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13th May 2022Sewage firm Southern Water 'trying to blame' householders for waste discharges
SEWAGE company Southern Water has been criticised for 'trying to blame' householders for millions of gallons of human waste being flushed into rivers and the sea. Southern Water claims its ...
7th April 2022TRAFFIC CHAOS: M20 disruption will affect Maidstone for at least THREE WEEKS
THE M20 traffic chaos caused by issues at the Port of Dover will last until Easter and beyond. Operation Brock is in place btween J8 at Maidstone and J11 at Hythe. Freight is struggling to get ...
HOUSING: Golding Homes regains top grading from regulator
THE biggest social housing provider in the borough is celebrating an upgrade in its governance rating. Two years ago, Golding Homes was reduced from a G2 to a G1 over serious breaches in housing ...
Former Pizza Hut premises reopens as an estate agents
THE former Pizza Hut premises in the centre of Maidstone has reopened as an estate agents. The Knight Edmonds office is now operating from the space occupied by the restaurant in The Mall shopping ...
M20 DELAYS: P&O sailor sackings could bring m-way chaos to Maidstone
THE decision to 'unlawfully' fire 800 ship workers onboard P&O Ferries could have knock-on effect to Maidstone. With its fleet of five ships currently tied up, freight backlogs are ...
ROOKS CLOSURE: Pandemic hammered much-loved family business, say administrators
FAMILY butchers J C Rooks & Sons went under because of prolonged falls in trade during the COVID-19 lockdowns, it has been reported. The company was put into administration this week after it ...
Butcher business Rooks the shuts its doors across Kent including Maidstone
J C Rook & Sons, a familiar shopfront in high streets across the county, has shut, reportedly having gone into administration. It is thought about 130 jobs are at risk across its 11 butchery, ...
ONE MAIDSTONE: 27-foot-tall Knife Angel to visit Maidstone
AT 27 feet tall and made entirely from weapons taken from the nation's streets, the Knife Angel sculpture is a powerful symbol against violence and aggression. Three years after the senseless ...
INQUEST: Death of woman at private Cygnet mental hospital goes under microscope
AN inquest into the death of a young woman at the Cygnet Hospital in Maidstone starts on Thursday. Emma Pring (29) was found dead on April 20 2021 at the unit which, among others, treats mentally ...
BUSINESS PARK: Work on Woodcut Farm at J8 M20 starts in earnest - aerial view
THE conversion of Woodcut Farm at J8 on the M20 into a business park has begun. The £47m project was officially started earlier this month although excavations and tests have been carried ...