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31st March 2020WARNING: Road shuts for THREE days
THERE is a road closure in Yalding. Kenward Road will reopen on April 2to allow for South East Water works. Kenward Road will be closed in the general vicinity of The Cottage, to the ...
31st March 2020CANCELLED: Elmer's Big Parade is OFF - but back next summer
HEART of Kent Hospice's public art installation, Elmer's Big Parade, has been postponeddue to the coronavirus outbreak. The event will now take place next summer. The parade ...
Kent Police assist with food drop to NHS workers in Maidstone
MAIDSTONE officers have been ensuring surplus food supplies don’t go to waste by sharing donations with NHS staff working to fight the coronavirus. On March 29, supplies of sandwiches and ...
Large willow tree falls onto car in Maidstone
A TREE fell onto a car in Maidstone. On March 28, fire crews were called to the scene of a large willow tree that had fallen in The Farrows. Firefighters searched the scene and there are no ...
CORONAVIRUS SCAM: Kent Police issue warning to Maidstone residents
A CORONAVIRUS scam is circulating across Kenttelling people they have been fined. The text says to click on a link to pay but police have warned thatfraudsters are spoofing the ...
HAY FIRE: Firefighters tackle blaze near Maidstone
MORE than 200 tonnes of hay went up in flames over the weekend. Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to the hay fire in Longend Lane, Marden on Saturday, March 28. Over a period of ...
CORONAVIRUS: Churches unite to help the self-isolated
SIX churches in West Maidstone have joined forces to provide help, such as shopping or picking up medical supplies, to residents in the area who need to self-isolate during the current crisis. The ...
M20 ROADWORKS: A week of disruption on the motorway
Highways England and the Kier construction company have issued a statementof works in the coming week..... The statement reads: 30 March to 5 ...
CORONAVIRUS: Will health bosses reopen the Somerfield private hospital?
HEALTH bosses are looking at options for temporary hospitals in Kent to deal with the coronavirus which is expected to hit its peak in the next two or three weeks. According to one ...
CORONAVIRUS: Support our frontline NHS staff
DURING the coronavirus crisis, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Charitable Fund is collating care packs for front line staff. The Trust are appealing for donations to help support staff at ...