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19th August 2019ALERT: Road shuts with no alternative route near Maidstone
THERE is a road closure in Hunton. Bishops Lane will shut from August 27 for up to two days between the junctions of West Street and Water Lane. There is no alternative route, every effort will ...
- 19th August 2019
WARNING: Four day road closure near Maidstone
THERE is a road closure in Headcorn. Four Oaks Road will close August 27 for up to four days at the junction with Dray Corner Road. The alternative route is via New Barn Road, Maidstone Road ...
Pensioner 'stuck in bedroom for months' in Maidstone
A DISBALED pensioner, who has been stuck in his bedroom for more than three months, says his landlord needs to find him more fitting accommodation to suit his lack of mobility. John Foggin (78) ...
MISS KENT: Contestant's battle against bullies in Maidstone
A HARRIETSHAM woman wants to change the “negative stigma” behind beauty pageants after suffering years of bullying. Zoe Hetherington (21) puts tough years at Cornwallis Academy down as ...
MAJOR DELAYS: HGV collides with tree near Maidstone
THERE are reports of an RTC in Chart Sutton. The incident happened onWarmlake Road involving a HGV and a tree blocking the road near Chart Hill Road. Kent Police and KCC Highways are ...
COURT: Maidstone man stole two bottles of whiskey from supermarket
A MAIDSTONE man “foolishly” stole £60 worth of liquor from a supermarket, a court heard. Robin Charman (40,) of Marsham Street, stole two bottles of whisky from Marks and Spencer ...
Kelly Burns, 32, spat in officer's face after refusing to leave Maidstone pub
DRUNKEN Kelly Anne-Louise Burns spat in a police officer’s face after refusing to leave a pub in Maidstone, a court heard. The jobless mother (32,) of Locks Yard in Headcorn became ...
COURT: Man brandished 12cm blade outside fast food restaurant in Maidstone
A TOPLESS drunk “aimlessly” waved a 12cm blade when confronted outside a fast food restaurant in Maidstone Sendovan Hassan (31,) of Bower Street brandished the knife outside a ...
EXCLUSIVE: Lifting lid on violence inside Cygnet mental hospital for criminals
Police have investigated dozens of violent incidents at a private hospital which treats mentally ill criminals, we can reveal. Information received by Downs Mail lifts the lid on ...
Maidstone taxpayer cash could 'create homes for London workers'
COUNCIL officials are poised to take a ‘risk’ with taxpayers’ cash in a bid to regenerate a rundown part of town. In a move that has wrong-footed its own councillors, the borough ...