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15th September 2020LATEST: Arriva employee tests positive for Covid-19 in Maidstone
AN ARRIVA employee has tested positive for Coronavirus in Maidstone. The Armstrong Road based depot was deep cleaned on Saturday, September 12, as a member of staff was diagnosed the same ...
11th September 2020Borough council says sorry to couple plagued with CCTV crime calls
A MAIDSTONE couple have been plagued for six years by callers who think they are ringing a council-run CCTV crime prevention scheme. Despite reporting the problem to Maidstone Borough Council on ...
BREAKING: 999 crews called to Maidstone supermarket after person collapses
An ambulance was spotted neara supermarket in Maidstone after reports a person had collapsed. Emergency crews were spotted atAldi in Well Road at around 11am this morning. A South ...
999: Overheated computer sparks house blaze in Maidstone
AN overheated computer is believed to have started a house fire in Maidstone. The incident happened in Charlton Street on Saturday, August 22. Two fire engines attended and crews wore breathing ...
STORM ELLEN: Met Office issues warning as strong winds hit Maidstone
A YELLOW wind warning is currently in place in Kent. Strong windsare expected to lead to some travel disruption and perhaps some temporary power disruption. The warning is in place until ...
STUDY: Kent has 'worst record for drownings in the UK'
KENT has one of the worst records for drownings in the country, says a new study. The county's figure of 22 deaths in the fifth worst in the United Kingdom, says the Royal Life Saving ...
WE'RE BACK: Don't miss a copy of Maidstone's favourite paper - pick-up points
AFTER nearly four months away, the Downs Mail newspaper is publishing again from tomorrow. Our advertising and editorial teams are back at their desks ready to hear from you on 01622 ...
OTHAM HOUSING: Councillor Gordon Newton pulls out ahead of crunch homes vote
A MEMBER of Maidstone Borough Council's policy and resources committee, which could scupper the authority's top management's plans for 421 houses at Otham next week, has pulled ...
BREAKING: Air ambulance spotted in Maidstone
AN air ambulance was reportedly called this morning in Maidstone. According to reports, the injured person was airlifted to hospitalfollowing an incident in Old Tovil Road. Kent Police ...
LENHAM HOUSING: Opposition group releases video claiming council secrecy
THE pressure group opposed the the council-led scheme to build 5,000 houses at Lenham Heath has produced a YouTube video questiojng the transparancy of the process. Maidstone Borough ...