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29th April 2022EVENT: Bill's back in dugout for testimonial match in Maidstone
A TESTIMONIAL match is being held for Bill Williams to mark 50 years at Maidstone United. The club is hosting a game in the chief executive’s honour on Friday, July 8, at the Gallagher ...
25th March 2022BUS-PASS PRICE HIKE: Furious parents sign protest petition at £80 rise
Thousands of people have signed a petition to reverse an “inflation-busting” hike for a widely used Kent school bus pass. Kent County Council (KCC) has reviewed a contentious decision ...
CLOSURE: Calls to keep school open 'ignored'
CALLS to keep a Kent school open beyond its planned closure later this year have been ignored. Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Parish Council has been lobbying the government to reverse its decision to ...
SCHOOLS CRISIS: Thousands of secondary places needed - education chief
THOUSANDS more Kent secondary and special school places will be needed over the next five years. Kent County Council (KCC) has unveiled a plan for the expected future need of spaces for students ...
OFSTED: Head praised for pulling school out of special measures
A HEAD teacher who pulled his school out of special measures has been given a glowing report from the top schools' inspector in the country. The Holmesdale School's Glenn Prebble and his ...
BREAKING: Maidstone grammar school teacher GUILTY of child abuse
A FORMER teacher at Maidstone Grammar School for Girls who carried out a "campaign of grooming and mounting abuse" against a teenager has been found guilty by a jury. Carly Dear (46), who ...
LATEST: Kent County Council to fund free school meals in October half-term
KENT County Council (KCC) has stepped in to provide holiday meal vouchers for children from low income families. The government had previously said youngsters from nursery age to sixth form will ...
GLOWING REPORT: Holmesdale School gets HM Inspector praise after Ofsted visit
A HEAD teacher who pulled his school out of special measures has been given a glowing report from the top schools' inspector in the country. The Holmesdale School's Glenn Prebble and his ...
GCSE RESULTS: Schools in Maidstone and Malling celebrate a bumper year
PUPILS in Maidstone and Malling are receiving their GCSE results today. The tests were cancelled for a second year because of the pandemic. The grades have been determined by their teachers, course ...
LIVE: A-Level results in Maidstone and Malling
THE long and nervous wait is over, the envelopes have been opened, and schools throughout Maidstone and Malling have proudly been celebrating the exam successes of their A-level students. It has ...