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24th April 2019Was school victim of Twitter porn hacker?
A SCHOOL is facing questions tonight after its Twitter account was hijacked by hackersposting porn. The footage involved a man dressed as an Easter bunny and a woman. The video was retweeted ...
24th April 2019UPDATE: Man rushed to hospital after collapsing in Maidstone
ALL lanes are now open on Maidstone Bridge following an earlier medical emergency. A spokesman for South East Ambulance Service said: "We were called to Broadway in Maidstone to reports of a ...
CRIME: Teenager held checkout staff at knife-point in Maidstone supermarket
A 15-year-old boy held checkout staff at knife-point in a supermarket in Maidstone. It is reported at around 1pm on Tuesday April 23, checkout staff at the Sainsbury’s store in Loose Road ...
Pre-school forced to move out of village to Hollingbourne
HARRIETSHAM Pre-School will be operating from Hollingbourne from September. Confused? The pre-school which has been based at Harrietsham county primary for more than 10 years, learned it would ...
BLOCKED: 'Medical emergency' blocks busy lane in Maidstone
ONE lane is blocked due to a medical emergency in Maidstone. One lane is currently blocked on the A229 Broadway near Maidstone Bridge due to a medical emergency. Kent Police and ambulance ...
Bearsted FC unveils new look home ground after £60,000 facelift
BEARSTED FC celebratesa lasting victory in unveiling improved facilities at its ground in Otham. The club, which was founded in 1895 and played on The Green before moving in 1998 to Honey ...
Two more arrested in Maidstone as part of police clampdown on knife crime
ANOTHER two men have been arrested in Maidstone by officers using stop and search powers as part of a clampdown on knife crime. Officers say both were found to have knives and have been charged ...
CRASH: Main road blocked following collision near Maidstone
THERE are reports of an RTC in Ditton. The A20 London Road is partially obstructed following an RTC on the A20 London Road between Station Road and Ditton Place. Emergency services are ...
POLITICS: Ann Widdecombe to stand in Euro polls for Brexit Party
FORMER Maidstone and the Weald MP Ann Widdecombe has left the Tories and joined the Brexit Party to stand in the European election later this month. Miss Widdecombe (71) who served as a Tory MP ...
Volunteer officers seize cocaine, cannabis and cash from Maidstone drug dealers
VOLUNTEER officers have seized quantities of cocaine, cannabis and cash from two men in Maidstone. The substances were recovered as part of an ongoing initiative to reduce knife crime and ...