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1st October 2020OUT NOW! Pick up the latest edition or read online
OUT NOW! Pick up the latest editionfrom your local supermarket or newsagents today. We are taking bookings from advertisers and our newsroom continues to be on standby for your editorial ...
24th September 2020BREAKING: Fears grow of Op Stack after French go on strike in Calais
SEVERE disruption is expected today on Kent's motorways after industrial action in Calais. Fears are growing Op Stack will be implemented later today. MORE AS ...
JAILED: Man followed woman home before attacking her in Maidstone
A MAIDSTONE man who followed and assaulted a lone woman has been jailed. Christopher Hatcher (36), of Tonbridge Road, pounced on his victim as she was making her way home from the town ...
BREAKING: Coronavirus case confirmed at Maidstone school
A NUMBER of pupils at Maidstone Grammar School have been told to self-isolate after it confirmed a case of Covid-19. The secondary school wrote to parents to say a small group of students are ...
DONATE: MP Tracey Crouch praises sister for show of solidarity
A CONSERVATIVE MP has praised her “baldy sister” for shaving her head in solidarity. Earlier this year, MP Tracey Crouch announced she had breast cancer and said she intended to ...
BREAKING: Body found in woodland near Maidstone
THE body of a man was found in Lordswood woods this morning. Emergency crews raced to North Dane Way after the alarm was raised at around 6.35am on Wednesday, September 23. A Kent Police ...
URGENT: Main road shuts for emergency repairs near Maidstone
A MAIN road in Marden has shut for emergency repairs. B2079 Goudhurst Road is now closed until September 28to allow for South East Water emergency works just south of the junction with Plain ...
CUSTODY: Man accused of courier fraud in Snodland
A MAN has been accused of courier fraud in Snodland. Reuben Thomas (28) was arrested on Saturday, September 19 2020by officers investigating a courier fraud at a property in the town. Two ...
WARNING: Main road to shut in Maidstone town centre
THERE is a road closure in Maidstone. The A20 Ashford Road will be closed overnightunder the railway bridge near Square Hill onSeptember 30 (19:00-06:00) to enable an underground radar ...
LATEST: Virus starting to hit Kent hard
The coronavirusis starting to hit Kent hard again with more than 40 new cases in the last day, Government figuresreveal 34 cases in Kent and nine in Medway. Totals for Kent this ...