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Concerns over property development in Cranbrook as Long Field…

May 17, 2013

CONCERNS about overdevelopment in Cranbrook have been raised following the announcement an "ancient and historic" meadow is on the market.County councillor Sean Holden informed members of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Parish Council that the Lon...
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Memorial match a final trip home for Tony Nicklinson

May 13, 2013
Memorial match a final trip home for Tony Nicklinson

HUNDREDS of friends and supporters of the late Cranbrook rugby player Tony 'Royals' Nicklinson were expected to welcome him back to the Weald for the last time on Saturday.In a poignant private ceremony, his family scattered his ashes on the pitch he h...
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Tommy Searle’s mixed day at the FIM World Motocross Championship

May 10, 2013

GOUDHURST motocross star Tommy Searle equalled his best race result of the year in Portugal, but ended the day with a suspected broken finger.Contesting round six of the FIM World Motocross Championship, at the Agueda circuit, Searle battled back from ...
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Searle’s mixed day

May 10, 2013

GOUDHURST motocross star Tommy Searle equalled his best race result of the year in Portugal, but ended the day with a suspected broken finger.Contesting round six of the FIM World Motocross Championship, at the Agueda circuit, Searle battled back from ...
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‘Do something now before a child dies’ Cranbrook shoppers plea

May 7, 2013
‘Do something now before a child dies’ Cranbrook shoppers plea

SHOPPERS in Cranbrook are demanding action to stop traffic driving on the pavements of one of its busiest streets amid fears "a child will be killed".With its cafes, galleries and shops, Stone Street is a bustling area of the town but its na...
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‘Do something now before a child dies’

May 3, 2013

SHOPPERS in Cranbrook are demanding action to stop traffic driving on the pavements of one of its busiest streets amid fears "a child will be killed".With its cafes, galleries and shops, Stone Street is a bustling area of the town but its na...
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Game on! Cranbrook school will get £1.2m sports hall

April 24, 2013
Game on! Cranbrook school will get £1.2m sports hall

PLANS for a £1.2 million sports facility for Cranbrook have been unveiled.The new hall will be based in the grounds of the High Weald Academy in Angley Road and the principal of the school has told the Courier he wants clubs in Cranbrook and the ...
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Searle’s Italian job is close to podium

April 19, 2013
Searle’s Italian job is close to podium

TOMMY SEARLE has set his sights on the podium after his best performance of the season in Italy at the weekend.The Goudhurst motocross star took fifth and sixth place finishes at round four of the World Championship at the Arco Di Trento circuit and sa...
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War of words as rivals Sean Holden and Francis Rook prepare for…

April 12, 2013
War of words as rivals Sean Holden and Francis Rook prepare for…

A WAR of words has erupted in Cranbrook as two of its most popular political heavyweights have announced they are going head to head in the Kent County Council elections next month.Sean Holden and Francis Rook are both Tunbridge Wells borough councillo...
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Kent County Council Elections: Tunbridge Wells councillors Sean…

April 12, 2013
Kent County Council Elections: Tunbridge Wells councillors Sean…

A WAR of words has erupted in Cranbrook as two of its most popular political heavyweights have announced they are going head to head in the Kent County Council elections next month.Sean Holden and Francis Rook are both Tunbridge Wells borough councillo...
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Cranbrook’s got the hump with its speed bumps

March 25, 2013
Cranbrook’s got the hump with its speed bumps

RESIDENTS and business leaders in Cranbrook have criticised the decision not to remove useless speed bumps during a wave of...
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Head teacher angry about grit shortage near schools

March 15, 2013
Head teacher angry about   grit shortage near schools

A HEAD teacher has said children are missing out on their education because of the county council's failure to grit roads around...
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Campaigners fail in bid to make field at Cranbrook School a…

March 12, 2013

A CAMPAIGN group has failed to save a field at Cranbrook School from the threat of development by giving it special protected...
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Taxi driver and passenger killed in three-car collision

March 8, 2013
Taxi driver and passenger killed in three-car collision

A TAXI driver and his passenger died in a three-car crash between Frittenden and Staplehurst.
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NHS trust to be fined £1.5m over cases of C-diff

March 8, 2013

THE trust that runs Tunbridge Wells Hospital is set for at least a £1.5 million fine after missing its target for...
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‘Affordable’ homes in Hawkhurst are too expensive to heat

March 4, 2013
‘Affordable’ homes in Hawkhurst are  too  expensive to heat

RESIDENTS living in a Hawkhurst estate say their 'green' heating systems in their affordable homes are saddling them with...
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Police station and cafe plan for new centre in Cranbrook

February 27, 2013
Police station and cafe plan for new centre in Cranbrook

PROPOSALS have been unveiled to build a new three-storey hub in Cranbrook which could bring a raft of public services together.
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Paddock Wood’s Tina Oldershaw makes running history

February 22, 2013
Paddock Wood’s Tina Oldershaw makes running history

PADDOCK Wood's Tina Oldershaw has become the first veteran athlete in the history of the Kent Women's Cross Country League to win...
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Tina makes running history

February 22, 2013
Tina makes running history

PADDOCK Wood's Tina Oldershaw has become the first veteran athlete in the history of the Kent Women's Cross Country League to win...
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Man cleared of attempted murder of his ex-lover

February 15, 2013
Man cleared of attempted murder of his ex-lover

A HUNTSMAN has been found not guilty of trying to murder his ex-lover with a shotgun.
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Huntsman ‘shot his ex after racing date snub’

February 1, 2013
Huntsman ‘shot his ex after racing date snub’

THE former lover of Louise Leggatt, a veterinary nurse from Benenden, has appeared in court accused of trying to murder her after...
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