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15th October 2021MURDER: MPs pay tribute to Sir David Amess following stabbing
TORY MP SirDavid Amess (69) has died after being stabbed during a constituency surgery in Essex. Police say the attack happened around middayat Belfairs Methodist Church in ...
15th October 2021COVID: Wedding bookings expected to return to 'normal levels' next month
WEDDINGbookings are expected to return to “normal levels” across Kent next month after a busy summer since lockdown restrictions were eased. Kent Registration Service has ...
WILDLIFE: Daddy long legs in 'harmless' invasion
GOLF course greenkeepers hate them but fly-fishers love them...and the humble daddy long legs is here in record numbers this autumn. The insect, more formally known as the crane fly, is buzzing ...
MAIDSTONE: Brothers keep sporting ambition in the family
TWO bothers from Maidstone are the living proof that a sporty gene runs in the family. Both huge successes in their own fields are weightlifter Tayla (15) and racing car driver Loui (16) Hounsell ...
SURVEY: Speeding is 'routine' in Bearsted
MOTORISTS in Bearsted routinely break the speed limits, according to new figures. On average drivers exceeded the limits in both directions in Ware Street, The Street, Otham Lane, Roseacre Lane, ...
LATEST: Biffa 'sorry' for noisy pre-dawn collections across Maidstone
A WASTE management company has apologised about noisy lorries waking up residents by carrying out contract collections before dawn. They complain that private commercial pick-ups at local premises ...
WEST MALLING: Unsafe lime trees to be felled at church
THREE lime trees at St Mary’s Church in West Malling must be felled. The trees line the footpath from the High Street to the church - two on the south side of the path, and one to the ...
LATEST: Mosque 'will be place for whole community'
MORE than 2,000 worshippers are overjoyed now the much-anticipated Maidstone Mosque is complete. The Mote Road building has been transformed into a multi-purpose centre for worship, including a ...
LATEST: Kent County Council to fund free school meals in October half-term
KENT County Council (KCC) has stepped in to provide holiday meal vouchers for children from low income families. The government had previously said youngsters from nursery age to sixth form will ...
BREAKING: Police cordon off town centre as man climbs on roof
A MAN has been taken into custody after he climbed onto the roof of a multi-storey car park in Maidstone. Officers shut the end of Gabriel's Hill at around 1.45pm regarding concern for his ...