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23rd July 2018Fans complain about waiting hours in car waiting to leave Little Mix event
Fans of the Little Mix concert have been making their complaints heard, not about the concert itself but wait trying to leave the event that left some fans sat in the cars for several hours. The ...
23rd July 2018Amber Alert for Kent as heatwave set to last 5 more days
“STAY out of the sun” urges the Met Office as the current heatwave is set to continue until Friday as Kent has been put on Amber Alert and temperatures are not set to fall below 28C ...
Operation Stack replacement may not be ready in time for Brexit
“CONSIDERABLE work is still needs to be completed” according to a report by the National Audit Office focusing on the new version of Operation Stack along the M20 to avoid Brexit ...
Firefighters tackle large fire at industrial estate near Maidstone
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a large blaze at an indusitrial estate near Maidstone yesterday. Residents were advised to close their windows due to the volumes of thick, black smoke given off by the ...
EXCLUSIVE: True cost to tax-payer of council's failed High Court action
MAIDSTONE Borough Council has spent more than £12,000 of public money on the failed judicial review into the use of road levies by Kent County Council, Daily Downs Mail has learnt. It is not ...
Hammer wielding thief jailed for two years
A THIEF who stole scrap metal from a recycling centre in Lenham has been jailed for two years. Calum Osbourne and two accomplices drove into the Countrystyle Recycling centre on the Ashford Road, ...
New appointments as county council leader reveals Cabinet shake-up
CATHERINE Rankin (pictured) joins the Cabinet on the county council following a re-shuffle. KCC leader Paul Carter has made changes to his Cabinet, which include new appointments in portfolios for ...
Police issue on-line scam alert as Maidstone man duped of thousands
CYBER Crimes detectives are warning people to be aware of a scam being carried out online by fraudsters after reports of a Maidstone man being duped out of nearly £5,000. Police say more ...
Down comes the rain - weeks of drought broken for gardeners in Maidstone
Gardeners are rejoicinginBearsted as, finally, the areaenjoys some much-needed rain after nearly a month of scorching sunshine. With recent satellite images showing large swathes ...
Defra minister put under the spotlight at rural summit in Yalding
THERE was no shortage of questions for the environment minister when she attended a Rural Business Forum in Yalding. The conference hall at Kenward House was packed with those keen to ask ...