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17th May 2022MOTORWAY SHUT: Heavy traffic and delays at Maidstone after man's tragic death
THE M2 is shut in both directions after the death of a man this morning. Police were called in the early hours to the scene near Rochester where his body was discovered. The closure is causing ...
16th May 2022APPEAL: Carer on quest to reunite lost pictures with family in Maidstone
A WOMANis on a quest to reunite a family with pictures she found at a charity shop in Maidstone. Carer Karen Winspear says one of her clients, who volunteers part time at Making a Difference ...
BREAKING: Roundabout blocked due to vehicle fire near Maidstone
THERE are reports of a vehicle fire on Blue Bell Hill. The incident is on the A229 link roadbetween Lord Lees Roundabout and M2 J3 Taddington Roundabout. The road is currently closed ...
999: Roof removed from car as person trapped after crash
FIREFIGHTERS cut therooffrom a car to free a casualtytrapped in the vehicle after acrash inChart Sutton. Three fire engines attended the scene inPlough Wents ...
Golding Homes boss Steph Goad does her bit for homeless charities
SOCIAL housing provider Golding Homes' new chief executive Steph Goad has taken part in a project to draw attention to homelessness. She attended the "CEO Sleepout" on May 12 at ...
Tonbridge and Malling MP Tom Tugendhat a favourite to succeed PM Boris in coup
TONBRIDGE & Malling MP Tom Tugendhat is one of the favourites to replace the embattled Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, should he be toppled. Mr Tugendhat, pictured, who is chairman of the foreign ...
ACCUSED: Maidstone man Jordan Lee MacDonald in court on Monday
MAIDSTONE man Jordan Lee MacDonald, 23, appears before Sevenoaks magistrates on Monday charged with stealing a drill. Mr MacDonald of Regency Place is alleged to have committed the offence in August ...
IN COURT: 'Fare-dodger' Christopher Hopper, 63, in front of bench
A SNODLAND man appears in court on Monday accused of fare-dodging on a train. Christopher Alan Hopper, 63, of Poynder Drive, allegedly boarded a train at Maidstone West without a valid ticket ...
MOTORWAY CLOSES: Chaos fear for A20 and M20 near Maidstone - details
A MASSIVE 72 milediverson off the M2 is set to bring chaos to Maidstone's highways this weekend. The motorway is shut for bridge repairs, sending traffic through M20's Operation Brock ...
Village near Maidstone announces Queen's Platinum Jubilee beacon plans
HARRIETSHAM Parish Council (HPC) has formally announced plans to light a Beacon for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on the evening of Thursday, June 2, 2022. The Beacon is one of thousands ...