Weald

Plucky teenagers to swim English Channel for Hospice In The Weald

Saturday, June 27, 2009

THREE brave 13-year-olds from the Weald are in training for one of the biggest swimming challenges in the world in aid of a local charity.

Battling seasickness, strong currents and the lurking threat of jellyfish, Dulwich Prep School pupils Bethany Coombe-Jones and Hugo...

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West Kent garages see decrease in fuel thefts

Friday, June 26, 2009

NEW figures show a crackdown on fuel thefts in West Kent has worked. Figures from Kent Police show between January and May last year there were...

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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council's £2.5million property cash-in bid

Sunday, June 21, 2009

EMPTY shops and houses on the market could soon be snapped up by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council as it looks to take advantage of the economic...

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Head back to school at Cranbrook Museum

LOCAL HERITAGE: Cranbrook Museum's latest display on the town's school features a textual summary of the school's highlights going back to its origins in the reign of King Henry VIII. There is also a reproduction of the charter signed by Queen Elizabeth I on her visit in 1573

Saturday, June 20, 2009

AN EXHIBITION detailing the fascinating story behind one of the oldest schools in Kent has made a visit to Cranbrook Museum an absolute must this...

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Bonanzafor community heroes

CASH BOOST: Members of the LAMPS team receive their award from MP Greg Clark and AXA's Victoria Georgalakis PV1106094/76

Friday, June 19, 2009

IT WAS an evening of celebration when for the sixth consecutive year Courier Media Group and AXA PPP healthcare teamed up to applaud – and...

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Lumley visits Cranbrook to thank mystery woman

Thursday, June 18, 2009

TELEVISION star Joanna Lumley visited Cranbrook to meet the woman who proved instrumental in gaining justice for the Gurkhas. Crowds of onlookers...

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Could troubled pubs get a financial boost?

Saturday, June 13, 2009

TROUBLED rural pubs are in line for a much-needed financial boost – if a campaign to persuade landlords to become unofficial tourist...

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Rare Italian apple trees stolen from Marden farm

Friday, June 12, 2009

A FARMER is fuming after 330 extremely rare apple trees were stolen from his orchard. Kenneth Jenner, 72, woke up on Thursday morning to find...

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Residents rage at planned development in Kilndown

Friday, June 12, 2009

KILNDOWN councillors have denied "bulldozing" through controversial plans for affordable housing. Goudhurst and Kilndown Parish Council has set...

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Official timetable for A21 dualling announced

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The process of dualling the A21 will officially begin in September this year. Tunbridge Wells MP Greg Clark confirmed he had been sent a...

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In this week's paper...

These stories and more are in this week's edition:
Tributes paid to Goudhurst teenager

Tributes banned from town cemetery

Art in Store comes to Cranbrook

Hawkhurst castle reunion

Hawkhurst ready for new tourist trail

Prams pushed to the limit

Traffic light warning was justified

And more pictures and news from events across Paddock Wood, the Weald, Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge...