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2nd April 2020GALLERY: Leeds artist to hold virtual tutorials and online shop
AS the nation gets to grip with life in virtual lockdown, closer to home, one local artist is doing her bit to keep her community creative. Antonia Enthoven, of Lower Street, Leeds, hopes to ...
2nd April 2020Deer spotted on Weavering Heath last night
DEER has been spotted on Weavering Heath. The animal, believed to be a roe, was seen on the open space at 8pm last night. The heath is in the process of being granted village green ...
CORONAVIRUS: 'Well liked' Coxheath man dies
THE Coxheath man who died of the coronavirus was a 35-year-old takeaway worker. The father of one lived in the village with his wife and three year old son. We understand he died in a local ...
CORONAVIRUS: Heart of Kent Hospice faces closure
HEART of Kent Hospice faces the threat of closure without donations. Doctors, nurses and support teams at the hospice are continuing to help over 880 terminally ill patients and their families, ...
COURT: Maidstone sub-postmaster's 'fraud nightmare'
CUSTOMERS and friends of popular Tovil sub-postmaster for seven years Kanagasundaram Prince were shocked when he was suddenly removed by the Post Office and then faced a charge of false accounting at ...
M20 UPDATE: Woman found injured on roadside
THE M20 still remains closed after a woman was found injured near Maidstone. Officers attended the scene at 6.48am this morning and a woman was takento hospital for medical attention. A ...
CORONAVIRUS: Maidstone Distillery creates hand sanitiser
A DISTILLERY in Maidstone has created a hand sanitiser. Maidstone Distillery will bedistributing tolocal organisations, buthope to be able to expand this in time. Owner Darren ...
HEALTH: Cancer praise for hospitals facing Coronavirus challenges
AS Coronavirus pressures grow on both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals the hospital trust has been praised for a remarkable turnaround in hitting national targets for cancer ...
M20 CHAOS: Motorway closed after pedestrian found injured
A SECTION of theM20 is currently shut due to an injured pedestrian. The motorwaywas shut between junctions 9 Ashford and junction 8 Hollingbourne in both directions. The M20 is now ...
CORONAVIRUS: Anno gin-makers turning to hand-rubs for NHS frontline heroes
A LOCAL gin-making business has joined the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic by manufacturing a hand sanitiser. Anno Distillers in Marden are usingtheir technology, kit and ...