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7th July 2020DIVERSION: 10 day closure near Maidstone
THERE is a road closure in Langley. Heath Road is now closed for ten days to allowfor UKPN cabling works. The road will be closed between the junctions of Leeds Road and Shepherds Way. ...
7th July 2020Plans for Aylesford Newsprint could bring 3,000 jobs, says developer
AN £180m industrial scheme is earmarked for the former site of the Aylesford Newsprint site which could bring 3,000 jobs. Speculative developer Panattoni has revealed its £180m plans for ...
UPDATE: Man airlifted to hospital following 'industrial incident' in Maidstone
A MAN was injured following an 'industrial incident' at a business inMaidstone. The ambulance servicewas called at around 11.10am on Tuesday, July 7 to the scene in Rawdon ...
MP HELEN GRANT: New help for domestic abuse victims
BY MP HELEN GRANT (MP forMaidstone and The Weald) Before I was elected Member of Parliament for Maidstone & The Weald in 2010 I was a family lawyer for 23 years, focusing ...
BREAKING: Air ambulance spotted in Maidstone
AN air ambulance was reportedly called this morning in Maidstone. According to reports, the injured person was airlifted to hospitalfollowing an incident in Old Tovil Road. Kent Police ...
CORONAVIRUS: Huge financial support for Maidstone businesses
THE huge financial support for Maidstone businesses during the coronavirus epidemic is highlighted today in a new report. The Government launched a raft of grants and loan schemes for businesses ...
URGENT CLOSURE: Road shuts for carriageway works in Aylesford
THERE is a road closure in Aylesford. Pratling Street is closed between Bedow Way and Rochester Road on July 9 and 10 to enable urgent carriageway patching works. The alternative route is via ...
TRAFFIC: Busy road to shut for three weeks
THERE is a road closure in Larkfieldto allow for KCC Highways carriageway resurfacing works. Leybourne Way will close from July 13 to July 31between the hours of 20:00 and 06:00 ...
Maidstone teams help welcome cricket back as lockdown eases on summer game
CRICKET and coronavirushave been an unhappy mix this summer and the popular Kent League with 60 top clubs now appears to have been knocked out for the season. It had hoped to operate ...
OTHAM HOUSING: Battle over 421 houses now all about highways
OPPONENTSof Bellway Homes' plan to build 421 housesin the ruralfarming field next to listed Otham Church are now concentrating their objections just on serious highways ...