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19th April 2021CCTV APPEAL: Maidstone shop worker racially abused over face mask request
A MAIDSTONE shop worker was threatened and racially abused after asking a customer to wear a face mask. The incident happened at Greggs in The Mall at around 9.10am on April 2. Th suspect ...
19th April 2021BREAKING: Central reservation on M20 'hit by two cars' in Maidstone
A CRASH on the M20 is causing long delays this afternoon. Kent Highways says the central reservation barrier has been hit and pushed into the London-bound carriageway between junction 8 and ...
WARNING: Crash halts traffic on M20 near Maidstone
A CRASH on the M20 is causing long delays this afternoon. The incident happened between junction 8 (Leeds Castle)to junction 9 (Ashford) in the coastbound contraflow. Officers are en ...
CRIME: Police seize three catapults from 'lads' in Maidstone town centre
THREE catapults were seized by police from a group of youths in Maidstone town centre. Kent Police tweeted to say they had stopped three 'lads' after being called about antisocial ...
INJUNCTION: Boxley farmer ordered by High Court to clear up dump site
A FULL injunction has been obtained against a Boxley farmer to stop using an ancient woodland as an area to store and burn rubbish. Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) has now obtained a full ...
WITNESS APPEAL: Youth shelter and picnic table 'burnt and vandalised'
A YOUTH shelter and picnic table opposite a school was vandalised and burnt in Leybourne. The shelter at the multi-use games area in Oxley Shaw Lane, adjacent to the school, was vandalised ...
BREAKING: Car fire 'started deliberately' in Maidstone
A CAR fire near Barming is believed to have been started deliberately. Two fire engines attended the scene off Hermitage Lane in the early hours of this morning. Crews wearing breathing ...
WARNING: New Cut Road in Maidstone to close tomorrow night
NEW CUT Road is set to shut next week for one night. The road will close on April 19 (19.30 - 5.00)between the junctions with Grovewood Drive South and Grovewood Drive. The alternative ...
Bin blaze caused by discarded cigarette end in Maidstone
A DISCARDED cigarette end is believed to have been the cause of a bin fire in Maidstone this afternoon. Two fire engines were sent to Hubert walter drive at around 3pm to deal with the ...
TRIBUTE: Wildlife park's heartbreak as beloved leopard Artur dies
A wildlife park in Headcorn says it is "devastated" following the death of one of its oldest cats. Artur, an 18-year-old leopard, passed away suddenly in his sleep last weekend and, ...