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2nd April 2020COURT: Maidstone sub-postmaster's 'fraud nightmare'
CUSTOMERS and friends of popular Tovil sub-postmaster for seven years Kanagasundaram Prince were shocked when he was suddenly removed by the Post Office and then faced a charge of false accounting at ...
2nd April 2020M20 UPDATE: Woman found injured on roadside
THE M20 still remains closed after a woman was found injured near Maidstone. Officers attended the scene at 6.48am this morning and a woman was takento hospital for medical attention. A ...
CORONAVIRUS: Maidstone Distillery creates hand sanitiser
A DISTILLERY in Maidstone has created a hand sanitiser. Maidstone Distillery will bedistributing tolocal organisations, buthope to be able to expand this in time. Owner Darren ...
HEALTH: Cancer praise for hospitals facing Coronavirus challenges
AS Coronavirus pressures grow on both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals the hospital trust has been praised for a remarkable turnaround in hitting national targets for cancer ...
M20 CHAOS: Motorway closed after pedestrian found injured
A SECTION of theM20 is currently shut due to an injured pedestrian. The motorwaywas shut between junctions 9 Ashford and junction 8 Hollingbourne in both directions. The M20 is now ...
CORONAVIRUS: Anno gin-makers turning to hand-rubs for NHS frontline heroes
A LOCAL gin-making business has joined the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic by manufacturing a hand sanitiser. Anno Distillers in Marden are usingtheir technology, kit and ...
CORONAVIRUS: UK death toll surges by 563
THE number of people who have died from coronavirus in the UK has risen by 563. The latest figures mark the biggest day on day increase in the country since the pandemic began. The Department ...
CORONAVIRUS: Retired officers urged to return to police force
RETIRED police officers are being urged to return to Kent Police to keep the county safe during the Covid-19 emergency. Everyone from former Kent Police officers, staff and volunteers are being ...
Senior council official signed off on £10K single quote palace deal
MAIDSTONE Borough Council spent nearly £10,000 of taxpayers’ money on London architects without seeking tenders from any other firms. The authority’s director of finance and ...
LATEST: West Malling church saved from closure
A CHURCH at the ‘heart of the parish’ has been saved from closure following a public outcry to stop it being sold for housing. The St. Thomas More Church in West Malling had been ...