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6th December 2018Driver sped at 100mph plus on M20 in dangerously wet conditions
A MAN speeding in his car at more than 100mph was caught by police on the M20. According to the Kent Police Roads Policing Unit (RPU) he was driving at high speed in dangerously wet conditions on ...
6th December 2018Motorway crash causing rush hour delays
THERE is traffic queuing on approach from the M2 J3. Reports of a crash on the J2 London bound between J3 (A229) and J2 (A228) are causing very long delays. Kent Highways said: “Expect ...
Kent Life scoops top charity award for its generosity to good causes
TOP Maidstone-based Kent attraction ‘Kent Life’ has picked up a special award recognising its charity work with the Family Holiday Association at the Kent Tourism Awards. The charity ...
VILLAGE SHUTS: details of closure for electricity work
A BUSY road in a village near Maidstone will be closed for essential works early in the new year. It will allow UK Power Networks to connect new supplies. KCC Highways announced: ...
Road near Kent Showgrounds to be shut - full details
A ROAD near the Kent Showground is to be shut for phone cabling work. The temporary closure will be at Scragged Oak Road, Detling,from10 January 2019 for up to twodays. The ...
CLOSED: Busy road through village near Maidstone is to shut for two days
ANOTHER road closure inEast Farleigh has been announced for water works. It happens early next yearbetween Station Road and Gallants Lane. The affected road will be ...
EDUCATION: Public reject plans for two new schools over 'dangerous' access
PUBLIC anger is mounting over the proposed entrance to two new schools planned for the Kent Medical Campus at junction seven of the M20. The scheme fora primary and special needs school will ...
Man charged with burglary after stealing from 80 year old woman in Maidstone
Detectives investigating a burglary reported at an address in Maidstone have charged a man. John Gallagher (40,) of Pudding Lane in Maidstone was arrested on Tuesday, December 4 and has now been ...
Four day road closure in Maidstone
A ROAD in Maidstone will be closed for up to 4 days. Eastwood Road will be closed from December 6 – 9, to enable a repair to a leaking water main by South East Water. ...
LATEST: Police confirm multi vehicle pile-up on Maidstone roundabout
POLICE confirm there was four car pile-up on the Running Horse Roundabout junction between Forstal Road and the A229 Royal Engineers Road. A spokesman for Kent Police said: “Kent Police was ...