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19th May 2021HIGH WINDS: Authorities prepare for Maidstone to be hit by gusts and heavy rain
MAIDSTONE is set to be battered by strong winds and heavy rain as the unseasonally unsettled start to summer continues. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning with gusts of up to 65mph ...
12th May 2021LORRY BAN: Police act for first time in months to stop illegal HGVs
POLICE have been out spotting illegal lorry drivers breaking the law this morning in Leeds village. After months of inactivity and under growing public criticism, officers were at the gates of ...
ILLEGAL HGVs: Kent chief constable urged to act after years 'doing nothing'
THE chief constable of Kent Police has been urged to intervene in the growing issue of non-enforcement of HGV bans in two villages in the borough. Critics say years of inaction by the force to deal ...
RURAL CRIME: Ban sky lanterns, says landowners' body
SKY lanterns should be banned because of their danger to rural businesses and residents, according to a landowners' body. The Country Land & Business Association (CLA) says the ...
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 ...
MYSTERY BLAZE: Police in forensics suits at scene of shop fire in Maidstone
POLICE officers in forensics suits are this morning at the scene of fire in the centre of Maidstone. Two police cars are outside the Marmaris Off-Licence and Groceries store in Mote Road and the ...
M20 LATEST: Operation Brock to be lifted from motorway this weekend
OPERATION Brock, the post-Brexit contraflow system on the M20, is to be be lifted this weekend. Highways England staff are due to remove the barrier between Junctions 9 and 8 London-bound ...
READER POLL: Will green issues inform the way you vote on May 6?
DOWNS Mail has launched a reader poll to gauge whether green and environmental issues will affect the way electors vote on May 6. The borough is undergoing huge change with housebuilding quotas ...
HOUSING POLL: Results show house-building WILL inform voting on May 6
HOUSEBUILDING in Maidstone is a massive factor in influencing how people will vote at the borough council election on May 6. More than 80% of the 527 respondents said the issue will inform the way ...
LOCKDOWN LIFTED: Earl Street trader unhappy at council pavement 'red tape'
A TOWN centre trader has complained he was prevented from serving customers outside when lockdown was eased on Monday because of council red tape. Richard Carrera, the owner of the Green Room in ...