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Whatman Ward at Maidstone Hospital to Close in Phases From 12 October
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has confirmed to Kent County Council's health scrutiny committee that Whatman Ward, a 21-bed geriatric and frailty ward at Maidstone Hospital, will close bay by bay from the week of 12 October, with full closure planned for 6 November.
Council Writes to Home Secretary Over HMO Licensing Timeline at Asylum Accommodation Property
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has written to the Home Secretary raising concerns that a Walderslade property used for asylum dispersal accommodation was occupied before its House in Multiple Occupation licence process had been completed, and is calling for a review of provider Clearsprings Ready Homes.
Man Jailed for Three Years After Air Rifle Attack During East Malling Disturbance
A 22-year-old has been jailed for three years after a violent disturbance in East Malling last October saw him threaten a woman with a wrench and knife, then return with a homemade flamethrower and an air rifle, shooting two people who tried to intervene.
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.
Tonbridge & Malling to Write a New Air Quality Plan, Still Centred on Wateringbury
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has approved £10,615 to commission a new five-year Air Quality Action Plan, replacing one that expires in 2027 - the same Wateringbury crossroads pollution hotspot at the centre of a long-running Green Belt housing fight remains the reason the council needs one at all.
Appeal After Gang of Five Break Into East Peckham Business, Steal 100 Specialist Tools
Kent Police are appealing for witnesses after five men broke through a brick wall to raid a business on the Branbridges Industrial Estate in East Peckham, stealing more than 100 specialist milling and drilling tools and over £5,000 of brass.
Tonbridge Drug Dealer Stripped of £215,623 After Cocaine Network Conviction
A 29-year-old Tonbridge man already serving a five-and-a-half-year prison sentence for running a cocaine supply network across west Kent has been ordered to pay back £215,623 of his criminal earnings, after a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Maidstone Crown Court.
Woodland Walk Benches Back After Being Stripped for Their Bolts and Plaques
Benches along Tonbridge's Woodland Walk, left unsafe after thieves stole their bolts and commemorative plaques earlier this year, have been repaired and refurbished by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, which is now looking at CCTV to stop it happening again.
Council's Patience 'Run Out' as Rose and Crown Served a Second Enforcement Notice
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has served the Rose and Crown Hotel's owners with a fresh Section 77 safety notice over rainwater damage to its portico and beams, months after the owners publicly pledged to take back control of the Grade II* listed building and carry out repairs.