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25th August 2019HEADCORN STABBING: arrested man released on police bail - details
A man arrested following on Friday over an analleged stabbing at Headcorn Station has been released on police bail. The 35-year-old Maidstone man has been bailed until September 20. The ...
25th August 2019MURDER LATEST: Stop Maidstone's 'descent into barbarism' - local councillor
Radical action is needed to reverse the county town's "descent into barbarism", the local councillor has warned this morning after last night's stab murder. Bridge ward councillor ...
MURDER: Four arrested after man 'was stabbed to death' in Maidstone
FOUR Londoners have been arrested for the suspected murder of man overnight in Maidstone. The town centre at Jubilee Square has been sealed off. Local Conservative councillor Jontahan Purle ...
COURT: Teen dodges jail after 'sniffing a white powder' at a Maidstone nightclub
A TEENAGER dodged jail after being found with cocaine, cannabis and ketamine at a Maidstone nightclub. Colin Wray (19,) of Coldharbour Lane had been seen by door staff at the Source Bar sniffing ...
HEADCORN STABBING: Latest developments and pictures from the scene
A 35-year-old man remains in police custody over the stabbing in Headcorn this morning. The alleged victim is in a London hospital where he is said to be stable. BREAKING: ...
COURT: Sales consultant crashed company car into tree more than double the limit
A DRUNKEN sales consultant crash a company car into a tree more than double the limit after a night out after work, a court heard. A witness had seen Elsbeth Pope (25) swerve into the tree in ...
STABBING: man knifed in head in 'wild west' village near Maidstone
A MANhas been seriously injured after being stabbed in the head near Headcorn rail station this morning. A local councillor said the village has become "like the wild West" in ...
BANK HOLIDAY: Contractor announces closures, delays and disruption on M20
The work to complete the "smart" motorway project on the M20 will affect the bank holiday and into next week in both directions. A statement from the contractors says: Work to ...
MUSIC ON THE GREEN: Getting ready for the big day this weekend in Bearsted
PREPARATIONSare underway for this weekend's Music on the Green Festival on Bearsted Green. The popular event which starts on Sunday around noon was hit by bad weather last year. There ...
JAILED: Shameful past of Juliet Waghorn who stabbed her husband near Maidstone
A WOMAN jailed for stabbing her husband had been in court just months ago for hurling a bottle at a policeman. Juliet Waghorn (52) was sent to prison this week for plunging a nine inch blade into ...