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Councillors have approved the building of 120 new homes in the village of Horsmonden.

Leading Tunbridge Wells hospitality businesses have teamed up with the local MP Mike Martin to highlight cost rises which they say are "potentially ruinous".

The Green Party will be defending two seats in Tonbridge at the final Kent County Council elections on May 1st.

Most Tunbridge Wells residents will have 7 parties to choose from at the Kent County Council elections.

Councillors have agreed on a central Tonbridge location for the replacement for the Angel Leisure Centre.

Elections to Kent County Council take place next month for the last time before the authority is abolished.

Sainsbury’s in Tunbridge Wells wants to install solar panels, prompting complaints from some local residents.

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Tunbridge Wells MP Mike Martin of the Liberal Democrats has said local government changes in Kent will overall be "a good thing."

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

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In April 2016 we sadly lost legendary producer and television personality David Gest. Lynn Briggs met and interviewed David at The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne just a few days before he was found dead of natural causes in his London hotel room aged just 62, making this interview one  of the last he gave. 

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and highlights the importance of having regular eye checks in order to detect glaucoma as early as possible.

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Paul Gibb, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, talks about knee problems and knee surgery

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Charmaine Feagan joins Alex Hakes to explain the role of the Executor of a Will.

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Charmaine Feagan from Berry & Lamberts Solicitors explains to Alex Hakes what makes a Will legal.

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Joined Lynn Briggs on West Kent Today for a very special reason.

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Joanna Fildes from Berry & Lamberts, explains the rules of Intestacy and the implications of dying without a valid Will.

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

An art exhibition has opened in Tunbridge Wells, with paintings, drawings, ceramics and crafts on display all produced by local people.

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

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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.

Holy Trinity Church was once filled with parishioners before its popularity dwindled until its final service was held in 1972.

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Tonbridge Philharmonic Society has been performing since 1946 and we hear about its plans for 2025.

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A recent exhibition at the Amelia Scott Centre in Tunbridge Wells told how the Subbuteo table soccer game was invented in the town and rapidly became a global phenomenon.