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17th April 2019ARRESTED: Drink driver, 20, crashes van into convenience store in Maidstone
A DRINK driver has been arrestedon suspicion of driving while unfit through drink or drugs after ploughing his van through a convenience store in Barming. A spokesman for Kent Police ...
17th April 2019TONIGHT: M20 lane closure near Maidstone
THERE is an overnight lane closure in place tonight on the M20. The closure is in place on the east side bridge for one night (22:00-05:00) for bridge joint repair works. ...
DELAY: Asbestos discovery halts station progress in Maidstone
THE discovery of significant amounts of asbestos in a building bought by Network Rail will further delay multi-million pound plans to transform Maidstone, its station and the east end of town. The ...
EDUCATION: Science school looks set to open next year in Maidstone
CONSTRUCTION of a new science school for the county town is now well under way. The frame of the School of Science and Technology Maidstone (SSTM) is now completed. Contractors first created an ...
M20 DISRUPTION: Broken down vehicle causing long delays near Maidstone
THERE are reports of a broken down vehicle on the M20. One lane is blocked due to the broken down vehicle on the M20 London bound from J4 A228 Castle Way (Leybourne / Snodland) to J3 ...
AGE UK: Axed taxi scheme hits 'most disadvantaged' in Maidstone
THE axing of a £50,000 scheme which helped hundreds of Maidstone’s most vulnerable people has come under fire. As of April 1, Maidstone Borough Council has stopped funding to Age UK ...
PICTURES: Hundreds enjoy Holi colour festival in Maidstone
A RELIGIOUS celebration in Maidstone bathed nearly 300 people in clouds of colour. The second Holi Festival of Colours at the Collis Millennium Green, off St Philip’s Avenue, got off to a ...
Maidstone unites to keep Nathaniel, 12, mobile after outgrowing wheelchair
WHEN Nathaniel Hurley (12) outgrew his tricycle wheelchair, he faced immobility – but now Maidstone has united to help him. Nathaniel, of Lombardy Drive, Maidstone, suffers from Quadriplegic ...
CLOSURE WARNING: Various short term road closures for St George's Day Parade
THERE are variousshort term road closures in Headcorn for the St George's Day Parade. The road closures will be in place on April 28 to allow for the St. George's Day Parade ...
MURDER: Maidstone murder detectives charge two more suspects
MURDER detectives have charged two more people in connection with the death of a man in Maidstone. Wesley Adyinka, (37,) died after being stabbed in the chest outside his home at Chaucer ...