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18th June 2019PLAYERS WANTED: Weavering Warriors RFC looking to recruit new members
A RUGBY team has been promoted to the Shepard Neame Kent leagues and are looking for some new members. Weavering Warriors RFC will be recruiting new members who are looking to get back into rugby ...
14th June 2019WINNER: Leeds school boy comes in first place at World Crazy Golf Championships
A LEEDS school boy claimed first place at the first ever junior World Crazy Golf Championships. Nine-year-old Cameron Fincher attended the 12-hole tournament on Friday, June 7 at Hastings ...
EVENT: Maidstone Museum hosts Endangered and Extinct Exhibition
MAIDSTONE Museum is holding an exhibition which looks at the importance of recycling whilst raising awareness for extinction as species disappear. Endangered and Extinct is on until Sunday, ...
Idris Elba to DJ at The Source Bar in Maidstone
BRITISH actor and musician Idris Elba is coming to Maidstone to perform at The Source Bar. The Golden Globe winner will be hosting the 12-hour-long street party at the club on Saturday, July ...
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 ...
WARNING: Mote Park warns public not to feed the water birds bread
MOTE Park members have urged the public not to feed bread to the water birds. A spokesman for Mote Park said: "It's the time of year we see a build up on bread on the lake; a clue ...
CHARITY: Danny Bastone raises over £3,000 for Kent MS Therapy Centre
A MAN from Grove Green raised over £3,000 for Kent MS Therapy Centre running the London Marathon over the weekend. Danny Bastone (41,) participated in his first ever marathon yesterday, ...
BREAKING: Status Quo legend Francis Rossi comes to Maidstone theatre
LEGENDARY Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi will share the secrets of his 50-plus years in rock’n’roll when he takes to the stage for an intimate evening of chat and music at the ...
Animal lover ran 13 miles as a cheetah to raise £500 for Cats Protection
AN ANIMAL lover from Maidstone ran the London Landmarks half-marathon as a cheetah to raise over £500 for Cats Protection. Lucy Dugher, of Ringlestone, dressed up as ‘Cheetara’, ...
PICTURES: Hundreds enjoy Holi colour festival in Maidstone
A RELIGIOUS celebration in Maidstone bathed nearly 300 people in clouds of colour. The second Holi Festival of Colours at the Collis Millennium Green, off St Philip’s Avenue, got off to a ...