Sevenoaks, England News

Residents are being asked for their views on how commuter parking can be improved near a Kent railway station.

Last Monday was December 21st - the Winter Solstice, or the shortest day of the year .

Trains delayed by ice - again! It has been a day of fresh misery on Kent's railways, with all trains cancelled between several towns in the county after an icy evening.

Abn image from BBC TV news showing the coach on its side, with the police car that slid into it on the icy hill enlarge Two women died and 47 other people were injured after a coach overturned on an icy road, police said today.

Wintry showers are forecast to clear gradually in Kent over the next few days. The Met Office says Tuesday afternoon should be dry but that conditions will remain frosty.

CHRISTMAS refuse and recycling collections will be suspended on Friday December 25, Saturday December 26 and Friday January 1. Over the Christmas period, households often produce more refuse than can be contained within their wheeled bins.

STAFF from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory have raised more than A 29,000 for charity during 2009, and are aiming to top that next year.

Warden under fire for parking on yellow line Sunday, December 13, 2009, 07:00 OTFORD shoppers have hit out at a traffic warden who slapped parking tickets on windscreens - while blocking the traffic in the village's High Street.

Published by HilaryC for Moat Homes Ltd in Housing and also in Communities Thursday 10th December 2009 - 9:01am People in Sevenoaks, Kent who want to get onto the property ladder are being invited to attend a HomeBuy event on Thursday 17 December from 11am until 2pm at Sevenoaks District Council Offices on Argyle Rd in Sevenoaks TN13 1HG.

A property developer has lost his appeal against a council's decision to refuse him planning permission to build 48 new homes on greenbelt land.

Two thefts of diesel are being investigated by Kent Police. In the latest incident on Wednesday, officers stopped a van on the M20 and found 6,000 litres of diesel stored in containers in the back of the vehicle.

Contributions to the NS about the possibility of a hung parliament overlooked an important consideration.

The guidance for visitors informs us that we will receive a warning prior to the detonation of an explosive device.

Plans for five children's centres across the county are to be scrapped and a further five are to be incorporated into existing facilities following a cost-cutting review by education chiefs.

HOUSEHOLDS have been instructed to boil their water to kill bacteria after routine tests found the supply was contaminated.

More than 70 households in a Kent village have been told to boil their water to kill bacteria, after experts discovered the supply was contaminated.

A man who died in hospital after a crash involving a car and a pick-up truck in Pilgrims Way at Westerham has been identified as John Smithers.

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Knole, near Sevenoaks in Kent, was established in the mid 15th century and requisitioned in 1538 from Thomas Cramner by Henry VIII, who in his overbearing kingly way had taken a liking to it.

New rules on admission to the Roman Catholic Church have been hailed by some discontented Anglicans as an answer to their prayers.