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3rd March 2021CUSTODY: Maidstone men arrested following dog attack
TWO Maidstone men remain in custody after a man was reportedly seriously injured by a dog. Omar Minsende and Daphne Yeo,both of Queen Anne Road, were detained after police were called to the ...
3rd March 2021RUBBISH FURY: Bins 'not collected' for five weeks, say residents
THE "failure" to collect bins by Maidstone Borough Council for more than a month has come under fire by local people. Piles of rubbish was left lying on pavements for nearly five ...
LATEST: New Argos store to open inside Sainsbury's in Maidstone
A NEW Argos store will open inside Sainsbury’s Maidstone. The Argos store will feature an Argos Pay@Browse area and stock thousands of home, toy and technology products. The new ...
Council rejects extra recycling challenges for Maidstone households
Maidstone households will not be ordered to separate cardboard and paper from other recyclables like bottles, plastic, cans and glass and put them in a separate container. This decision was ...
HUNTED: Grey-haired flasher who exposed himself to kids in park - police appeal
A GREY-HAIRED man exposed himself to two young children at Leybourne Lakes Country Park, police have said. The two children were walking a dog at the park at around 2.45pm on March 1 when a ...
GOOD NEWS: Bearsted Medical Practice now offering jab to over 50s
BEARSTED Medical Practice is now contacting patients who are 50 and over for their COVID vaccinations. If you are in this category and have not heard anything yet,contact the surgery on ...
Police reveal why a helicopter circled Maidstone's skies last night
THE reason why a police helicopter was circling overMaidstone late last night has been revealed. Residents in the local area reported hearingthe loud noise of a helicopter circling ...
Search for missing Brazilian variant case now focused on 379 homes in South East
THE search for the missing sixth case of the Brazillian Covid variant has been narrowed down to 379 households in the South East. Matt Hancock told Parliament that all are being ...
FINED: More than 100 fines issued to lockdown flouters in one weekend
A TOTAL of 107people were fined over the weekend for breaching Coronavirus regulations. Two people, who had travelled down from London to go for a walk, had to be rescued by emergency ...
WARNING: Temporary 'no left turn' for gas works in Bearsted
A TEMPORARY no left turn is in place in Bearsted. The restriction is in Ware Street turning into Hog Hill until March 9. ...