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27th November 2019ALERT: Get your child protected from perils of 'flu
PARENTS in Kent are being urged to get their youngsters vaccinated against flu by the Government’s health advisor. It follows delays in delivering this year’s immunisation ...
27th November 2019TRAFFIC UPDATE: Broken down HGV on M20 causing problems
A BROKEN down lorry on the M20 is causing problems, Highways England has just reported. It is on the motorway between junction five and four. Traffic officers are on the scene and drivers are ...
M-WAY CRASH: Major delays following collision near Maidstone
THERE are reports of an RTC on the M2. The incident happened on the M2 between J5 (A249 Stockbury Roundabout) andJ6 coast bound. Emergency services in attendance. There are also long ...
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 ...
WARNING: Broken traffic lights cause long delays on main road in Maidstone
THERE are reports of broken traffic lights in Maidstone. The lights are on theA26 Tonbridge Road near Milton Street. An engineer is en route. Expect delays and approach with caution. ...
999 APPEAL: Woman, 80, 'seriously injured' following collision near Maidstone
INVESTIGATORS are appealing for information after a serious collision inLangley, Maidstone. On Monday, November 25 at 4.45pm a beige Skoda Octavia travelling from the direction ofHeath ...
JAILED: Maidstone cocaine dealer Edi Dalopai, 22, sent to prison - court
A COCAINE dealer has been jailed for more than two years after he was arrested by officers in plain clothes in Maidstone. Edi Dalopai, 22, was spotted by the undercover policeman on September 2 ...
BREAKING: Distressed woman in Maidstone sparks 999 rescue dash - details
THREE police cars were called to Maidstone town centre this morning amid concerns for a distressed woman. Police officers were seen in Mill Street, near the Archbishop's Palace,after ...
MISSING: Car stolen from supermarket car park in Maidstone - can you help?
A RESTORED Ford Fiesta was stoleninMaidstone earlier this month. The vehicle was stolen between 8pm and 10pm onNovember 1 2019, from a supermarket carpark in St. Saviours ...
TRAFFIC: Lorry blocks busy road near Maidstone
THERE are reports of a lorry blocking a busy road in Bearsted. Ware Street suffered long delays this morning in both directions after a lorry was "stuck". Delays have now cleared. ...