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A body has been found in woodland near Tonbridge during the search for a missing woman, with police confirming the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Police are investigating the unexplained death of a woman at a Tonbridge home, with a man arrested and later released on bail as enquiries continue.

Maidstone Climate Action Network is running a free Repair Café and Sustainable Christmas zone at the Market Hall, Lockmeadow this Saturday - fixing broken items on the spot and showing how to cut down on festive waste, from fabric gift-wrapping to a re-gifting table.

Nine switch-on events are confirmed across West Kent so far, spread over three weekends from 14 to 29 November - here's what's on, where, and when, pinned to one map.
The Mall Maidstone's Christmas Donation Hub is back from 28 November to 12 December, collecting new toys, festive gifts, decorations and non-perishable food for ten local charities ahead of the holidays.
Sunday 8 November is Remembrance Sunday, with Armistice Day following on 11 November - here's what's confirmed so far across Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells, pinned to one map.

The M20 was closed in both directions between Hollingbourne and Ashford for several hours overnight after a collision involving more than 30 vehicles in thick fog, with two people seriously injured.

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has rejected Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council's request to withdraw or amend the Government's direction forcing its Local Plan forward, after the council argued water supply concerns were an exceptional circumstance.

Tonbridge Angels have signed central defender Pele Arganese-McDermott on a short-term loan from League Two side Crawley Town, as manager Alan Dunne looks to strengthen a small squad for a congested fixture list.

Turvins Farm Shop, which opened this summer on the Westacott family's land near Sevenoaks, is the latest chapter in a story that goes back to 1892 - and with a sixth generation of the family born in 2025, it won't be the last.

A 15-year-old girl reported missing from Maidstone on Thursday 5 November, last seen boarding a bus at Maidstone Bus Station, has been safely found, Kent Police confirmed on Saturday morning.

West Kent Business Connections brings together the Growth Hub, both Kent chambers of commerce, Produced in Kent and more under one roof at The Stag Plaza on Tuesday 10 November - a free morning aimed at anyone starting, running or growing a business locally.
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