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Funeral for Keziah Shorten packs out Tonbridge church
FIVE hundred people gathered at a Tonbridge church this week to say goodbye to a 20-year-old woman who lost her fight against a rare medical condition. The family and friends of Silver Close resident Keziah Shorten filled St Stephen's Church on Monday to celebrate her life with a thanksgiving service before a private funeral later that day. A hairdressing student at the former West Kent College, Keziah – known to all as Kez... -
Mitt Romney is a Tonbridge Boy!
I am loving the Tonbridge Courier today! It reports that US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is descended from Tonbridge. His links to the town date back to the 16th century, and were discovered by an American journalist. It seems Mitt Romney had an ancestor called, funnily enough, Mr Romney, who lived in Tonbridge in 1555. Also, Romney Way in North Tonbridge is named after another direct descendant - a Mr George Romney -... -
Tonbridge taxi driver jailed for 'degrading' rape
A TONBRIDGE taxi driver was jailed for eight years – more than a quarter of a century after he raped a woman who has since died. A jury at Canterbury Crown Court found 46-year-old Martin Eke, of Douglas Road, guilty at the end of a two-day trial. In 1986 he had pounced on 21-year-old Jacqueline Spriddell as she walked home from a night out. Jailing Eke on Thursday, Judge Adele Williams said the attack had been "cruel,... -
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Rise in TV licence fee dodgers
THE number of Tonbridge residents dodging the TV licence fee has risen by more than ten per cent in the past year. Figures revealed by the Broadcasters Audience Research Board this week show more than 170 people were caught catching up on their soaps without a valid licence in 2011. In 2010, the number of offenders was at the 150 mark. Pauline Gillingham, TV Licensing spokesman for the South East, said the authority was determined... -
Adventurer's home after her record Antarctic trek
"AS SOON as the plane landed, the realisation of loneliness hit me like a sledgehammer." Polar adventurer Felicity Aston is no stranger to the harsh extremes of the frozen continent. But when faced with 59 days of isolation in a record-breaking trek across Antarctica, she found herself facing a whole new challenge. "The big difference between being with a team and being alone is the constant anxiety or stress. I was...
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Heads to discuss grammar school
A SENIOR councillor is to meet with head teachers of schools across West Kent to discuss a plan for a new grammar school in Sevenoaks. More than 1,500 people have signed a petition for a grammar school in the town. One of their key arguments for the new facility is that 1,100 pupils – including those from Westerham, Sundridge and Brasted – who have passed the 11-plus travel outside of Sevenoaks every day to get to... -
Is your child's school closed by snow? Check the KCC online snow report.
It'll be easier than ever next term to find out if your child's school is closed during snowy weather. KCC is running a live online service that promises to provide an up to date information service at the touch of a button. Not only will it give you access to school closure news, but it will also provide updates on library service closures, adult education lessons that may be affected, rubbish and recycling shcedules and... -
new faith school bid being led by rector
A PLAN is under way for a new Christian secondary school in Sevenoaks. A team of parents and teachers from the area are working to set up the project on the site of the old Wildernesse School. On a new website, the group said: "Christian schools have proved to be very popular with parents, not least in the Sevenoaks area where there are several excellent church primary schools." An application for funding under the... -
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Heads' view
A JOINT statement has been issued by Simon Everson of The Skinners' School, John Harrison of Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, Maureen Johnson of the Weald of Kent Grammar School, Rosemary Joyce of Tonbridge Grammar School, Robert Masters of The Judd School, Linda Wybar of Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School. They said: "We, the head teachers of the grammar schools in West Kent, are aware that it is... -
School debate waits on MPs
A PUBLIC meeting due to be held on the issue of secondary school provision in Sevenoaks has been postponed. Sevenoaks Action for Community Education (ACE), a group lobbying for more research into the need for secondary places in town, is waiting to find out whether Labour will overthrow a new law allowing the expansion of grammar schools. The decision would impact on whether a new grammar school will be built in Sevenoaks. Although...
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