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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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 -
Daily Briefing Kent Morning Briefing — Friday, 11 September 2026
Kent Morning Briefing Friday, 11 September 2026 8 stories · 3-minute read 2008: A major fire broke out on a freight train in the Channel…
11 September 2026 -
Council Updates Kent misapplied ancient woodland test on Aylesford quarry plan, Maidstone report says
A draft objection published with Maidstone’s cabinet papers says Kent County Council relied on a 2013 decision, taken when ancient woodland…
10 September 2026