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25th November 2016Eliana hopes US op will help her run
A Staplehurst youngster who longs to run has jetted off to America for the operation which could make her wish come true. A fundraising campaign organised by family, friends and wellwishers, and a ...
25th November 2016Village pub gets a glamorous new look
THE Potting Shed in Langley (pictured) has opened its doors to the public. It follows a dramatic change of fortune for the former 16th century Crown and Horseshoes pub on the Sutton Road and months ...
Students urged to help prevent flooding
THE Environment Agency is appealing for fresh inspiration when it comes to managing flood risk. It is inviting those studying flood management to produce a “creative video” looking at ...
Plan to extend school delayed to next year
A PLAN to almost double the capacity of Marden Primary School is absent and will not now be considered by KCC before Christmas. Kent County Council, which has completed the consultation on its ...
Maidstone Guides are challenge champions
GUIDES from Maidstone are celebrating after winning two challenge titles in a county competition. The 1st Maidstone Senior Section and 2nd Coxheath Guides beat more than 40 teams in a series of ...
CHARGED: Maidstone man Abraham Joseph with seven offences
A Maidstone man has been charged with seven offences of assault, burglary and shoplifting. Abraham Joseph, 34, ofWallis Avenue,Maidstone, was arrested by officers on suspicion of the ...
Pilgrims Way crash victim was Maidstone man Luke Jay Mumford - reports
A young man who died in a crash on Pilgrims Way on Wednesday evening has been named locally as Luke Jay Mumford, according to reports. The 20-year-old from Maidstone was a graphic design student ...
TRAFFIC: Slow on the A20 into Maidstone
Traffic is crawling into Maidstone town centre this morning. The A20 Ashford Road is particularly slow at present, according to Kent County Council's highways team. They tweeted: ...
Woman in repeated sex assault on Maidstone night bus
Kent police investigating a reported sexual assault on a Maidstone night bus have issued a computer generated image of a man they would like to speak to. Detectives say that at ...
Bomb disposal team called to Maidstone street
BOMB disposal officers went to a house in Pope Street, Maidstone this afternoon in a pre-planned operation. Two police response cars and a bomb disposal van were at the scene and ...