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• Water Charges Soar

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

• "Centralisation" Plan

  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.

• Councils Under Threat

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

• "Better Streets" Consultation

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

• Environmental Initiative

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

• Eridge Park Event

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

• TW Rugby Club Site

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

• 165 More Homes

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