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‘We’re under attack again - this is an assault on our village’
Villagers have raised concerns about plans for a new estate - less than three months after they celebrated a neighbouring development being blocked.
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'We’ve moved and people from Essex are visiting our town's only role play centre’
Friends who set up a role play centre for children say parents are travelling from Essex to visit their new, bigger base.
Suspected burglar accused of 31 break-ins across country
A man has been remanded in custody for alleged burglaries across several counties where glass in windows and doors was smashed to gain entry.
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England cricketer Tony Pigott paid emotional visit to his old Tunbridge Wells school days before he died
The school said after the visit just days before his death, he left full of "very special memories"
Tunbridge Wells residents only parking could be extended in two town centre streets
Residents have complained journeys are taking longer and that they have problems looking for parking spaces
‘Progress in Kent has not been moving quickly enough’
MP Sojan Joseph welcomes increases in funding for Kent for social care and potholes as he admits ‘progress has not been moving quickly enough’.
Bus operator could expand to serve pupils from new Kent depot
A new bus depot could be built on a growing business park as an operator seeks to expand its service - but residents have raised concerns over noise.
Tunbridge Wells plans for 56m of double yellow lines along busy street and near Common
The waiting restrictions are proposed to be introduced into two roads
‘They’re awful!’ Botched speed bumps on new road need to be rebuilt
“Awful” speed bumps installed on a new road near a secondary school need to be rebuilt after a construction blunder left them too steep.
New fire training centre now ‘80% finished’ ahead of spring opening
New pictures show progress at a fire training centre being constructed in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
Names and faces of Kent criminals jailed in January including sex offenders
From burglars to drug dealers, a numbers of Kent criminals were sentenced in January
Things to do in Kent this February
From classical concerts to muddy outdoor trails, we’ve got you covered in Kent’s February calendar.
‘I’m proud of what my family’s achieved in 77 years - we’ve helped a lot of people’
A vehicle hire company that has served Kent for almost 80 years is no longer being run by its founding family for the first time in its history.
Driver killed in crash veered into opposite lane ‘for unknown reasons’
A 41-year-old man died after his car veered “for reasons unknown” into an oncoming water tanker.
Town’s fifth Co-op store almost complete ahead of spring opening
Construction of a town’s fifth Co-op store is now almost complete as its opening edges closer.
‘Worthless’ jug turns out to be rare 300-year-old wine guglet
A 300-year-old piece of pottery from the reign of William III found in a garage is set to go to auction next month.
Lucky radio listener wins £1k in kmfm giveaway
A lucky kmfm listener has beaten the winter blues after winning £1,000 thanks to kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday.
Harvester restaurant reopens after three-week makeover costing £500k
A Harvester restaurant has reopened following a three-week refurbishment costing £500,000.
Long delays after crash between car and lorry
Drivers faced long delays this morning after a crash involving a car and a lorry.
New Kent weather map gives exact date for next snowfall as BBC shares verdict
Another cold snap is just around the corner...