Objectors to plans for 500 new homes on green fields to the south of Tunbridge Wells say they're disappointed by the "neutral" stance on the issue taken by local Liberal Democrats.
Council leaders in Kent have agreed on two local government reform options, with both of them involving merging together Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone.
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.
One of the Borough Councillors for the Rural Tunbridge Wells area, David Knight, has switched from the Tunbridge Wells Alliance Party to the Conservatives.