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10th May 2021CANCELLED: Ramblin' Man fair in Maidstone is OFF this year
THE Ramblin' Man Fair in Mote Park this summerhas been cancelled and organisers have blamed COVID-19. Restrictions on live events, difficulties for travelling artists and a lack of ...
10th May 2021PILOT DEATH: Friends pay tribute to 'talented aviator' who died yesterday
FRIENDS of the pilot who died in a light aircraft crash yesterday have paid tribute to the "talented aviator" Angus Buchanan died when his Stampe biplane came down in a field near Headcorn ...
APPEAL: Police need help to solve bike theft
POLICE are seeking the public's help to solve the theft of a bicycle. Officers have issued CCTV images overa reported theft at a Maidstone school. A police statement said: "At ...
JAILED: Paul Bruce stole woman's jewellery as she enjoyed a barbecue
BURGLAR Paul Bruce, who targeted a woman's home when he spotted her elsewhere enjoying a barbecue, has been jailed. Bruce gained access by using a set of keys, stole her jewellery and sold it ...
BREAKING: Fallen tree blocks busy road in village near Maidstone
A FALLEN tree has blocked a busy road in Leeds. Burberry Lane is currently shut betweenGeorge Lane and Park Barn Road to allow for removal works. ...
Pilot dies in plane crash near Headcorn - investigation launched
INVESTIGATIONS are underway after a polit died when the light aircraft he was flying crashed. The bi-plane reportedly came down in a field near Headcorn Aerodrome. The pilot was named ...
ILLEGAL HGVs: Kent chief constable urged to act after years 'doing nothing'
THE chief constable of Kent Police has been urged to intervene in the growing issue of non-enforcement of HGV bans in two villages in the borough. Critics say years of inaction by the force to deal ...
LATEST: Maidstone River Festival is OFF - 'too risky' says chairman
THE hugely popular Maidstone River Festival this summer has been cancelled - the latest victim of COVID-19. The organising committee was hopeful of being able to stage the event but a potential ...
ARMED POLICE: Man 'seen with knife on roof' in village near Maidstone
ARMED police have cordoned off part of Kingswood this morning after a man was seen with a knife on a roof. Emergency services were called at around 1am this morning to an address in Pitt ...
HAZLITT THEATRE: The Little Mermaid summer date - tickets limited
Live theatre is back with a splash as The Hazlitt Theatre welcomes the ‘laugh-a-minute’ adaptation of THE LITTLE MERMAID by David Phipps-Davis. It hits Maidstone on August 25 and is ...