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30th November 2018BREAKING: Pedestrian knocked down in collision with lorry in Maidstone
EMERGENCY services have been attending the scene of a collision between a lorry and a pedestrianin Maidstone this morning. It happened at around10am in Holland Park. The injured man ...
30th November 2018RELIEF ROAD: Eco village would fund it, says businessman
THE offer to fund a relief road from the proceeds of an “eco village” in the heart of Kingswood remains on the table, says one of the people behind the scheme. Tens of ...
FA 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 ...
Driver of overturned lorry had been driving 11 hours with disconnected brakes
THE driver of the overturned lorry on the M2 junction 5 slip road had been driving for over 11 hours straight with disconnected brakes and exposed cords, claim police. Kent Police Roads said: ...
BREXIT M20: Contraflow system Operation Brock WILL go in by March 2019
A CONTROVERSIAL contraflow system for the M20 is to be installed by February next year – Brexit deal or no deal. As Daily Downs Mail revealed in June, a semi-permanent solution to the ...
Two men arrested after jet wash scam targets vulnerable man in Maidstone
TWO men have been arrested after officers investigate into rogue traders targeting vulnerable people in Maidstone. Police are linking the suspects to allegations thousands of pounds were allegedly ...
Baby 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 ...
TRAFFIC UPDATE: Overturned truck causing motorway headaches this morning
AN OVERTURNED truck on a Kent motorway is causing headaches for people trying to get into Maidstone this morning. According to reports, the air ambulance has been called to the scene of the ...
Former Maidstone brothel manager ordered to forfeit over £22,000
A WOMAN convicted of assisting in the management of a brothel in Maidstone has been ordered by the court to forfeit more than £22,000. Officers from Kent Police executed a search warrant at ...
Teenager Shaquille Gordon charged with dealing cocaine and heroin in Maidstone
OFFICERS investigating the supply of class A drugs in Maidstone have charged a man. Shaquille Gordon, (19), of Conway Grove in London, was arrested on November 26 and was charged the following day ...