DownsMail
Fortnightly and FREE
A respected family newspaper, covering truly local news
New Career? Start your search here!
News
12th May 2021CCTV APPEAL: Pair 'stole designer sunglasses' from Boots in Maidstone
A CCTV image has been issued following the theft of two pairs of designer sunglasses from a shop in Maidstone. The incident happened at around 11.10am on April 30 at Boots the Chemist in King ...
12th May 2021URGENT APPEAL: Town centre attack leaves man with serious head injury
A MAN was treated for a head injury following an assault in Maidstone town centre. The incident happened at around 3pm on May 11 in High Street. Foresics were spotted at the scene and the ...
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 ...
URGENT APPEAL: Girl 'attacked by man' near Maidstone
A SCHOOL girl was reportedly pushed to the ground by a man in his late 40s or 50s in Kings Hill. The incident happened in an area of landbetween Lavenders Road and Mareda Court at around 4pm ...
APPEAL: Police need help to solve bike theft
POLICE are seeking the public's help to solve the theft of a bicycle. Officers have issued CCTV images overa reported theft at a Maidstone school. A police statement said: "At ...
BREAKING: Fallen tree blocks busy road in village near Maidstone
A FALLEN tree has blocked a busy road in Leeds. Burberry Lane is currently shut betweenGeorge Lane and Park Barn Road to allow for removal works. ...
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 ...
ARMED POLICE: Man 'seen with knife on roof' in village near Maidstone
ARMED police have cordoned off part of Kingswood this morning after a man was seen with a knife on a roof. Emergency services were called at around 1am this morning to an address in Pitt ...
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 ...
JULIA JAMES: New image of murdered PCSO released
AN NEW image of murdered PCSO Julia James has been released in the clothes she was last seen wearing. Julia was found at around 4pm next to Akholt Wood, just yards from her home in Snowdown, on ...