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15th December 2020URGENT APPEAL: Images released after taxi driver racially abused in Maidstone
A TAXI driver was 'threatened by two men' after a dispute outside a hotel in Lenham.Police were called to the scene in Boughton Road at around 10pm on September 27.The victim was reportedly ...
14th December 2020DETAILS: List of local practices offering COVID-19 vaccine
THE list of local practices with the COVID-19 vaccine has been announced. At least nine COVID-19 vaccination services will open in Kent, with more to follow in the weeks ahead. With infection ...
TONIGHT: New Operation Brock barrier tested on M20
The M20 is closed from 9pm to 8am tonight for Operation Brock works. The motorway will close coastbound Junction 7(Maidstone) to Junction 9 (Ashford) andLondon-bound Junction 9 to 8 ...
WATER REPAIR WORKS: Major delays on main road in Maidstone
TEMPORARY traffic lights are currently in place on the A26 Tonbridge Road. The lights will remain until December 16between Hartnup Street and Queens Road for water leak repair ...
BREAKING: Another sinkhole appears in Barming
ANOTHER large sinkhole has appeared just yards from new housing in Barming. The latest landslip has appeared just off Hermitage Lane close toanother collapse which happened in ...
LATEST FIGURES: COVID-19 threat to Maidstone and Kent continues to grow
COVID-19 infections and deaths continue to increase across Maidstone and Kent and offer a growing threat to the safety of Christmas celebrations and travel. The pandemic has hit the county very ...
COVID VACCINE: Details of first jab clinic in Kent due tomorrow
AN ANNOUNCEMENT is due tomorrow regarding details of the first COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Maidstone and the rest of Kent. NHS bosses say there are still some final preparations being made but ...
CCTV APPEAL: Car window smashed and loose change stolen in Maidstone
A MAN is alleged to have smashed the window of a car to steal loose change in Maidstone. Police arrived at the scene in Hart Street at around 1.15am on Saturday, December 5 where the driver's ...
Twenty motorists charged with drink driving during first 10 days of December
TWENTY motorists have been charged with drink driving within the first ten days of December. The arrests were made by officers in locations across the county including Maidstone, West Malling, ...
WATCHDOG: Concerns over Albion Place Medical Practice in Maidstone
A WATCHDOG report has uncovered a series of failings at Albion Place Medical Practice in Maidstone. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) concluded “significant events and ...