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Work finally restarts on town’s abandoned £26m flats project
Work has restarted on a major development of 254 flats after a new contractor was appointed to complete four towering unfinished apartment blocks.
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Parents demand bus service to new school before ‘a pupil is injured or killed’
Authorities must launch a bus service to a school without any public transport before a pupil is ‘injured, killed or abducted’, campaigners warn.
Teenage biker, 18, dies after crash into tree near Tunbridge Wells
He died in hospital a few days after the incident
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Tunbridge Wells MOT testing centre set to become indoor golf simulator facility
It would make use of a single-storey building on the industrial estate
Bottled water stations in Tunbridge Wells being set up 'as a precaution' says South East Water
The sight of stations reappearing two days after around 7,000 SEW customers were hit by outages is spreading fear among residents
The Kent resident battling Farage and Count Binface in Clacton by-election
A Kent businessman has put himself in the running against Nigel Farage and dozens others for the upcoming Clacton by-election.
‘It can’t be difficult to get to a high street’: Traders call for better access to new car park
Shopkeepers are demanding better access from a new car park to a high street – fearing the proposed route will make it harder for shoppers.
Kent motorway ranked as England’s best in new nationwide survey
The M20 - home to the hated Operation Brock 50mph contraflow - has been ranked as the best motorway in England.
Explosion heard amid bus fire on key route near primary school
An explosion was heard amid a huge bus fire on a key route.
Driver who ‘travelled wrong way around roundabout’ before crash appears in court
A man who allegedly drove the wrong way around a roundabout before crashing into two cars following an aborted police chase has appeared in court.
Fury after 7,000 homes left without water again in Tunbridge Wells
Bottled water stations were set up, but quickly turned into 'mayhem' locals said after yet another water outage over the weekend
‘We’ve been put through hell’: Couple faced eviction in support dog dispute
A couple say they were “put through hell” after being left with the choice of giving up their new flat or the dog one of them relies on for support.
‘Traffic problem’ causes M20 delays
The M20 is partially blocked following a “traffic problem” in the middle of the Operation Brock area.
Tunbridge Wells water outage hits 7,000 homes - supplies may not return until Sunday evening
South East Water (SEW) said water supplies may only return when storage tanks are replenished to a higher level
Fire-hit kebab shop finally reopens more than two years after blaze
A kebab shop hit by fire more than two years ago has reopened following a £50,000 refurbishment.
Van driver ‘travelled wrong way around roundabout’ before crashing into cars
A van driver allegedly travelled the wrong way around a roundabout before crashing into two oncoming vehicles following an aborted police chase.
Empty shopping parade set to become four-storey hotel as plans approved after five-year delay
An empty shopping parade is finally set to be transformed into a hotel after councillors approved plans which have been held up for almost five years.
Kent set to be split into four unitary councils in biggest shake-up in 50 years
Kent County Council said it is not the option it was backing
Drone footage shows police track ‘nuisance bikers causing distress’
Drone footage has shown how police tracked down bike riders who had reportedly been causing “distress” to residents.
Arrests after car involved in police chase crashes on A-road
Two people have been arrested after a car involved in a police chase crashed into two other vehicles on an A-road.