WEST KENT NEWS

Kent County Council is putting up council tax by 5 per cent from April.

Seventy motorists are still being fined every day for straying into the prohibited traffic zone in the centre of Tunbridge Wells.

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Tonbridge is to get its own Town Council if most voters in the Tonbridge town area want one.

Southborough's church clock that looks down over the town's picturesque cricket pitch is striking the hour once again.

The Labour government has announced that Kent will not be "fast-tracked" for a mayor and devolution.

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The Tunbridge Wells heritage railway has begun running events to raise £300,000 to replace a corroded bridge.

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The Green Party Councillor, Mark Hood, has attacked what he called Labour's "bonfire of regulations" after news of plans for a new Heathrow runway.

The suffragettes are among those to be honoured in a new set of heritage plaques for Tunbridge Wells.

The MP for Tonbridge, Tom Tugendhat, has said South East Water's handling of the break down of drinking water supplies has been "unacceptable. "

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A new leisure hub for Tonbridge will be built close to the existing Angel Centre.

The 16th Century "Weavers" building which was most recently a tea room, pub and restaurant is set to be converted into a family home.

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The Liberal Democrat Leader of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, Ben Chapelard, has welcomed as "exciting" aspects of the radical changes planned for Kent's local government.

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The Conservative leader of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, Matt Boughton, has said Labour's planned reorganisation of local government is "deeply regrettable".

There's concern about traffic gridlock if two new housing developments in Pembury go ahead.

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The Green Party County Councillor for Tonbridge, Mark Hood, has attacked the government's planned council changes as a "concentration of power".

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

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

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.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says his fledgling party is “going all out” to win seats at the currently Conservative-run Kent County Council next May.

Changes to inheritance tax rules announced in the autumn budget have sent shock waves through Kent’s farming community.