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23rd September 2020LATEST: Virus starting to hit Kent hard
The coronavirusis starting to hit Kent hard again with more than 40 new cases in the last day, Government figuresreveal 34 cases in Kent and nine in Medway. Totals for Kent this ...
22nd September 2020CORONAVIRUS: Music on the Green 2021 cancelled
MUSIC on the Green has been cancelled for next year. Bearsted's much-loved open-air music event, located on the village green, will not go ahead in 2021. Organisers, who would usually ...
URGENT APPEAL: Man left 'seriously injured' in violent Maidstone attack
A MAN has been left seriously injured after a violent attack outside a petrol garage in Maidstone. The incident is alleged to have taken place at around midnight on Sunday, September 20 2020 in ...
LATEST: Matalan moves to The Mall in Maidstone
MATALAN has opened a new store in Maidstone. The much-loved chain, which sells a mix of clothing and homewares, has moved into The Mall shopping centre. The 17,448 sq ft store replaces the ...
BREAKING: Two students test positive for Coronavirus in Aylesford
TWO students at the Aylesford School have tested positive for Coronavirus. All students have been sent home for the next three days whilst a deep clean is carried out. Year 9, 12 and 13 pupils ...
HOUSING: How the Somerfield Hospital site will look - planning application in
THIS is how the Somerfield Hospital site in Maidstone will look after its conversion into flats. Around 80 units will be included in the London Road development in London Road. The former private ...
POLICE HUNT: Man wanted after attempted GBH near Blue Bell Hill
A MAN is wantedin connection with an attempted grievous bodily harm near Blue Bell Hill village. Kent Police are hunting for Eglant Lleshi. Anyone with information is asked to call ...
LATEST: Tributes left for Maidstone man who died in crash
FLORAL tributes have been left at the spot where a man in his 30s died last night. A local mandied after awhite Mercedes GL350 overturned at around 11.25pm in Pitt Road. A second ...
BREAKING: Man in his 30s dies after car overturns in Maidstone
A MAIDSTONE manhasdied after a crash in Kingswood last night. A white Mercedes GL350 with two occupants was travelling along Pitt Road at around 11.25pmwhen it left the ...
JAILED: County line drug dealer Jordan Gayle, 21, jailed in Maidstone
A MAIDSTONE drug dealer has been jailed after using a burner style phone to sell heroin and crack cocaine in the town. Jordan Gayle (21), of Charlton Street, had been making regular visits to a ...