Civil liberty groups attack police name and shame policy

CIVIL liberties campaigners have slammed a police scheme launched in Medway this week to name and shame criminals by making details of punishments...

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Street lighting to be paid for by residents

PRIME LOCATION: Wildernesse Avenue, one of the most exclusive private roads in the country, where a Russian billionaire is rumoured to have bought three properties. NEIL PALMER NP1301042_2.

RESIDENTS in parts of Sevenoaks will be asked to pay for their own street lighting as the town council reviews its budget. The measure...

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Blaze at house in Maidstone Road, Chatham

FIRE swept through a three-storey house in Maidstone Road, Chatham on Thursday morning. The blaze, believed to have started in a chimney broke out at 2am. Two people in the property had...

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Driver hurt in accident in Gillingham

A DRIVER suffered minor injuries when her Mini was involved in a collision with a Nissan Almeria in Hoath Way on Thursday morning. The victim was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital. Traffic...

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Kerry Katona shapes up in Kent

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​KERRY Katona returned to a tiny Kent village, near Sittingbourne, this morning to talk about the fitness camp she credits with...

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Ferry operators threaten to sue Dover Harbour Board

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​FURIOUS ferry operators at the Port of Dover have this morning announced possible legal action against Dover Harbour Board.P&...

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Woman shot in leg by gunman

​POLICE are hunting a gunman after a woman was shot in Eastchurch.Armed officers were called to Bramley Way at 4.50pm yesterday. The victim, a woman in her 40s, was found with a gun...

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Conman Kevin Foster convicted of defrauding investors

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​FRAUDSTER Kevin Foster has been told he faces a lengthy jail sentence after being convicted of defrauding investors of millions...

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Double river rescue at Upnor

COASTGUARDS staged a double rescue at Upnor last Tuesday night after a dog became stuck in mud and a passerby who went to his aid got injured in the mud. The incident started at 5.15pm when...

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Police interviewing Tunbridge Wells stand-off arrest man

Armed police remain at scene of Tunbridge Wells stand-off

Police are interviewing a man they arrested yesterday after an 18-hour stand-off in Tunbridge Wells.Officers armed with tasers smashed...

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Drugs in golf clubs land Maidstone dealers in jail

Jailed: Gary Elcombe

SMUGGLERS who hid half a million pounds worth of Class A and B drugs in the shafts of golf clubs, have been jailed. Gray Elcombe and...

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Can Wells stave off relegation?

FOR the first time in many a year, Tunbridge Wells rugby fans must surely be casting envious eyes down the A26.

While Tonbridge Juddians have all but sewn up the London 2 South East League title and still have a trip to Twickenham in their sights, Tunbridge Wells are in real danger of slipping out of London 1 South. On Saturday they...

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Brickies out in quarter-final

​PLAYING their fifth match in 10 days, Sittingbourne went out of the Championship Manager Cup when they lost 2-1 at home to Ryman Premier side Wealdstone in last night’s...

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Glorious cup run continues

THEIR league form may have been disappointing this season, but Sevenoaks's stunning cup run will surely go down in folklore at Hollybush Lane. Oaks are through to the semi-finals of the...

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Legend Louise back in action

​LOUISE Watson, Medway and Maidstone’s distance running legend, was back in action on Sunday. The six times Kent Cross Country champion has recently moved to south London and...

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Meds upset the odds as leaders fall

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​Medway 14 Heathfield & Waldron 8 HAVING suffered four defeats in their last five London & South East Division 3 matches,...

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Wyborn back in action and on glory trail

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​NEIL Wyborn didn’t take long to get over losing his British Amateur welterweight title. He bounced back in the most positi...

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Glasgow band Errors come to The Forum in Tunbridge Wells

Glasgow band Errors come to The Forum in Tunbridge Wells

F ollowing on from their highly acclaimed debut album, It's Not Something But It Is Like Whatever, in June 2008, young Glasgow band Errors returned earlier this month in exceptional form with a new album, Come Down With Me. And they're following it up with a UK tour, complete with a stop at the area's top live music venue, The Forum.

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Charley Boorman set to speak about his travels in Tunbridge Wells

Charley Boorman set to speak about his travels in Tunbridge Wells

T he intrepid actor, adventurer and author Charley Boorman has decided to take a break from trekking around the world and stay a little...

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Grey Lady Comedy Club in Tunbridge Wells

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T he Grey Lady, the intimate and atmospheric venue in Tunbridge Well's Pantiles, is set to host its own bi-monthly stand-up comedy...

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Gaslight at Trinity in Tunbridge Wells

Gaslight at Trinity in Tunbridge Wells

T ense thriller Gaslight comes to Trinity next week when TTC take it on as their latest production. Probably known to most people as...

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Stacy is set for singing stardom

Set for stardom: Singer Stacey Young is hoping to break into the music industry. Picture: Lindsay Dooley www.beingbeautiful.co.uk

IF YOU haven't heard of Stacey Young, you soon will. The 32-year-old singer has already convinced a local radio DJ to play one of her...

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