Tonbridge News
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Council Updates Tonbridge & Malling council considers submitting its new local plan for independent examination
Full Council met on 3 September 2026 to decide whether to approve the borough’s draft Regulation 19 Local Plan for publication and…
4 September 2026 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 4 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 4 September 2026 10 stories · 3-minute read 1944: British 11th Armoured Division liberates Antwerp, a pivotal…
4 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent County Council asks for views on plan that could open new quarry site near Aylesford
Kent County Council has opened a Regulation 19 consultation on its Pre-Submission Draft Kent Mineral Sites Plan 2026, proposing one new…
3 September 2026 -
Crime & Justice Kent Police release CCTV image after four reported thefts at Tonbridge petrol station
Officers are asking anyone who recognises a woman captured on CCTV to come forward after four alleged thefts of meat products from a BP…
3 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge & Malling cabinet asked to adopt formal artificial intelligence governance policy
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council’s cabinet considered a proposed artificial intelligence governance framework on 1 September 2026…
2 September 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge & Malling reports £66,000 favourable budget position but warns of planning and homelessness pressures
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council’s cabinet considered a mid-year financial update on 1 September 2026 showing a net favourable variance…
2 September 2026 -
Kent Football Tonbridge Angels 5-1 Walton & Hersham: National League – South match report
Tonbridge Angels won 5-1 at home to Walton & Hersham in the National League – South.
31 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Motorcyclist airlifted to London hospital after A26 crash near Mereworth
A man in his 20s was seriously injured when a motorcycle and a car collided on the A26 Maidstone Road near Mereworth on 18 August 2026, and…
26 August 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge and Malling’s draft Local Plan published ahead of council vote
Councillors will decide on 3 September 2026 whether to release the borough’s development blueprint for formal public consultation, with the…
25 August 2026 -
Council Updates Government takes control of East Malling 1,300-home planning decision
The Secretary of State has called in a planning application for up to 1,300 homes on land west of Hermitage Lane in East Malling, meaning…
20 August 2026 -
Council Updates Tonbridge and Malling approves retrospective planning change for Ditton demolition
A Section 73 application varying four planning conditions at Park Farm Cottage, Bradbourne Lane, Ditton, has been approved by Tonbridge and…
20 August 2026 -
Crime & Justice Tunbridge Wells man jailed for 10 years and nine months for rape of teenager
Rocco Minafra, 47, of Tonbridge, was convicted at Maidstone Crown Court of rape, three counts of sexual assault and threats to kill…
19 August 2026