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23rd March 2020Old people targeted by Amazon gift card scammers
OLD people in Maidstone are being targeted by scammers who get them to hand over gift voucher codes. The criminals are reportedly calling, texting and sending emails asking potential victims to go ...
23rd March 2020CORONAVIRUS: McDonald's to close all Kent branches
McDonald's will close allits branches across the UK tonight. The fast food chain is the latest company to close amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...
HOUSE BLAZE: Overloaded plug blamed for Maidstone fire
AN overloaded plug has been blamed for a house fire in Maidstone. Two engines were sent to the address in Courtenay Road and crew with breathing aparatus tackled the blaze. One man was treated ...
CORONAVIRUS: First person in Kent to die - full details
A MAN in Kent has died of the cornavirus, a local MP has disclosed. Chatham and Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch told followers on Facebook: "Very sad to hear that a man who was being cared for at ...
HIT AND RUN: Abie Ianson, 24, charged for West Malling collision
A LARKFIELD man has been charged with colliding with three pedestrians in West Malling Police were called at 4.07pm on Wednesday, March 11 2020, to reports a black Ford Fiesta had failed to stop ...
Top local business scoops Taste of Kent award - The Butcher's Block in Burham
The 16th Taste of Kent Awards have once again celebrated the very best in the food and drink our county has to offer. Organised by Produced in Kent, its chief executive ...
CORONAVIRUS: Helping to keep businesses running - how Downs Mail can help
IMPORTANT STATEMENT FROM DOWNS MAIL: Many businesses in our area are changing the way they do things in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. They are finding original and creative ways to keep ...
LATEST: Road to reopen tomorrow after major flooding
A ROAD is set to reopen tomorrow in Thurnham. Water Lane has been shut since March 5near the motorway bridge following recent carriageway flooding. The diversion route is currently ...
CORONAVIRUS: UK schools, colleges and nurseries to close from Friday
SCHOOLS in the UK are to shut from Friday until further notice as a response to the coronavirus outbreak. Thisyear's exams will also not go ahead in England and Wales. Schools ...
CORONAVIRUS: One Maidstone sets up MaidstoneDelivers hashtag to help locals
ONE Maidstone, the business support organisation, has set up the #MaidstoneDelivers hashtag to assist local companies who want to help the public receive food and goods as the coronavirus scare takes ...