Tonbridge News
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Council Updates FCC Environment Secures 12-Year Waste Contract for South West Kent
Tonbridge and Malling and Tunbridge Wells councils award major environmental services deal starting April 2027. The Contract Details Two…
3 June 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s water and the bigger picture: how growth compounds across five systems
For three parts this investigation has examined Kent’s water and sewage networks one pressure at a time — the failing rivers, the…
1 June 2026 -
Council Updates Kent’s housing targets: the demographic engine
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government does not hold data on how many of the homes that Kent councils are required to…
25 May 2026 -
Crime & Justice One-punch attacker jailed for killing man in Snodland street assault
One-punch attacker jailed for killing man in Snodland street assault A man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after a…
15 May 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Firefighters Extinguish Quarry Blaze in Kings Hill This Afternoon
Firefighters Extinguish Quarry Blaze in Kings Hill This Afternoon Kent Fire and Rescue Service crews successfully tackled a fire at a…
12 May 2026 - Council Updates
Kent’s housing-capacity gap: the documented numbers
South East Water has formally told Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council that of the 19,620 homes the council is mandated to deliver by 2040…
11 May 2026 -
Council Updates What’s Really Happening to Kent’s Rivers, Beaches and Water Bills
Almost every monitored river in the Medway and the Stour now fails the legal environmental tests. Eleven Kent sewage treatment works are…
7 May 2026 -
Council Updates Tunbridge Wells Borough Council elections: your complete voter’s guide
From the Liberal Democrat administration that took the council outright in 2024, to Reform UK’s full-slate insurgent push, from the…
6 May 2026 -
Investigations The Cost of Crisis: How Kent’s Water and Sewage Networks Are Failing
Ninety-seven per cent of monitored water bodies in the Medway basin, and one hundred per cent of those in the Stour, now fail the legal…
4 May 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge & Malling Council Closes Lower Castle Field Car Park Bridge to Racecourse Sportsground for Safety
The bridge linking Lower Castle Field Car Park to the Racecourse Sportsground in Tonbridge closes tomorrow, with full removal planned later…
29 April 2026 - Crime & Justice
Kent Police Appeal for Witnesses After Hybrid Bike Robbery in East Malling
Kent Police Appeal for Witnesses After Hybrid Bike Robbery in East Malling Detectives from Kent Police are seeking public help following an…
28 April 2026 -
Crime & Justice Tonbridge Police Recover Suspected Stolen Electric Bike and Appeal for Owner
Tonbridge Police Recover Suspected Stolen Electric Bike and Appeal for Owner Kent Police officers in Tonbridge are seeking the rightful…
28 April 2026