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12th June 2019JOB LOSSES: College staff in strike ballot over £3.5m in cuts
HUNDREDS of university staff face redundancy or a cut in pay in a £3.5m efficiency drive by management, unions claim. The University and College Union (UCU) says 205 staff ...
10th June 2019Tories call on Lib Dem council leader to 'come clean' over Lenham homes plan
THE Liberal Democrat leader of Madistone Borough Council has been urged to "come clean" about a 2,500 - 5,000 house development at Lenham Heath as the authority was accused of ...
Landowner reveals 1,000 homes plans as council 'call for sites' deadline passes
A businessman has revealedplans for almost 1,000 homes on three separate sites in a rural corner of south- east Maidstone. Landowner Rob Schroeder has submitted proposals to Maidstone ...
HOUSING: First images of of Bicknor Wood are cold comfort to villagers
THIS is how the massive housing development in Otham will look when it is finished. Locals fear that these and hundreds of other luxury dwellings are set to change the village forever, putting ...
Maidstone Grammar School tribute to Harry Skilton and Beth Eves who died
MAIDSTONE Grammar School and Invicta Grammar School have paid tribute toformer pupils, who died at the weekend in a car accident on Romney Marsh. Ex-MGS pupil Harry Skilton and former IGS ...
TRIBUTES: Warm words for Beth Eves and Harry Skilton who died in weekend crash
Tributes have been paid to two young people who died in a car crash near Lydd at the weekend. Ex-Invicta Grammar School student Beth Eves and former Maidstone Grammar School pupil Harry Skilton, ...
Invicta Grammar denies it 'pulled A Level students from exams'
INVICTA Grammar School bosses have denied a parent's claims A level student were taken from exams to be told their school days were at an end. One father says he is tofile a complaint ...
BREAKING: Pupils in tears as teachers move their leaving day
YEAR 13 pupils at Invicta Grammar School were left sobbing in the playground after staff brought their Leavers’ Day forward by 24 hours. The students were told at an emergency assembly this ...
Education watchdogs say Maidstone special school is outstanding
EDUCATION watchdogs have praised staff at a special school for their “relentless focus on raising standards”. Five Acre Wood – which operates from sites in Loose, Snodland and ...
PROTEST: Mass Marden March planned for Saturday
PROTESTORS will be crowding onto the streets of Marden this Saturday in opposition to proposals to build 2,000 extra houses in the village. The ‘March for Marden’ has been organised by ...