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13th August 2021Hundreds of BT customers suffer weeks without phones after cable collapse
MORE than 560 houses and businesses in West Maidstone have been without a telephone line since June 28 and BT says the ‘major’ fault will not be repaired before September 9. Most ...
12th August 2021Maidstone Borough Council 'most complained about' authority in Kent - survey
MAIDSTONE Borough Council (MBC) is the most complained about authority in the county, according to a new independent survey. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman says it carried out 14 ...
ILLEGAL LORRIES: Will planned 200 space truck park ease scourge in Maidstone?
A 200 capacity lorry park is being planned near the M20 - which may ease the scourge of illegal parking by truckers. It would be based at Wrotham off the M26 and would be run by Moto, the company ...
GUILTY: Fraudster Carla Loftus admits £70,000 theft from Maidstone business
A WOMAN who stole almost £70,000 from her employers in Maidstone will be sentenced later a crown court. Carla Loftus, who failed to appear for her appearance on August 3 at Maidstone ...
FLY-TIPPING: Offenders must receive tougher sentences, says landowners' body
FLY-TIPPERS should receive much harsher sentences for their crimes, an influential body says. The Country Land & Business Association (CLA), together with over 150 local authorities and 10 ...
SHUT: COVID-hit pub 'won't re-open' near Maidstone
THE leisure industry opens up as most Covid-19 restrictions end but the Victoria free-house pub at Heath Road end of Gallants Lane, East Farleigh, stays closed – and will not re-open. That ...
LATEST: Business 'booming' for local restaurants
NO-SHOWS for restaurant bookings are not as widespread as some reports have claimed, Downs Mail has learned. One Maidstone restaurant owner claimed recently the issue was affecting a catering ...
MU MU BLAZE LATEST: Fire investigators at the scene
FIRE investigators have been drafted into the scene of the Mu Mu blaze to establish the cause. The popular restaurant and nightclub in Week Street went up in flames overnight sparking a massive Kent ...
SCRAPPED: Scheme to clamp and fine illegally parked HGVs - fury
A PILOT scheme which gave Kent County Council powers to clamp and illegally parked lorries has been scrapped. Government decided not to extend the pilot scheme in Kent which was designed to deter ...
Maidstone bus firm Nu-Venture considers ultra-green hydrogen buses
A NEW generation of ultra-green hydrogen-powered single-deck buses are being considered by Maidstone-based transport provider Nu-Venture. The bus is manufactured in Portugal by Caetano and ...