prison
01 March 2014A 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
28 February 2014A 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
28 February 2014MP Tracey Crouch believes national broadcasters should work alongside local media as the issue comes before a parliamentary inquiry.
Tonbridge trains to return to normal after landslip
28 February 2014Trains will resume between Hastings and Tonbridge from Monday, a month after a landslip along the line.
Paul Carter asks government for 50 per cent of funds to pay for flood defences
27 February 2014Kent County Council leader asks central government for written promise on flood funding.
Wicker basket causes kitchen fire
27 February 2014A laundry basket left on a cooking hob caused a fire in Headcorn last night.
Crisis loans used by thousands of families on breadline to be axed
26 February 2014An emergency fund that offers critical support to thousands of struggling families across Kent - even paying for food - is being ditched.
Inspectors praise Sutton Valence School
26 February 2014An independent school in Maidstone has been praised for its good teaching and attentive pupils.
Protest over play area closure
26 February 2014Playgrounds 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
26 February 2014A 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
26 February 2014Five 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
25 February 2014Kent 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
25 February 2014Three weeks of diversions await Tonbridge town centre traffic.
Call for former pupils of St Simon Stock
25 February 2014Former school pupils can be of enormous help to today's students, says charity.
Greenfield sites removed from housing plan
25 February 2014The threat of development has been removed from four greenfield sites, earmarked for housing under the draft Local Plan.
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‘This rat-run bridge isn’t wide enough - someone will be killed soon’
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Boy, 16, found safe after going missing nine days ago
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Only shop in village to shut this week as ‘devastated’ couple leave Kent
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A-road shut in both directions after water main bursts
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Mum joined teen son in smashing up ex’s family home and car
