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19th February 2020EXCLUSIVE: Golding Homes rapped for failings in electrical fire safety
ONE of Maidstone's biggest providers of social housing, Golding Homes, has been served a regulatory notice for"high risk" failings over electrical safety, Daily Downs Mail has ...
19th February 2020CLOSED: Road shuts for emergency repair works near Maidstone
THERE is an emergency road closure in Staplehurst. Couchman Green Lane is now closed for up to seven days.The road will be closed at between the junctions of Pile Lane, Sweetlands Lane and ...
LATEST: Man found dead in Snodland
A MAN found dead at Holborough Lakes,Snodland, has been named locally. The body ofRobert McNaughton was found near the Berkeley Homes housing estate off the A228 on Saturday, February ...
FINED: Maidstone Springers owner prosecuted for running kennel without licence
A DOG boarding company owner has pleaded guilty to running his business without a licence after a dog allegedly suffered serious injuries when in his care. Maidstone Borough Council successfully ...
WARNING: Temporary traffic signals on busy road in Maidstone - expect delays
THERE will be temporary traffic signals in place in Maidstone. The lights will be in place on February 20 and 21 on New Cut Roadbetween 09:30 to 14:30 for new sign works. The signals will ...
UPDATE: Overturned van and trailer on M20 near Maidstone
A VAN and trailer overturned on the M20 this morning. Two lanes are still closedheading Coastboundbetween J4 (A228 Snodland) and J5 (A20 Coldharbour roundabout). Emergency services ...
BREAKING: Vehicle overturns on M20 near Maidstone
TWO lanes on the M20 are currently closed due to an overturned vehicle. The incident happened on the M20heading Coastboundbetween J4 (A228 Snodland) and J5 (A20 Coldharbour ...
PROMOTED: MP Helen Whately lands new role in government
MP Helen Whately has been promoted to Minister of State in the Department for Health and Social Care. Helen’s new responsibilities include social care as well as the NHS workforce. She was ...
999: Car crashes into bollard in supermarket car park near Maidstone
A CAR struck a bollard in a supermarket car park in Aylesford. The collision happened on Monday, February 17 at around 11am at Sainsbury'son the Quarry Wood Industrial Estate. A Kent ...
BREAKING: Police respond to reports of gunshots in Maidstone
GUNSHOTS were reportedly fired at a property in Tovil. Detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate are investigating a report that the shots were fired at a house in Massey Close ...