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30th November 2018FA CUP: More than 3,000 tickets sold for Maidstone's FA CUP match against Oldham
TICKETS for Maidstone United's second round FA Cup match with league side and two-time semi-finalists Oldham Athletic are selling fast. More than 3,200of the 4,200 are already gone and ...
29th November 2018Baby joy for Maidstone's Olympic superstar Lizzy Yarnold
LIZZY Yarnold, the country's most successful Winter Olympian, has revealed she is expecting a baby. The former Maidstone Girls' Grammar School pupil, a multiple skeleton champion, who ...
Winter Olympian Lizzy Yarnold to receive honorary degree from University of Kent
BRITAIN’s winter Olympian will receive an honorary degree from the University of Kent today in support of her sporting career. The former head girl of Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, ...
Former Maidstone MP Ann Widdecombe returns to Strictly for Christmas special
BBC have announced that a former Maidstone MP is returning to Strictly Come Dancing for their Christmas Day episode. Ann Widdecombe (71,) will be joining other celebrities and expert dancers for ...
MPs plot revolt after Chatham & Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch resigns
TORYMPs are set to exact revenge on the Prime Minister after she prompted Chatham and Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch to resign in a row over action to curb highly addictive gambling ...
Winter Olympian Lizzy Yarnold receives OBE award at Buckingham Palace
WINTER Olympian, Lizzy Yarnold, picked up her OBE from Buckingham Palace on October 17. The two-time gold medallist, from West Kingsdown, received the honour, after being awarded in the ...
Maidstone hotel manager completes wing-walk for children's charity
A HOTEL manager in Maidstone completed a wing-walk on behalf of a children’s charity for the terminally ill on Sunday, September 30. Dominic Di Cara (57), of the Mercure Maidstone Great ...
Model show returns to Headcorn for sixth year
The Southern Model Show returned to Headcorn Aerodrome for the sixth year last weekend. Thousands of spectators enjoyed the sunny weather at Headcorn Aerodrome near Maidstone on September 8 and 9, ...
BREAKING: Maidstone United appoint Harry Wheeler as new boss
Harry Wheeler has been announced this morningas the new manager of Maidstone United. The former Billericay manager spoke to the players this morning after arriving at the Gallagher ...
TV favourite Clare Balding judges Leeds Castle writing competition for children
TV SPORTS presenter Clare Balding is to be the official judge of a children’s writing competition to celebrate Leeds Castle’s 900th birthday next year. The respected ...