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WEST KENT NEWS
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Reform Expels 2 More
Two more suspended Reform UK Kent County Councillors have been booted out of the party.
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High Brooms Assault
Kent police have issued pictures of two people they are looking to identify after a violent assault on the streets of High Brooms.
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Crucial Sevenoaks Council Meeting
The Conservative leader of Sevenoaks District Council is likely to lose his job at a full council meeting on Tuesday.
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Kent's Councils: 5 Options
A total of five different options have now been put forward for council areas in Kent once the current two-tier system is abolished.
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MPs Doubt Gatwick Growth Boost
The Government's decision to approve a huge expansion of Gatwick Airport has been followed by a legal challenge and strong criticism from a cross-party group of MPs.
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Old Bright the Postman
The Amelia Scott centre in Tunbridge Wells says it's delighted to have acquired a collage depicting the church in Frant and the local postman from the 1820s.
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St Mark's Field: Developer's Plans
The developer Esquire has submitted a planning application to reclassify St Mark's recreation ground as a "Biodiversity Enhancement area."
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Crowborough Asylum Seeker Camp Row
The Liberal Democrat leader of Wealden Council says he now regrets not informing the people of Crowborough earlier of government plans to house 600 asylum seekers at a local military base.
WEST KENT LOCAL SPORT
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Full Time - Rusthall v Punjab Utd
Report from Simon Howe
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Full Time - Hollands & Blair v Tunbridge Wells
Report from Jamie Good
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Full Time - Faversham Town v Sevenoaks Town
Report from Andrew Gidley
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Full Time - Tonbridge Angels v Worthing
Report from Wink Tomkinson
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Rugby Full Time - Sale FC v Tonbridge Juddians
Report from Adam Hookway
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Full Time - Sevenoaks Town v Ashford Utd
Report from Andrew Gidley
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Full Time - Bath City v Tonbridge Angels
Report from Matt Davison
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Rugby Full Time - Tonbridge Juddians v Sedgley Park Tigers
Report from Adam Hookway
INTERVIEW REPLAYS
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Legal Eagle - Life Interest Trusts
David Leas of Berry & Lamberts Solicitors joins Alex Hakes to discuss Life Interest Trusts.
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Legal Eagle - Discretionary Trusts
Berry & Lamberts’ David Lea, a Partner and Head of Private Client Law, talks to Alex Hakes about Discretionary Trusts.
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Forensic Science Talk
Fascinating insights into the work of forensic investigators will be revealed at a talk at the Assembly Hall with Dr Richard Shepherd on 19th October.
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Legal Eagle - Protocol Forms
Melissa Russell talks to Alex Hakes about the Law Society’s protocol forms.
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Legal Eagle - Buying & Selling A Business
Paul Reader talks to Alex Hakes about the process of buying and selling a business.
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Legal Eagle - Removing an Executor
Simeon Blewett talks to Alex Hakes about what happens when it's deemed necessary to remove a Will Executor.
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Another visit to Folly Wildlife Rescue
It’s a very busy time at Folly as many abandoned, injured and sick young animals are arriving. This time we focus on our feathered friends, it’s baby bird feeding time and boy are they hungry!
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Legal Eagle - Renter’s Reform Bill
Berry & Lamberts’ solicitor Simeon Blewett talks to Alex Hakes about the Renter's Reform Bill
LOCAL NEWS FEATURES
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Kent Relief Helps Ukraine
The Kent Relief charity is continuing to support communities affected by the war in Ukraine
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Improving Body and Mind
Anne Whitley has been organising yoga and pilates classes at the Boundes Studio in Bidborough since 2006.
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Have Reform Made Savings at KCC?
It's six months since Reform UK were voted in to run Kent County Council, so do their claimed budget savings stack up?
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Linden Kemkaren Profiled
Linden Kemkaren has often been in the headlines during her first six months running Kent County Council, but how did her BBC and freelance career lead her to Kent's top job?
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Folly Wildlife Calendar
The Folly Wildlife Rescue Trust has launched a new fund raising venture.
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MP's Views on Migration Policy
The MP for Tunbridge Wells, Mike Martin, has said the forced resignation of the deputy Prime Minister for not paying enough tax, was another "hammer blow" to public trust in politicians.
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Resisting Asylum Hotels
The leader of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has said he will "fight very hard" any attempt by the government to house asylum seekers in local hotels.
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Your Hearing Matters
Hearing loss can be treated - but if it isn't, it often leads to falls and cognitive decline.
