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30th April 2021DRIVER SHORTAGE: Call to relax test for cab drivers in Maidstone
AS COVID-19 restrictions lift, Maidstone taxi firms are facing a driver shortage. Cabbies looked elsewhere to earn a living as trade fell away and now there are fears they will not return. New ...
30th April 2021PRISON: Scooter-riding drug dealer Jamie Little, 21, jailed for two years
A SCOOTER-riding cocaine and heroin dealer has been jailed. Jamie Little, 21, of Pudding Lane, sent bulk marketing texts to known users in the town, offering drugs for sale. Officers stopped ...
MOTE PARK: Council in government probe over £400K sewer collapse silence
GOVERNMENT commissioners are investigating Maidstone Borough Council’s silence over a £400k sewer collapse in Mote Park. The cave-in during constructionof the Adventure Zone cost ...
RSPCA: Balboa's time as a street stray is over thanks to Downs Mail
BALBOA, a five -year-old bruiser of a moggie, who has spent most of his life on Maidstone’s meaner streets, has found himself a comfy new home thanks to Downs Mail. We featured the 8lb cat ...
PCSO MURDER: Women in Kent told to stay vigilant amid fears of random attacker
WOMEN in Kent have been told to remain vigilant after the "mystery" murder of PCSO Julia James. Mrs James, 53, was killed on Tuesday afternoon while out walking her dog near Snowdown in ...
UPDATE: Three-car pile-up blocks main road near Maidstone
POLICE are currently at the scene of a three-car collision in Langley. The crash happened at around 3pm today on Sutton Road at its junction with Plough Wents Road. No injuries have been ...
TRAFFIC JAM: Congestion near Maidstone NOT caused by sink hole, says supermarket
DRIVERS are experiencing extreme delays at a major supermarket near Maidstone this afternoon. Customers at the Sainsbury's atAyleford Retail Park are complaining of being stuck in the ...
WANTED: Police search for Ijaz Khan, 33, and Amir Khan, 30, in Kent
POLICE are appealing for information to help trace two men believed to be in the Kent area. Officers are seeking information on the whereabouts of Ijaz Khan, 33, and Amir Khan, 30, from the ...
CRASH DELAYS: Emergency services attend serious collision near Maidstone
TRAFFICin Langley is currently "at a standstill" while emergency services deal with a serious crash in Sutton Road. The crash happened on the A274 near the Leeds Road /Plough ...
MYSTERY GARDEN BLAZE: Fire spreads to parked cars in Aylesford
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a mystery blaze ata garden in Aylesford. Two fire engines attended the scene in Forstal Road at around 12pm todayand crews used main jets to extinguish the flames, ...