Nuns are threatening to leave their 1,000-year-old abbey if developers are allowed to build 65 houses in the field next door. Benedictine sisters have lived at St Mary's Abbey in West Malling, Kent, ...

A priest is delighted after it was announced that his West Malling church will no longer be sold. In December it was revealed that The Archdiocese of Southwark had decided to sell St Thomas More ...

Music-lovers are eagerly awaiting this year’s main event. The Music@Malling Festival will run from September 24 to September 30, at various venues across Malling such as St Mary’s Church in West ...

A number of buildings at Malling Abbey are Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 2* listed The way of life of a secluded community of nuns would be "devastated" if new homes planned nearby get the go-ahead, a ...

But years of peaceful existence is about to be ripped apart by housing developers who are rolling in diggers and preparing to build a sprawling 65-home estate next to the grounds of the Grade I and II ...

Voters in Maidstone and Malling have gone to the ballot box in the general election 2024. A new Member of Parliament is being elected for the Kent constituency which includes the the Maidstone wards ...

Voters in Tonbridge and Malling have had their say in the 2025 local elections. Seats on Kent County Council were up for grabs across the district, including Malling West, Malling North, Malling ...

Ed Argar, Chris Philip, Victoria Atkins and Tom Tugendhat are all vying to be the new Conservative candidate for Tonbridge and Malling It is a long way from the US presidential elections to the ...