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Police Appeal After Car Fails to Stop Near Dunton Green, Later Hits Another Vehicle
Kent Police are seeking witnesses and dashcam footage after a car failed to stop for officers in Dunton Green, was allegedly involved in a collision with another vehicle in Lusted Road, and came to a halt in Hillfield Road, where the occupant ran off towards Chipstead Lakes.
MTW Hospitals Cut Hearing Aid Wait From 13 Months to Under Two Weeks
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has slashed its audiology waiting list from 1,300 to 334 patients by posting pre-programmed hearing aids straight to people with mild to moderate hearing loss, cutting their wait from a peak of 13 months to under two weeks - a model NHS England and the RNID are now reviewing as a blueprint for the rest of the country.
Sevenoaks' New Wheelie Bins Arrive From 12 October - Here's What Changes
Sevenoaks District Council will switch 45,000 households to wheelie bins and alternate-weekly collections from Monday 12 October, ending the green reusable sack scheme and collecting glass in with the rest of the recycling for the first time.
Missing Swanley Girl Found Safe
A 15-year-old girl reported missing from Swanley since Wednesday 30 September has been safely located, Kent Police confirmed on Thursday morning.
Sevenoaks Wants Ideas for What to Do With the Old Greatness Pavilion
With Sevenoaks Town FC settled into its brand-new clubhouse, the pavilion it used to call home is sitting empty at Greatness Recreation Ground - and the Town Council is asking anyone with an idea for its future to come forward by the end of the year.
Sevenoaks Hits £100,000 Fundraising Target to Help Buy the Stag's Freehold
More than 600 people pledged over £117,000 - comfortably clearing the £100,000 target - to help Sevenoaks Town Council buy the freehold of the Stag Theatre and Cinema, the council confirmed on 1 October, the fundraiser's deadline day.
Sevenoaks Scoops Three Golds at South & South East in Bloom, With an Attenborough Twist
Sevenoaks in Bloom won three Gold awards at the South & South East in Bloom ceremony at RHS Garden Wisley, with the Town Council's youth café House in the Basement also rated 'Outstanding' - this year's entries were themed around Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday.
£260,000 Grant Will Link Sevenoaks Station, Bus Station and High Street With New Signs
Sevenoaks Town Council has secured a £260,000 Kent County Council grant for a new network of wayfinding signs connecting the railway station, bus station and town centre, with routes extending to Bat & Ball and Knole Park.
Teenager Arrested Over Graffiti and Paint Damage Across Swanley
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and bailed after several businesses, Swanley Recreation Ground and Swanley train station were all hit with graffiti and paint over the weekend of 19-20 September, with Kent Police still appealing for information.