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30th July 2021LATEST: 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 ...
14th July 2021MU MU BLAZE LATEST: Fire investigators at the scene
FIRE investigators have been drafted into the scene of the Mu Mu blaze to establish the cause. The popular restaurant and nightclub in Week Street went up in flames overnight sparking a massive Kent ...
SCRAPPED: Scheme to clamp and fine illegally parked HGVs - fury
A PILOT scheme which gave Kent County Council powers to clamp and illegally parked lorries has been scrapped. Government decided not to extend the pilot scheme in Kent which was designed to deter ...
Maidstone bus firm Nu-Venture considers ultra-green hydrogen buses
A NEW generation of ultra-green hydrogen-powered single-deck buses are being considered by Maidstone-based transport provider Nu-Venture. The bus is manufactured in Portugal by Caetano and ...
MP Helen Grant backs hospitality sector with hotel visit
MAIDSTONE MP Helen Grant visited Hilton Maidstone to show her support for the hospitality industry, signalling that county town is open for business following months of restrictions. Mrs Grant ...
CONGRATULATIONS: Cornwallis lad Calum Godden starts Royal Navy adventure
FORMER Cornwallis Academy pupil Calum Godden has joined the Royal Navy after completing his basic training. Calum (18) worked in retail after school but felt the pull of a life at sea. Now he ...
HIGH WINDS: Authorities prepare for Maidstone to be hit by gusts and heavy rain
MAIDSTONE is set to be battered by strong winds and heavy rain as the unseasonally unsettled start to summer continues. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning with gusts of up to 65mph ...
LORRY BAN: Police act for first time in months to stop illegal HGVs
POLICE have been out spotting illegal lorry drivers breaking the law this morning in Leeds village. After months of inactivity and under growing public criticism, officers were at the gates of ...
ILLEGAL HGVs: Kent chief constable urged to act after years 'doing nothing'
THE chief constable of Kent Police has been urged to intervene in the growing issue of non-enforcement of HGV bans in two villages in the borough. Critics say years of inaction by the force to deal ...
RURAL CRIME: Ban sky lanterns, says landowners' body
SKY lanterns should be banned because of their danger to rural businesses and residents, according to a landowners' body. The Country Land & Business Association (CLA) says the ...