A temporary traffic ban introduced to curb pollution and traffic in a village following the launch of a new bridge took a step closer to being made permanent this week. A bid to keep the scheme, which aims to bring relief tothe residents of Wouldham High Street, has been backed unanimously by members of the Tonbridge and Malling Joint Transportation Board. The order prohibits traffic from entering the high street from the north, the Medway Towns direction. Kent County Councillor Andrew Kennedy (Con) said: “Wouldham – the last output of Tonbridge and Malling before it becomes Medway – was a sle…