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11th November 2015Fake police scam warning
Kent Police is warning the public to be wary of fraudsters posing as police officers after receiving numerous reports. In some of these reports the scammers used the name Tim Parish, a detective ...
- 10th November 2015
Motor firm plan will created 300 jobs
THEUK’s largest independent seller of used BMWs and Mercedes, which has sites in West Malling and Canterbury, plans to expand and create more than 300 jobs in Kent. Big ...
Don't lose your voice at polls
TIME is running out for people in Tonbridge and Malling to return their Register of Electors forms. The forms were sent to every household in the borough in July, and everyone registered at each ...
Fire crews to answer medical emergencies
A potentially life-saving scheme has been launched, which will see Kent firefighters attend some medical emergencies. The first stage of the co-responding scheme involves crews from ...
Light up a life services
The Heart of Kent Hospice is holding its Light Up a Life services, where friends and families can remember, celebrate and reflect and remember loved ones. The services are also an ...
Donate Christmas presents to those in need
FLEXIBLE workspace provider Regus in Maidstone has started collecting present-filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, to pass on to deprived children in developing and war-torn ...
Church pictures up for auction
FANS of art and local history could be in with a chance of snapping up a unique piece of work in a silent auction next month. Bob Riden, the late husband of parish council chairman Cllr Eileen ...
Parish concert
THE annual Sutton Valence Parish Concert with Kent Police Band will take place in the village hall at 2pm on Sunday, November 29. ...
Charity curry night
THE Mayor of Maidstone Cllr Daniel Moriarty will host a charity curry night at the Raja of Kent on Wednesday, November 11. Tickets are £25 and include a welcome drink, mixed starters, ...
Caroline vows to quit smoking after weight loss
A woman from Vinters Park who lost more than six stone for her wedding has now set out to beat her smoking habit. Caroline Pigden (28) once tipped the scales at 23st 13lbs, after years of yoyo ...