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21st September 2018BREXIT POLL - should there be a second EU referendum? VOTE!
IT ISless than six months until Britain leaves the European Union after four decades as members. But there have growing calls in some quartersfor a second referendum, which ultimately ...
21st September 2018M20 disruption in the next few days - full details
HIGHWAYS England have released details of the latest road works on the M20. There are two junctions which will be affected in the coming days. The statement reads: M20 junction 1 ...
BREXIT POLL: Should we hold a second referendum? Vote now...
IT ISless than six months until Britain leaves the European Union after four decades as members. But there have growing calls in some quartersfor a second referendum, which ultimately ...
Police looking for man who burgled a Maidstone woman who is in her 90s
POLICE are investigating a report of a distraction burglary in Maidstone. Officers have now issued a computer-generated image of a man they would like to speak to in relation to the ...
Road closed near Maidstone to fix leaking water main
Kent County Council have given notice that a road in Wateringbury will be closed for up to four days. Nettlestead Lane will be closed from September 20 for up to four days due to a leaking com ...
Natwest bank online, telephone and mobile customers locked out of their accounts
NATWEST bank customers have been locked out of their accounts due to the failure of the online and mobile banking system. Users of the bank, including Royal Bank of Scotland and Ulster, have been ...
Girlguiding event at Leeds Castle
LEEDS Castle is hosting a Girlguiding event. Almost 1,000 Brownies and Rainbows with their leaders will gather at on Saturday, September 22 to get their Girlguiding Challenge ...
Van driver cut from wreckage of vehicle after crash near Maidstone
FIREFIGHTERS cut a man from the wreckage of a van after a crash near Maidstone. Two engines went to the scene in Malling Road, Larkfield, at around7.30pm last night and spent 40 ...
Mystery blaze on pleasure craft on the River Medway at Maidstone
FIRFIGHTERS tackled a fire on a river boat on the Medway early this morning. The 999 team was called to Unicumes Lane at around5am and spent more than an hour extinguishing the blaze on the ...
Massive 999 response to emergency in Bearsted
AN EMERGENCY nearthe A20 at Bearsted sparked a massive 999 response this afternoon. Ambulances andand police cars - around 10 in all - attended the scene on Ashford Road, Bearsted, at ...