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24th June 2019WARNING: Five day road closure for electrical works near Maidstone
THERE is a five day road closure in East Farleigh. Dean Street will close from July 1 for up to five days outside 4 Dane Park. The alternative route is via B2010 Lower Road/Smiths Hill, B2163 ...
24th June 2019CLOSED: Two day road closure to enable maintenance works near Maidstone
THERE is a two day road closure in Aylesford. Bull Lane will close from July 1 for two days between the Telephone exchange and Rowe Farm. The diversion route will be via Bull Lane, Pilgrims ...
WARNING: Five day road closure in Bearsted
THERE is a five day road closure in Bearsted. Otham Lane will close from July 1 for up to five days. The road will be closed at Bellmouth with A20. The alternative route is via A20 ...
WARNING: Seven day road closure to clear flytipping incident near Maidstone
THERE is a seven day road closure in East Malling to clear a fly tipping incdent. Stickens Lane will close for up to seven days to allowKCC Highways to clear a fly tipping incident ...
FINED: Coach driver swerved in and out of M20 Op Brock lanes - £200 penalty
A coach driver is £200 poorer after swerving bewteen the two lanes set aside for Operation Brock - while chatting on his mobile. Police pulled him in after spotting his erratic driving ...
FIRE: Blaze at 20 feet high recycling container
A fire has broken out in a 20 foot high recycling container near Maidstone. Three fire engines were vsent to the scene in Mill Street in Snodland yesterday lunchtime. Firefighters wearing breathing ...
M20: 45 minute delays and six miles of congestion following motorcycle crash
THERE are 45 minute delays on the M20 due to an RTC. Congestion is currently spanning six miles back to J4. The average speeds on the approach to J7 are 10 mph. Please consider using the A2 / ...
FARAGE: Brexit Party WILL stand in Maidstone as poll says MPs will lose seats
Three of our four local MPs would lose their seats to the Brexit Party if a general election were to be called, according to the respected polling website Electoral Calculus. Conservatives Helen ...
M20 UPDATE: Motorway shuts following serious collision in Maidstone
THE M20 is shut atJ7 (A249) following an RTC. The crash is on theM20 J7 Eastbound (Coast bound). Emergency services and Highways England are in attendance. There are long delays on ...
WARNING: Major delays across Maidstone due to the closure of the M20
THERE are long delays across Maidstone becuase of a collision on the M20 blocking the carriageway. There is slow moving traffic on the A229Royal Engineers Road (Southbound) heading towards ...