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17th December 2018Abandoned horse from Headcorn finds forever home this festive season
CHRISTMAS Daycouldn’t lookbetter for this young colt found abandoned and on the brink of death in a frozen field in Headcorn onNew Year’s eve. The four-year-old was ...
17th December 2018M20: Four overnight closures for smart motorway works
THE M20 has overnight lane closures from December 17 for 4 nights. J5-J3 Westbound of the M20 will close from 8pm to 6am for smart motorway works. J8-J9 Eastbound will also be shut overnight ...
Lordswood man charged after £600,000 of cocaine was seized
COCAINE worth an estimated £600,000 has been seized by officers from Kent Police. Approximately £60,000 cash was also recovered during warrants at three addresses in the Medway area on ...
Motorists urged to take special care in Hollingbourne
DRIVERS are urged ‘you’d better watch out’ in Hollingbourne where the festive sing-along takes place in Eyhorne Street on Wednesday (December 19) Carollers will meet at ...
CLOSED: Two roads shut in Maidstone
THERE are road closures in place in Grafty Green. Liverton Hill and Headcorn Road are both closed on December 17 for one day to allow for customers out of service to be restored by BT ...
HOUR long delays on M20 after multi vehicle crash
HOUR long delays are building on the M20 between junction 9 and junction 8. Two lanes have closed due to a multi vehicle crash on the Londonbound carriageway. Kent Highways said: ...
Primary school near Maidstone closed due to heating problems
A PRIMARY school in Loose has been forced to close after being left with no heating or hot water. Tiger Primary School in Boughton Lane is closed after kitchen staff discovered the issues. The ...
Motorist arrested for firearms offences in Maidstone
A MOTORIST has been arrested in connection with firearms offences after suspected live ammunition was seized from a car stopped by police on the M20. At around 10.30pm on Wednesday December 12, ...
Officers investigate after elderly man robbed and assaulted in West Malling
OFFICERS are investigatingfollowing a report that an elderly man was robbedin West Malling. Between 12.30am and 12.50am on Saturday, December 8 a man in his 70s was walkingalong ...
LOWER THAMES CROSSING: Consultation enters its final week
A public consultation on plans for an iconic new crossing on the river Thames closes next week. The proposed Lower Thames Crossing would connect communities in Kent, Thurrock and Essex, ...