Tonbridge News
News from Tonbridge, the market town on the River Medway in the Tonbridge & Malling borough of west Kent. Our coverage includes Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council, planning and flooding on the Medway, court cases, fire and rescue incidents and travel on the A21 and local rail lines.
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Local News Kent bus fares cut to £2 and £5 for summer days out
Kent County Council is backing discounted Stagecoach fares and extra Go Bus journeys across the county from August to early September 2026…
31 July 2026 -
Fire & Rescue Kent Fire and Rescue Service attends multiple outdoor fires across Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Rochester
Kent Fire and Rescue Service attends multiple outdoor fires across Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Rochester Kent Fire and Rescue Service…
25 July 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge and Malling Council wins top Gold Award for Armed Forces support
The borough council has reached the highest level of the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme, moving up from Silver status it…
24 July 2026 - Crime & Justice
Two men charged with GBH after Boxley stabbing
Ronnie Welsh, 28, and Alfie Welsh, 26, have been remanded in custody after a man in his 30s was left in hospital with injuries consistent…
23 July 2026 - Crime & Justice
Paddock Wood man jailed for six years over van robbery, drug offences and farm burglaries
Danny Lee, 25, was sentenced to six years and three months at Maidstone Crown Court on 8 July 2026 after a series of offences spanning five…
23 July 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge footbridge to be removed next week
A pedestrian bridge linking Lower Castle Fields car park to Tonbridge Racecourse Sportsground will be lifted out by crane and dismantled…
20 July 2026 -
Council Updates Rose and Crown Hotel owners take back control as repair work planned in Tonbridge
The owners of Tonbridge’s Grade II listed Rose and Crown Hotel have confirmed they will manage the building directly and carry out repairs…
20 July 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Sunday, 19 July 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Sunday, 19 July 2026 Car fire reported on A249, Kent Fire and Rescue Service confirms The day in Kent · Kent County…
19 July 2026 -
Fire & Rescue London Road in Hildenborough closed after two-vehicle crash
London Road in Hildenborough closed after two-vehicle crash View tweet from @kentfirerescue Kent Fire and Rescue Service has closed London…
18 July 2026 -
Council Updates Four new councils to replace Kent’s current structure by 2028
Government ministers have confirmed that Kent and Medway’s 14 existing councils will be abolished and replaced by four single-tier…
17 July 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone to join new West Kent council from 2028
The Government has confirmed Maidstone will merge with Sevenoaks, Tonbridge & Malling and Tunbridge Wells into a single West Kent unitary…
17 July 2026 -
Council Updates Maidstone to merge into new West Kent council by April 2028
Maidstone Borough Council has confirmed the government wants to fold the borough into a new West Kent unitary authority alongside…
17 July 2026