Paddock Wood

Fountain will be memorial to dedicated Tudeley resident

Capel Citizens of the year Gordon and Florie Sceal pictured in 2007

Monday, February 08, 2010

TUDELEY villagers have ensured the memory of one of their best-loved neighbours will live on by completing the refurbishment of an historic drinking fountain.

Lifelong Tudeley and Five Oak Green resident Gordon Sceal, who died in November at the age of 83, was jointly...

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COLTS HILL: Controversial road closure plan cancelled

Friday, February 05, 2010

PEOPLE power has caused Kent County Council to perform a U-turn over the most controversial aspect of its proposed improvement scheme for the A228 at...

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Paddock Wood councillors bid for 20mph speed limit

Town councillor Ron Goodman with his wife Liz and their children, Josephine, Bessie, Abraron, Laura and Joseph. He is calling for 20mph limits throughout Paddock Wood and new pedestrian crossings in Commercial Road and Church Road. SL2701102/1

Friday, January 29, 2010

PADDOCK Wood could become the first community in Kent to trial 20mph zones enforced by average speed cameras if town councillors get their way. The...

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Hundreds flock to comment on Colts Hill safety scheme

OUTLINE: Kirstie Horton, right, from Kent Highway Services speaking at the consultation in Five Oak Green on Saturday PV2301103/99

Friday, January 29, 2010

MORE than 300 local people have given their views on controversial plans to reduce casualties at one of West Kent's worst traffic blackspots....

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Illegal Paddock Wood anglers netted

YOU'VE BEEN WARNED: Will Lewington, bailiff at a fishery in Colts Hill, where anglers were caught without licences despite the warning sign SL2001101/2

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

THE hunters became the hunted in Paddock Wood this week as authorities reeled in eight men caught fishing at local lakes without a licence. The...

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Paddock Wood wildlife expert calls for help from residents

Sunday, January 24, 2010

A CONSERVATIONIST from Paddock Wood has called upon residents to pitch in and help safeguard the future of the town's wildlife. Allington Road...

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£100,000 revamp for Capel accident blackspot

PL1901101_2 COLTS HILl Gareth Williams ( left ) Project Manager and Alex King ( right) Deputy Leader KCC meet to discuss the propsed changes to Colts Hill designed to improve safety.

Friday, January 22, 2010

DEATHS, injuries and gridlock could be cut drastically at the area's most notorious accident blackspot by a road improvement plan revealed this week....

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Fears grow for Yalding garden after second closure

ROYAL VISIT: Prince Charles at the gardens in June 1996

Saturday, January 16, 2010

FEARS are growing for the future of one of Britain's best known organic gardens after it was forced to close for the second time in two years. Yalding...

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Paddock Wood residents pay tribute to their snow heroes

PL1301102_1 SNOW CLEARER Peter Wadey helped clear the snow from the Health Centre in Paddock Wood every day since it arrived.

Friday, January 15, 2010

COMMUNITY heroes have emerged throughout the Paddock Wood area as residents struggle to combat the most sustained period of snowy weather in 30 years....

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