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1st October 2020OUT NOW! Pick up the latest edition or read online
OUT NOW! We have now relaunchedthe new, fortnightly Downs Mail Newspaper to our family of loyal readers. Pick up the latest editionfrom your local supermarket or newsagents ...
7th August 2020STUDY: Kent has 'worst record for drownings in the UK'
KENT has one of the worst records for drownings in the country, says a new study. The county's figure of 22 deaths in the fifth worst in the United Kingdom, says the Royal Life Saving ...
African goose finds home in Kent ponds
ONCE an ornament to the genteel lakes of 17th century manor houses and grand halls, a wild but rather rare goose appears to be setting up home in our corner of Kent. The Egyptian goose, introduced ...
LATEST: Maidstone drug dealer, 23, jailed
A DRUG dealer has been jailed for more than three years following a county line drugs investigation. Brandon Gnamien, 23, sent regular marketing texts to known drug users in Maidstone, offering ...
KENT: Thunderstorm warning after scorching heatwave
THE Met Office has issued a two-day thunderstorm warning for the whole of the UK. The yellow warning comes into force at midnight on Monday following the heatwave, with flooding to homes and ...
M20: Woodland project ends fear of huge lorry park - latest
TWO years ago, residents in Platts Heath feared their green enclave off the M20 was to be concreted over to make way for a post-Brexit lorry park. Now they have learnt the site will, in fact, be ...
BREAKING: Mystery house blaze in Kings Hill
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house fire in Kings Hill this morning. The roof blaze happened inVictory Drive at around 8am today. At the height of the blaze, four fire engines and a ...
DRUGS: Maidstone man and woman charged with crack and heroin supply
A MAIDSTONE man and woman have been charged with crack and heroin supply following dawn raids by Kent Police. The county-wide team of detectivesissued 70 new charges, made 25 arrests and ...
HEATWAVE: Temperatures to hit 34C this afternoon in Maidstone
Temperatures in Maidstone are set to reach highs of 34C today. Readings of 34C are expected to take place at around 3pm. Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri, said: “Today is ...
LATEST: 495 active Covid-19 cases in Maidstone
TWOreports out today indicate the number of active Covid-19 cases in Maidstone still cause concern. Public Health England report 669 cases in the borough. A second ...