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26th June 2020CLOSED: Urgent road closure for pothole works near Maidstone
THERE is a road closure in Linton. Westerhill Road is now closed for up to five daysto enable urgent pothole blitz repair works to be carried out by Kent County Council. The whole length ...
26th June 2020CRIME: Police nab flytipper dumping tyres near Maidstone
POLICE apprehended an early morning fly-tipper in Boxley as he dumped tyres by the side of the road. Officers from theKent rural task force nabbed the local man who has admitted the ...
WARNING: Major water leak in Maidstone - details
A burst water main in Detling has left a water company's storage tanks at low levels. Some Maidstone residents will only be able to use tap water for essential use only today due to ...
WEATHER: More thunderstorms on way to Maidstone
Maidstone and Mallinglooks set formore thunderstorms. Experts at the Met Office are predicting that more thunder and lightning is to come anda yellow weather warning fhas been ...
POLICE SEARCH: Man seen exposing himself in woodland near Maidstone
A man was reportedly spotted exposing himself in a woodland area in Otham. Police conducted a search of the sceneoff White Horse Lane on Tuesday, June 23. A Kent Police spokesman said: ...
BREAKING: 421 Otham houses plan refused again
Maidstone’s Council’s Planning Committee tonight once again voted againstthe plan for 421 houses in the Otham countrysideoff Church Roadnext to the ancient Grade ...
CCTV APPEAL: Man 'threatened and assaulted' shop worker in Maidstone
A SUPERMARKET worker was 'threatened and pushed' in Maidstone. It was reported a manentered the Sainsbury’s Local store in Tonbridge Road at around 7.30pm on Wednesday, June ...
Maidstone must prepare for 'new normal' NHS services
There will be a ‘new normal’ for the NHS services in Maidstone and rest of Kent in the coming year. But the new Kent and Medway NHS Clinical Commissioning Group says ‘where ...
Church organist celebrates 100th birthday in lockdown
Bob Caudwell was 100 years old yesterday and now has poor eyesight and hearing – but he is the treasured organist and choirmaster at St. Nicholas Church, Linton, and cannot wait to get back ...
MP HELEN WHATELY: Pubs and restaurants to reopen in July
BY MP HELEN WHATELY It’s been a good week for pubs. On Tuesday the Prime Minister announced we’re on track to lift more restrictions next month, meaning pubs and ...