Malling News
News from the Malling side of the Tonbridge & Malling borough — West Malling, East Malling, Kings Hill, Aylesford and Snodland. Our coverage spans Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, planning and housing growth around Kings Hill, court cases, fire and rescue callouts and travel on the M20 and A228.
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Council Updates Tonbridge and Malling opens emergency beds for rough sleepers in freezing weather
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has activated its Severe Weather Emergency Protocol, making emergency accommodation available to…
13 November 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge and Malling re-launches HMO planning consultation
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has re-opened its public consultation on planning controls for Houses in Multiple Occupation across…
6 November 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Eight fire engines tackle shipping container fire in Wrotham
Kent Fire and Rescue Service sent eight fire engines to a fire involving several shipping containers at a commercial premises in Borough…
11 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 9 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 9 October 2026 10 stories · 4-minute read 1986: The Phantom of the Opera opened at Her Majesty’s Theatre in…
9 October 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man arrested in London after serious assault in Borough Green
Man arrested in London after serious assault in Borough Green A 46-year-old man was arrested in Walworth Road, London, following an…
8 October 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Thursday, 8 October 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Thursday, 8 October 2026 6 stories · 3-minute read 1952: The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash in England killed 112…
8 October 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge & Malling cabinet considers Article 4 Direction to require planning permission for new HMOs in parts of Tonbridge, Snodland and East Malling
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council’s Cabinet considered a proposal on 6 October 2026 to restrict the conversion of family homes into…
7 October 2026 -
Local News New rail ale trail links 16 pubs from Rainham to Gravesend and West Malling
The free Thames & Medway Rail Ale Trail uses the train to link micropubs, traditional pubs and a brewery taproom across nine stops in north…
6 October 2026 -
Crime & Justice Man arrested after reports of inappropriate behaviour at hotel near Aylesford
Man arrested after reports of inappropriate behaviour at hotel near Aylesford Kent Police is appealing for witnesses after a man was…
5 October 2026 -
Investigations Kent’s water, Part B: why fixing the leaks will not be enough, and what nobody has planned for
South East Water loses 105 million litres a day and is, by the numbers, an average English water company. This part shows why even…
22 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Weekend Briefing — Sunday, 20 September 2026
Kent Weekend Briefing Sunday, 20 September 2026 14 stories · 5-minute read 1988: Margaret Thatcher delivered her landmark Bruges speech…
20 September 2026 -
Kent Football Sheppey United 1-0 Snodland: FA Cup match report
Sheppey United won 1-0 away to Snodland in the FA Cup.
19 September 2026