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14th November 2016GALLERY: Remembrance Sunday Parade in Maidstone
Thousands of Maidstone residents turned out in bright November sunshine yesterday morning to remember the fallen of conflicts past and present. The streets were lined with people, some waving ...
14th November 2016Topping day for boating....
Heavy rain during the early part of the weekend and an unusually high tide led to unexpected problems for sailors at Aylesford. This boat avoided getting stuck asit was ...
Homeless charity's call for volunteer drivers in Maidstone
HOMELESS support charity Making a Difference to Maidstone (MADM) has a new furniture store, and is looking for volunteer drivers to help with its new van. The white Transit van, sign written by Mike ...
Remembrance poppies made with love in Allington
THEY’VE been the sign of remembrance for more than 100 years, but the poppies on sale in Allington this year were the work of ladies from the local Women’s Institute. Dozens of knitted ...
Revamped Morrisons ready for big relaunch
WORK to extend the Morrisons store in Sutton Road should be complete by the end of the month. But the chain has rejected claims the supermarket has become a “parking hell” while the ...
MP fails in bid to get plans for Sutton Road homes called in
AN ATTEMPT to have the government “call in” three controversial proposals for housing developments on the A247 Sutton Road has failed. MP Helen Whately put the case to the Minister for ...
Let's get on with Leeds Langley relief road
A Leeds-Langley relief road option should be chosen sooner rather than later and “get on with it”, according to the borough council’s transport chief. Cllr David Burton, the lead ...
Paralympian Steve Brown visits Harrietsham pre-school
Paralympian Steve Brown has visited Harrietsham preschool to launch an animation DVD about disability amongst preschool children. The project called ‘Disability ...
LATEST: M20 work could cause delays to journeys
Highways England has announced a series of works on the M20 which could cause delays to journeys. They are: M20 junctions 4 to 9, Kent: motorway improvement work Work to improve journeys by ...
Woman collapses in Maidstone High Street - rushed to hospital
A woman was rushed tohospital today after falling ill in MaidstoneHigh Street. She collapsed outside a pub and slumped against a wall. Paramedics were called and she was taken to ...