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7th July 2016MAIDSTONE UNITED: Stones' 2016/17 fixture list
The Maidstone United team are scheduled to play York City at their home ground, Gallagher Stadium, on the first day of the 2016/17 Vanarama National League, the highest tier of non-league ...
7th July 2016Don't miss Spitfires over Maidstone this weekend
The unmistakable roar of the Spitfire's Merlin engine is set to be heard over Maidstone this weekend in formation flightsscheduled for 1pm and 4pm on Saturday, July 9 and midday and 4pm on ...
38 commercial drivers caught using mobile phones at the wheel
Police have used an unmarked lorry cab to catch dozens of commercial vehilce drivers commiting road trafficoffences - the vast majority of whom were using thier mobile phones at the ...
Post Office to shut and move to WH Smith in Maidstone
THe Post Office in Maidstone town centre will shut and move into WH Smith in Week Street, it has emerged. The announcement follows a six week consultation and is part of a modernisation ...
WARNING: Detling Hill closure tonight
Detling Hill is to be closed tonight from 10pm to enable KCC to carry out emergency road repairs. It is expected the road will be closed until 5am, betweenStockbury Roundabout and ...
Can you help to clean up Ditton?
IT’s clean-up time in Ditton this weekend with helpers expected to turn out in force on Saturday for the annual big tidy up of the village. The two-hour clear-up will start from ...
Tugendhat nails his colours to the mast
Tom Tugendhat MBEis the latest in a line of Kent MPs to voice their supportfor Theresa May in the Conservative Party Leadership election. The MP for Tonbridge, Edenbridge and ...
Lorry park off M20 announced to ease Operation Stack
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced a lorry poark for 3,600 trucks is to be built close to the M20 to alleviate the disruption caused by Operation Stack. He claims it ...
Police investigate suspected bomb at Tovil
Police have been called to the scene of a suspected wartime bomb near Maidstone. Officers went to the areaat around 3.30pmafter a wartime munition was found in Burial Ground Lane by a ...
BOXING: George Hennon wins again in front of a packed hall
BOXER George Hennon notched up his fourth win in his fifth professional fight on July 1in front of a packed house at Grays Civic Hall. The Kent puncher, trained by brothers Johnny and Frank ...