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18th December 2018EXCLUSIVE: Maidstone council's High Court battle over relief road cash goes on
PAPERWORK for the next round of taxpayer-funded legal action by Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) against Kent County Council (KCC) has been lodged with the High Court in London, Daily Downs Mail has ...
17th December 2018Arrests after Class A drugs seized outside Mote Park in Maidstone
TWO men have been arrested in connection with the supply of Class A drugs after a suspicious car was searched by officers on patrol in Maidstone. At around 12:05am on Monday, December 17 police ...
TV's Dr Hilary Jones visits hospital for Christmas
TV doctor Dr Hilary Jones switched on the Christmas lights at Benenden Hospital to help raise £7,000 for homeless charity Porchlight. The Good Morning Britain health editor and BBC ...
Blood on TV screen helps convict Lordswood burglar
BLOOD found on a TV screen has helped convict a burglar to two years imprisonment. Dale Pearson (24,) of no fixed address, carried out a daylight burglary at a home in Lordswood in May 2018 and ...
Multi vehicle car smash in Maidstone - expect delays
THERE are reports of a multi vehicle RTC on the Running Horse Roundabout junction between Forstal Road and the A229 Royal Engineers Road. Emergency services are en-route. Kent Highways said: ...
Exclusive: Borough council secures just ONE prosecution for fly-tipping in 2018
THE council's ability to tackle fly-tipping has come under fire again after it admitted it has secured just ONE prosecution in the whole of 2018, Daily Downs Mail can reveal. MBCclaims it ...
81 year old woman killed in Detling Hill car smash
An 81 year old woman has died in hospital after being injured in a collision on Detling Hill in Maidstone. Officers are now renewing their appeal for information into the incident on Tuesday 20 ...
CRASH: Police attend car smash near Maidstone
THERE has been reports of an RTC between Mereworth and Kings Hill. The crash is reported to be on the A228 Malling Road. Kent Highways said: “Kent Police are in attendance. Expect delays ...
Elderly man and woman rescued from overturned car in Maidstone
QUEUES have been building on the A249 this afternoon after a vehicle overturned. Crews helped to release an elderly man and an elderly woman from the vehicle. The crash occurred on the ...
Kenward Trust honour Alcohol Awareness Week with new school education programme
A leading drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Yalding is marking Alcohol Awareness Week with a major new school education programme. Kenward Trust is honouring the theme of ...