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6th May 2021BOOK NOW: The Twirlywoos are coming to The Hazlitt
THE Hazlitt Theatre is putting on a special show for children next month. The Twirlywoos are set to visit the county town from June 2 to 3 for four shows. The shows run at 1.30pm and 4pm on ...
20th April 2021SUMMER: Stones Community Trust to expand School's Out scheme
STONES Community Trust will be running its 'School’s Out' programme during the next three summer holidays. The club’s charity ran a fortnight of fun activities at Greenfields ...
HOUSING POLL: Results show house-building WILL inform voting on May 6
HOUSEBUILDING in Maidstone is a massive factor in influencing how people will vote at the borough council election on May 6. More than 80% of the 527 respondents said the issue will inform the way ...
COVID-19 LATEST: Taxi firm offers free 'cabs for jabs' service to teachers
MAIDSTONE taxi firm Express Cabs is offering free rides to vaccination centres for teachers and classroom teaching assistants. The offer ends of March 7 and being funded by the company itself. To ...
New headmaster of Sutton Valence School announced - full details
THE new headmaster at Sutton Valence School is James Thomas who will succeed Bruce Grindlay in September. Father of three Mr Thomas, a Cambridge University theology graduate, is currently head of ...
COVID-19: How pandemic will affect children entering school for first time
CONCERNS have been raised over potential delays to children entering the school system as they catch up with learning lost because of the pandemic. Millions of youngsters have faced major ...
Reopen libraries for families struggling without WiFi in pandemic - plea
CALLS have been made to reopen all of Kent’s 99 libraries to provide internet services for families struggling without WiFi amid the pandemic. Boris Johnson’s Government said libraries ...
Kent County Council helps 31,000 needy families this Christmas with food aid
Kent County Council has issued more than 31,000 food vouchers to needyfamilies ahead of Christmas. KCC set up a scheme last month to provide food vouchers to the families of children who are ...
HOUSING CRISIS: Government to dump controversial new increases today
HOUSING secretary Robert Jenrick will today dump a controversial algorithm which would have massively increased housebuilding in Maidstone. Mr Jenrick announcedEngland’s 20 biggest ...
EDUCATION: Invicta schoolgirl scores top mark in Mensa IQ test
A SCHOOLGIRL has achieved the maximum score in a Mensa IQ test at just 11 years old. Elaina Jinu Paddy, a pupil at Invicta Grammar School, travelled to London for two-and-a-half hours of ...