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26th April 2019SCHOOLS: Council resists public protests and passes M20 application
AFTER months of public protest against the building to two new schools near the M20 at junction seven, the council's planning committee last night approved the scheme. Despite 600 letters of ...
26th April 2019BLAZE: Victim suffers facial burns in out of control bonfire near Maidstone
FIRE crews were sent to an out of vontrol bonfire last night in East Farleigh. The bonfire had spread to a large pile of wooden plates, rubbish and a hedge, at a yard in Heath Road, East Farleigh ...
WARNING: Emergency road closure on busy road in Maidstone
THERE are reports of an emergency road closure in Maidstone. The closure is on Royal Engineers Road Southbound carriageway just after the exit from Running Horse roundabout. The closure ...
FOUND: Police arrest man in connection to Land Rover theft near Maidstone
PATROL teams searching for a stolen Land Rover from Lenham have arrested a man in connection with the theft. At around 11.30pm on Wednesday, April 24 2019, the officers were alerted to the theft ...
UPDATE: Motorway re-opens after two car collision
THE M26 has officially re-opened after a collision involving two cars on the eastbound carriageway of the M26 between junctions 1 and 2A. A spokesman for Kent Police RPU said: "The ...
CRASH: Air ambulance crew arrive to help person trapped inside overturned car
THERE are reports of an overturned car on the M26 Eastbound. Kent Police was called at 1.49pm on Thursday 25 April regarding a collision involving two cars on the eastbound carriageway of ...
M20: Broken down lorry blocks lane on motorway in Maidstone
THERE are reports of a broken down lorry on the M20. TheM20 London bound partially blocked with slow moving traffic due to broken down lorry between J9 A20 Fougeres Way (Ashford) and J8 A20 ...
M20 WARNING: Broken down caravan blocks lane in Maidstone
THERE are reports of a broken down caravan on the M20. The caravan is on the M20 J9 Ashford to J8 Maidstone. Free recovery and crash cushion are on scene. Expect delays. ...
APPEAL: Detectives search for witnesses after criminal damage in Maidstone
DETECTIVES are appealing for infomation after a window was smashed at an address in Maidstone. Officers were called after a window was smashed in West Park Road. The incident happened at ...
M20 BLOCKED: Broken down vehicle causing delays in Maidstone
THERE are reports of a broken down vehicle on the M20. The broken down vehicle has blocked one lane of the M20 London bound between J9 (Ashford) and J8 (Leeds Castle / Maidstone ...