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21st February 2019Excited Mayor opens children's play area near Maidstone
NEW playground equipment has been donatedto an outdoor play area in Ulcombe. The Mayor of Maidstone, Cllr David Naghi, revealed the new play facilities at a celebration attended by local ...
11th January 2019HALF TERM: Host of fun activities at Kent Life in February
POPULAR attraction Kent Life is offering a host of half-term treats next month. From 16 to 24 February 2019 visitors can enjoy an Animal Show, feeding sessions with the farm animals as well ...
MAIDSTONE UNITED: Caretaker bosses will learn their fate tomorrow
MAIDSTONE United's caretaker management team of Tristan Lewis and Simon Walton will find out tomorrow whether they will be kept on. A meeting of the Stones' board will decide if the three ...
NATURE: Take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
THE annual Big Garden Birdwatch by wildlife conservation charity RSPB will be taking place at the end of January. The survey carried out by members of the public across Kent and the UK ...
STONES: Disappointing start to 2019 for Maidstone United
MAIDSTONE United remain in trouble at the bottom of the National League after a disappointing one-nil derby defeat byDover. The Stones are now four points from safety in the highest tier of ...
STONES: Search for new manager starts in the New Year
A SUCCESSOR to sacked Maidstone United manager Harry Wheeler will not be made until the New Year. Wheeler, fired after a terrible run of form culminating in a 3-1 Boxing day ...
STONES: Manager Harry Wheeler fired by Maidstone United after four months
BARELY two days after angry fans turned on Maidstone United’s manager Harry Wheeler, he has left the club “by mutual consent”. The man brought in to replace supporters’ ...
Rockin' Robin microbrewery lands in Barming pub
AWARD-winning Kent microbrewery Rockin Robin has teamed up with Britain’s oldest brewer Shepherd Neame to launch its first pub. The Duke of Edinburgh in Barming near Maidstone, owned by ...
Larkfield tops leisure centre league says Sport England
LARKFIELD Leisure Centre has retained its ranking as one of the top performing leisure centres in the country, says the UK’s leading quality assessor for sport and leisure. The centre passed ...
Larkfield fitness members take on 22 mile swimming challange in one day
LARKFIELD Leisure Centre Health and Fitness Members, Graeme Kelly and Tony Saunders, have taken on the impressive challenge of swimming the length of the English Channel (22 miles) in one day for ...