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16th January 2020HOUSE BLAZE: Rush hour havoc concern as A229 is shut both ways
A BLAZE near the centre of Maidstone is likely to cause havoc this evening on the roads. The A229 Loose Road is partially shut both ways while four 999 crews tackle the house fire. Motorists ...
16th January 2020ROADS: County council set to start work on two Maidstone roundabouts
AN ambitious multi-million pound scheme to ease congestion on the often gridlocked A249 has progressed after Kent County Council applied for permission to extend it. The £11m A249 Bearsted ...
REVIEW: Michael Portillo, Hazlitt Theatre
Michael Portillo Hazlitt Theatre MICHAELPortillo breezed onstage at The Hazlitt Theatre last night without fanfare or introduction - with a stripped back set, no props or microphone to ...
WEATHER WARNING: Storm Brendan set to batter Kent - 80mph winds
THE Met Office has issued a weather warning as Storm Brendan sweeps in off the Atlantic to bring high winds and heavy rain to the UK today. A yellow warning is now in place and could mean that local ...
SHOPPING SCHEME: New supermarket for Maidstone causes local anger
PLANS for a new Lidl store in Maidstone have attracted local opposition. Locals have started a petition challenging the proposal to site the budget supermarket at Bradbourne Lane, off London Road ...
SMART MOTORWAY: Details of disruption from overnight closures on M20 - details
Motorists can expect more misery in the coming days as work continues on the M20 SMART motorway project. The roadworks will see the M20 increase from three lanes to four to accommodate ...
M20 MISERY: Op Brock lifted from Monday - but for how long?
THE controversial contraflow system on the M20 known as Operation Brock is to be lifted from Monday. With the departure of the UK from the EU on January 31 it is felt that it will no longer be ...
CANCELLED: M20 SMART motorway works - full details
THE contractors carrying out the much-criticised "SMART" motorway work in the M20 say that overnight closures for the rest of the week have been CANCELLED. A statement from Kier, the ...
OPERATION BROCK: MPs call for M20 contraflow to be lifted
MPs from Kent have pressed the transport minister to drop M20 Operation Brock contraflow as soon as possible. Tory MPs met with Chris Heaton-Harris yesterday to press for a return to three-lanes ...
Borough council appoints director to 'develop' 5,000 Lenham homes scheme
A SENIOR director at Maidstone Brough Council (MBC) has been appointed to take personal charge of the authority's plans for 5,000 houses at Lenham Heath...sparking fears it has inched closer to ...