• Could you be a foster carer? 2012 could be the year you make a difference.

  By 28Maz28 at 17:48 on 03/01/12

  

  KCC is actively seeking foster carers from Tonbridge and across Kent. Could YOU be a foster carer? If so, 2012 could be YOUR year. The Fostering Network charity estimates that 8,750 new foster families need to be found across the United Kingdom during the next 12 months. Between April 2011 and March 2012, KCC set a target to recruit 120 new foster carers and is on course to achieve this. KCC's Fostering Service offers a range of...

• Go Green this yuletide! Let the council take away your Christmas tree.

  By mikevoice at 20:47 on 23/12/11

  

  Tonbridge residents are being urged to go green and recycle as much as possible this Christmas. Once the festive season is over, residents in Tonbridge and Malling can compost their real Christmas trees by placing them in or next to their green-lidded bin.  Christmas trees placed in the green-lidded bin should have all decorations removed and should be broken down to ensure that no branches are thicker than three inches or more...

• Refuse and recycling in Tonbridge and Malling over Xmas

  By RozzH1 at 16:08 on 20/12/11

  

  Worried about rubbish and recycling over Christmas? Residents in Tonbridge and Malling are being assured that disruptions to their refuse and recycling collections will be kept to an absolute minimum during the festive period.  All collections in Tonbridge and Malling which are due up to and including Friday 23 December will be made as usual. In the two weeks beginning Monday 26 December and Monday 2 January, all collections...

• KCC says Katherine Kerswell has done an 'exceptional' job - what do you think?

  By 28Maz28 at 09:47 on 12/12/11

  

  KCC has issued a statement about the departure of highly paid Katherine Kerswell. What do you think about what they say: "Katherine Kerswell has done an exceptional job at Kent reshaping our approach to service delivery and recasting our overall management arrangements.  She is a first-rate public servant with tremendous skills at making large organisations work well.  Her management direction has helped produce very...

• Tonbridge People could be at risk from dodgy 'Drop Vodka'

  By 28Maz28 at 12:38 on 06/12/11

  

  Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council is warning Tonbridge People to beware of illicit 'Drop Vodka' that could be damaging to health. This comes after a warning from the Foods Standards Agency. Bottles of 'Drop Vodka' 70cl have been discovered on sale elsewhere in the UK. There is a food safety concern in that products sampled by local authorities have identified the presence of Propan-2-ol and other substances that can be potentiall...

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