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The leader of Kent County Council has called on the government to reconsider new restrictions on care workers from overseas.

Reform UK's leader of Kent County Council says her administration will save £14 million by abandoning plans to move staff to a new building.

The Tunbridge Wells Town Forum is asking the public to support a new Town Council in a consultation that's currently open.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is to launch a campaign against what he says are “absolutely insane” local council reorganisation plans in Kent.

Reform UK’s new administration at Kent County Council has replaced its first cabinet member less than seven weeks into the job.

The Liberal Democrat MP for Tunbridge Wells, Mike Martin, says he's appointed a local councillor to tackle poorly co-ordinated roadworks in the town.

Details have been revealed on how Tonbridge town centre might look when a replacement leisure centre, 122 new homes and a new doctor's surgery are built.

The village of Frittenden near Cranbrook in Kent recorded a high of 33.8 degrees on Tuesday 1st July and was briefly the hottest place in Britain.

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Report from Wink Tomkinson

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Report from Andrew Gidley

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Report from Jamie Good

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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!

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Berry & Lamberts’ solicitor Simeon Blewett talks to Alex Hakes about the Renter's Reform Bill

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Talks to Lynn Briggs about her life growing up in war torn Merseyside and her long and distinguished career in show business. 

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Louise Mackay talks to Alex Hakes about the issue of disputing residential service charges.

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Lynn Briggs spoke to Charlotte McLoughlin from Folly Wildlife Rescue for Drivetime.

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Talks to Lynn Briggs about Melanoma types, treatment and future research.

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Louise Mackay joins Alex Hakes to talk about nuisance and trespass.

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Ian Bishop of Leigh Cricket Club tells us about a special game against the M.C.C. taking place on Friday 25th July 2025.

A community allotment garden and wellness project in Southborough has benefited from £18,000 of National Lottery funding through its Community Fund.

Kent is known for its fruit farms and this year’s harvest of summer strawberries and other soft fruit has been an excellent one.

Tonbridge and the German town of Heusenstamm are celebrating 40 years of being twin towns.

We get tips from a GP in Southborough on how exercise and good diet can improve your general health.

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Guy Maunsell saved hundreds of lives by creating the Thames Estuary Seaforts in the Second World War and his grave is in Southborough cemetery.

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A thriving poetry reading event in Tunbridge Wells has led to one poet having her work published.

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We hear how the world famous modern artist Marc Chagall came to complete the unique stained glass windows in All Saints' Tudeley.