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11th January 2022CLOSED: Village road blighted by flytipping near Maidstone
A ROAD is nowclosed off to traffic in Yalding. Boilers, baths, toilets and sofas were dumped by flytippers in the early hours of this morning in Forge Lane. It is not yet known how ...
11th January 2022999: Second goat dies after vicious arson attack near Maidstone
THE SURVIVING goat in a vicious arson attack has been euthanised. Belle and Twinkle, both aged 14, had been locked away for the night when offenders set fire to the stables at around 9pm on ...
LATEST: 'Pungent' cannabis smell prompts arrest in Maidstone
A MAN who smelled so strongly of cannabis it was detected by a police officer riding a motorcycle has been arrested. The officer was following the car near junction 7 of the M20 at around 11am on ...
BREAKING: Car crashes into village house near Maidstone
A CAR crashed into a house in Headcorn this morning. The incident happened at around 6.15am on Monday, January 10. No injuries were reported. A Kent Police spokesman said: "Kent Police ...
TRAFFIC CHAOS: Rush hour vehicles grind to a standstill - drivers furious
A ROUNDABOUT near Detling Hillhas ground to a standstill this morning on the approach to Maidstone. Motorists have been stuck in queues for more than half an hour at Stockbury ...
SHUT: Marks and Spencer's store to permanently close tomorrow
A MARKS and Spencer's store will shut tomorrow after 100 years of trading in Maidstone. The Week Street branch announced in October that its doors will close just one year after the ...
SPORT: Former St Simon Stock pupil was hat-trick heroine in Women's World Cup
A FORMER pupil at St Simon Stock RC School in Maidstone was a hat-trick heroine in the Women's World Cup thrashing of Latvia. Alessia Russo (22) slotted in three goals in the 20-nil demolition ...
ARRIVA: Maidstone's Park & Ride bus service to stop in February
MAIDSTONE'S Park & Ride bus service could stop in February after the borough council refused to increase Arriva’s operating subsidy. Currently the council pays the bus company a ...
URGENT APPEAL: Abandoned horse found near Maidstone - can you help?
POLICE have recovered a horse in Ulcombe. The horse was seen straying into the road on January 7 in Headcorn Road. If you have any information as to the owner please contact Kent Police quoting ...
BREAKING: Broken traffic lights in Maidstone
THE traffic signals in New Cut Road, Maidstone, are broken. The lights are at the junctionwith A20 Ashford Road are not working. An engineer is en-route.Use caution on the ...