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14th January 2022DISRUPTION: M20 barrier to move from hard shoulder to central reservation
THE moveable barrier on the hard shoulder of the M20 will be relocated to the central reservation – igniting a year of disruption. National Highways will start work on the motorway between ...
14th January 2022POLICE INCIDENT: Lane blocked by officers near Maidstone
POLICE have blocked off a country lane near Maidstone and causing "chaos".. Two patrol cars with flashing blue lights areacross Styles Lane in Boxley at each end of an ...
BREAKING: Heavy traffic delays caused by three-car crash
THREE cars have collided on Detling Hill. The road is partially blocked near Kent Showground/ Bredhurst Turn Off Expect delays. MORE AS WE GET IT ...
DELAYS: Road blocked following crash in Maidstone town centre
THERE are reports of an RTC in Maidstone. Lower Stone Street is currently blocked near Romney Place. Expect delays on and entering the one way system. ...
MISSING WOMAN: Can you help police find Madaleine Vann from Maidstone?
AN URGENT appeal has gone out to find a Maidstine woman who has gone missing. Madaleine Vann (26) was reported missing at around 9.20am on Wednesday, January 12. Officers are ...
999 CRASH: Collision blocks main road
THERE are delays on the A229 in Aylesford due to an RTC. One lane is blockedheading towards M2 between Lord Lees roundabout and Taddington (M2 J3) Expect delays ...
LATEST: Woman dies three months after 700 strangers sent 100th birthday cards
A 100-year-old woman who received more than 700 birthday cards from strangers after an internet appeal has died. Ivy Watson was sent cards from across the world after a Facebook post by Barty ...
ASSAULT: Man suffers serious head injury in Maidstone attack - two arrested
TWO teenagers have been arrested after a man was attacked in Maidstone. The incident happened in King Street at around 11.10pm on Sunday, December 19. A man in his 40s was walking away from the ...
ALLOTMENT ROW: Research company to deliver findings this week
A MARKET research company tasked to evaluate responses to Bearsted Parish Council's controversial proposals to move allotments in the village will deliver its findings to the authority this ...
CRIME: Man and woman charged with 'running Maidstone brothel'
TWO people have been charged after a suspected brothel was discoveredin Maidstone. Amran Hussain, 42, of London Road, Greenhithe, and Natlada Nachaipet, 32, will appear in court next month ...