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Police Appeal After Dead Puppies Found in Field Near Detling
Kent Police are investigating after the remains of several puppies were found in a field near the Detling Community Store, with more shallow burial sites discovered at the same spot.
Maidstone Asks Residents to Help Shape the Future of Lockmeadow
Maidstone Borough Council has opened a six-week consultation on the future of Lockmeadow, with concept designs for a greener riverside site and its Tuesday and Saturday markets among the questions being put to residents.
Dragon Boats, Street Food and 400 Antique Stalls: West Kent's Busy Weekend
Crowds lined the River Medway for the Tonbridge Lions Dragon Boat Race and filled the town's Food & Drink Festival, while Maidstone hosted Kent's largest antiques fair and Edenbridge its motor show - a full weekend of events across West Kent in warm early-September weather.
Scrutiny Committee Sends Lockmeadow Market Notice Back to Maidstone Cabinet
Maidstone Borough Council's decision to serve notice on the traders at Lockmeadow Market has been referred back to the Cabinet, after the Overview and Scrutiny Committee backed a call-in and asked for the market hall and the market itself to be treated as separate questions.
Missing Maidstone Teenager Found Safe
A 15-year-old girl reported missing from Maidstone since Tuesday 25 August has been safely located, Kent Police have confirmed.
Busiest Bank Holiday for UK Roads in 11 Years — But West Kent's Own Routes Are Clear This Morning
The RAC is predicting 20 million leisure trips over the last summer bank holiday of the year, the busiest since its records began in 2015 — but a live check of the roads that matter most to West Kent found nothing to report this morning, and today's forecast is milder and wetter than the national travel advice assumed.
Tonbridge & Malling Cabinet to Consider West Kent Joint Committee for Council Reorganisation
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council's Cabinet is due to discuss plans for a joint committee with Kent County Council and neighbouring boroughs to manage the transition ahead of a new West Kent unitary authority in 2027, alongside a busy agenda covering finances, risk and AI governance.
Maidstone's Gum-Busters Return After Campaign Cuts Chewing Gum Litter by 86%
Maidstone Borough Council has secured a second year of funding from the national Chewing Gum Task Force, after an independent evaluation found its clean-up campaign cut discarded gum litter by up to 86% in targeted areas.
Ten Engines Battle Overnight Wildfire in Tunbridge Wells as Second Blaze Hits Yalding
Kent Fire and Rescue Service sent ten engines to an overnight wildfire on North Farm Lane in Tunbridge Wells that burned from Friday evening into Saturday morning, while a separate wildfire in Yalding, near Maidstone, is believed to have been started deliberately.