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Long-serving Angels keeper set to depart

Long-serving Angels keeper set to depart

Fans’ favourite Jonny Henly is to leave Tonbridge following this weekend’s season-ending match after making more than 300 appearances for the club.

Michael Gove could have final say on school’s cricket nets plan

Michael Gove could have final say on school’s cricket nets plan

Plans for a 10-lane cricket net facility at a grammar school could be considered by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up.

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Policeman gives woman in labour lift to hospital after crash

Policeman gives woman in labour lift to hospital after crash

New parents have thanked a police officer for his help after he gave them a lift to hospital following a crash that blocked their road.

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No home comforts for Judds

No home comforts for Judds

Barnes edged Tonbridge Juddians to deny the hosts a win in their last home game of the National League 2 East season.

Rail route reopens after heavy rain caused track defect

Rail route reopens after heavy rain caused track defect

A railway line has reopened after engineers discovered the track was not “as level as it needs to be”.

Plan to extend car park by castle branded ‘bonkers’

Plan to extend car park by castle branded ‘bonkers’

Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for a u-turn over a decision to extend a town centre car park near a castle.

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Man accused of flashing while dressed in women’s clothing

Man accused of flashing while dressed in women’s clothing

A suspect has been charged with indecent exposure after reports of a man in women’s clothing flashing at people, including a child.

Aggressive bully controlled what victim could wear

Aggressive bully controlled what victim could wear

A violent man whose controlling behaviour made his partner so ill she had to be admitted to hospital has been jailed.

‘It shattered my world so completely and utterly’

‘It shattered my world so completely and utterly’

A man celebrating his birthday was knocked unconscious and left with a brain injury in a vicious beer glass attack.

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Parking charges to be introduced despite huge opposition

Parking charges to be introduced despite huge opposition

A council has gone ahead with introducing new parking charges across a borough despite thousands of people opposing the plans.

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Drumfit classes prove to be a ‘hit’ at care home

Drumfit classes prove to be a ‘hit’ at care home

Queen, Elvis and The Proclaimers are helping to keep residents fit at a care home’s popular drumming sessions.

Fine margins in Judds defeat

Fine margins in Judds defeat

A penalty proved the difference as Tonbridge Juddians lost out to high-flying Dorking in National League 2 East.

MP's tribute to 'wonderful’ actor cousin Adrian Schiller

MP's tribute to 'wonderful’ actor cousin Adrian Schiller

A Kent MP has paid tribute to his cousin and Death in Paradise star Adrian Schiller after the actor’s sudden death.

Drone footage shows extent of railway landslide 'where ground is still moving'

Drone footage shows extent of railway landslide 'where ground is still moving'

A Network Rail boss has revealed the ‘ground is still moving’ as engineers work to fix major problems on a railway track.

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School trip disaster as bus catches fire

School trip disaster as bus catches fire

Pupils on a school skiing trip to Canada had to dash to safety when the group’s bus caught light on its way to the resort.

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‘There are too many of us’: Taxi driver calls for numbers cap curbed

‘There are too many of us’: Taxi driver calls for numbers cap curbed

Cab drivers say they are having to work longer hours to make ends meet in their town due to the absence of a cap on numbers.

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Major rail route to close for at least two weeks

Major rail route to close for at least two weeks

Network Rail has announced that a line will be closed for at least two weeks as engineers deal with major problems.

Women’s safety ‘at risk’ after taxi drivers refuse short, cashless journeys

Women’s safety ‘at risk’ after taxi drivers refuse short, cashless journeys

Taxi drivers are being accused of refusing fares when the journeys are too short and cashless, leaving people stranded.

Kent rail route shut until at least Tuesday due to track ‘defect’

Kent rail route shut until at least Tuesday due to track ‘defect’

A railway line will remain shut until at least Tuesday because the track is not “as level as it needs to be”.

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‘Jay poured petrol on a simmering, burnt-out fire’

‘Jay poured petrol on a simmering, burnt-out fire’

Things could have worked out very differently for Tonbridge Angels coach Lloyd Blackman had Jay Saunders not picked up the phone.

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