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30th July 2021COURT: Council takes first step towards clearing up Embankments restaurant
THE burnt-out barge on the River Medway, once the Embankments restaurant, has become the subject on an enforcement order by the borough council. It went up in flames in February last year and its ...
30th July 2021999: Paramedic recognised for more than 37 years' service
ONE of the first female paramedics to serve in Kent has been recognised for more than 37 years’ service. Penny Scrimgeour was given a fitting tribute to mark her retirement earlier this ...
LATEST: Business 'booming' for local restaurants
NO-SHOWS for restaurant bookings are not as widespread as some reports have claimed, Downs Mail has learned. One Maidstone restaurant owner claimed recently the issue was affecting a catering ...
LATEST: Plan to open all Kent libraries
ALL of Kent’s 99 libraries will reopen their doors to the public next month, it has been revealed. Kent County Council (KCC) has announced its intended route out of lockdown for some of its ...
KINGS HILL: New leaders shake up troubled parish council
IT IS all change at Kings Hill Parish Council following a recent vote of no confidence in long-time chair Sarah Barker. During an extraordinary general meeting of the beleaguered parish council on ...
MP HELEN WHATELY: Call to extend power to stop illegal lorry parking
MP Helen Whately has written to the roads minister over the government's decision to end a pilot scheme allowing the clamping of illegally parked lorries. The project was designed to deter the ...
CAPTAIN PETER TOWNSEND: Royal lover's medals sold
IT WAS a story forbidden love which gripped the nation's hearts. The tale of a princess besotted with a dashing Battle of Britain pilot became the stuff of acres of newspaper coverage. In ...
WARNING: Alarming reports of toxic hogweed in Maidstone
ALARMING reports confirm the toxic plant, giant hogweed, is making a re-appearance across the county - and has already been spotted in Maidstone. Large quantities of the invasive non-native plant ...
OTHAM LATEST: 'I will fight for access ramp'
A DISABLED mum of two is fighting to get a set of stairs turned into a ramp when 421 new homes are built in Otham. Teresa Elliott (55), of The Beams, was diagnosed with primary progressive ...
CRASH: Accident near Eclipse Park in Maidstone causing havoc on roads
A REPORTED acccident near the Next store inEclipse Park is causing havoc on the roads, according to reports. New Cut Road is affected and causing problems all the way back towards Willington ...