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Water bills in West Kent are to rise by around 50% over the next five years.

Kent County Council and all Kent's Borough Councils are set to be replaced by 3 or 4 unitary authorities, with next May's local elections possibly abandoned.

Both Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells are likely to lose their Borough Councils under changes just announced by the Labour government.

The Liberal Democrat council in Tunbridge Wells has abandoned proposals to stop through traffic from using many residential roads in the town.

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council says a tree planting scheme which was promised at the last local elections has got underway.

The next Black Deer American music festival has been cancelled but organisers hope the event will return in 2026.

A petition opposing a big housing development south of Tunbridge Wells has reached 1,000 signatures.

Labour ministers have approved a big housing scheme on fields near Cranbrook which the previous Conservative administration had blocked.

Holy Trinity Church was once filled with parishioners before its popularity dwindled until its final service was held in 1972.

Shops in central Tunbridge Wells are taking part in the "Big Reveal" to celebrate the most festive Christmas windows.

Tonbridge Philharmonic Society has been performing since 1946 and we hear about its plans starting with a concert on Saturday 23rd November.

A new exhibition at the Amelia Scott Centre in Tunbridge Wells tells how the Subbuteo table soccer game was invented in the town and rapidly became a global phenomenon.

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Classroom Carols from Royal Rise Primary School

Classroom Carols from Southborough Primary School

Classroom Carols from Capel Primary School

Classroom Carols from Pembury Primary School