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This grave in Southborough’s cemetery is decorated for Christmas each year to recognise the role local civil engineer Guy Maunsell played in saving the lives of many Londoners during World War 2.

Primark has opened its brand new store in Tunbridge Wells with hundreds of enthusiastic shoppers queuing to be the first through the door at 10am.

South East Water announced at 3pm on Friday that its instruction to boil tap water before use had been lifted for customers in Tunbridge Wells.

A tug of war involving 500 children from the Tonbridge Juniors Football Club has just been certified as an official Guinness world record.

Businesses in Tunbridge Wells are calling on shoppers and local residents to support them in the run up to the festive season.

The MP for Tunbridge Wells, Mike Martin, has written to the Water Minister calling for Covid-style emergency cash for local businesses who've suffered through the town's water crisis.

Tributes have been paid to the former Member of Parliament for Tonbridge and Malling, Sir John Stanley, who's died aged 83 after illness.

The developer Esquire has submitted a planning application to reclassify St Mark's recreation ground as a "Biodiversity Enhancement area."

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Emma Houghton is this month's Legal Eagle from Berry & Lamberts talking to Alex Hakes about Pensions and Inheritance Tax following the recent budget.

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David Leas of Berry & Lamberts Solicitors joins Alex Hakes to discuss Life Interest Trusts.

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Berry & Lamberts’ David Lea, a Partner and Head of Private Client Law, talks to Alex Hakes about Discretionary Trusts.

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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Melissa Russell talks to Alex Hakes about the Law Society’s protocol forms.

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Paul Reader talks to Alex Hakes about the process of buying and selling a business.

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Simeon Blewett talks to Alex Hakes about what happens when it's deemed necessary to remove a Will Executor.

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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!

The President of the Soroptimist group in Tunbridge Wells, Jill Ruddock, explains how the volunteers have been improving the lives of women and girls in the town for 80 years.

The King Charles the Martyr Church in Tunbridge Wells is holding a Christmas Tree Festival from December 11th to 14th.

A "Reclaim the Night" walk took place along two routes in Tunbridge Wells on Tuesday 25th November 2025.

The Christmas production at the Oast Theatre in Tonbridge is a classic by C.S. Lewis and the actors have been telling West Kent Radio all about their preparations.

A programme called "Love to Move" is a seated gymnastics programme which is transforming the lives of people living with dementia.

The Kent Relief charity is continuing to support communities affected by the war in Ukraine.

Anne Whitley has been organising yoga and pilates classes at the Boundes Studio in Bidborough since 2006.

It's six months since Reform UK were voted in to run Kent County Council, so do their claimed budget savings stack up?