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3rd December 2019Road repairs will cause closure of road in Headcorn
CARRIAGEWAY repairs will mean the closure of a keyroad in Headcorn. Oak Lane will be closed from Forge Lane to Chaplin Drive from 9.30am to 2.30pm on Tuesday, December 10. The closure is ...
28th November 2019HAZLITT PANTO: Cut price tickets in Black Friday sale
MAIDSTONE'S panto, Beauty and the Beast at the Hazlitt Theatre, has discounted ticketsas part of a Black Friday event. Nine shows, starring Jake Quickeneden (pictured)have been ...
SOLD: Lib Dem borough council spends £19 MILLION to buy Lockmeadow complex
THE borough council has sunk £19m of tax-payers' money to secretly buy the leasehold of the Lockmeadow leisure complex in the centre of Maidstone. Confusion surrounds how the Liberal ...
XMAS: Maidstone charity invite elderly and emergency services to free lunch
DON’T be lonely this Christmas - that’s the message from a big-hearted volunteer group who are inviting the elderly and emergency service crews to lunch. Nikki Gough, founder of ...
HOUSING: Mass protest rally planned to oppose Lib Dem council's homes scheme
A MASS rally is being planned to highlight the growing "people's protest" against the council's plans for 28,000-plus homes in the borough, Daily Downs Mail can reveal this ...
LATEST: Former landfill site to become nature haven near Maidstone
A NEWLY-acquired piece of land will extend the wildlife corridor running through the Loose Valley. The latest acquisition is the former landfill, halfway up Farleigh Hill in Dean Street. It has ...
EXCLUSIVE: Pair making Headcorn a brighter place to live
TWO Headcorn heroes are determined to make the village a cleaner, safer and nicer place to live for all its residents. Malcolm Hitchcock, 73, of Haslewood Drive, Smarden and Peter Beacon, 60, of ...
CHARITY: Maidstone family raises nearly £2,000 at Poppy Run
A HARRIETSHAM family raised £1,700 for charity at the Southampton Poppy Run. Bank worker James Clifford, his daughter Mia (8) and her nephew Jayden Haynes (7) drove to the annual charity ...
MARLOWE PANTO: Mother Goose tickets going fast - don't miss out
TICKETS are disappearing fast for this year's Marlowe Theatre pantomime, Mother Goose. The show featuresDr Ranj (CBeebies, This Morning, Strictly Come Dancing), Jenna Russell ...
FOR SALE: Maidstone United owners seek new investors to secure future
THE owners of Maidstone United FC have put the club up for sale. Owners Terry Casey and Oliver Ash, who have been in charge for a decade, are seeking new investors to take ground development and ...