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26th May 2016Will striking French bring chaos to Kent half-term holiday-makers?
Striking French workers could cause chaos this halfterm as industrial action steps up againstnew labour laws. Families heading for France - many from Kent or using the M20 and M2 - ...
26th May 2016Jail for bogus Maidstone builder Ronald Sharpless who conned the elderly
A fraudster from Maidstone who repeatedly conned old folk into handing over cash for worthlesshome improvements and repairs has been jailed at the crown court. Ronald Sharpless,26, ...
UPDATE: Maidstone suffers power cut
A large section of Maidstone was without power fore more than an hour today. Grove Green, Bearsted, ThurnhamandVinters Park were among the areas reportedly affected. UKPowerNet ...
Five Maidstone drug dealing suspects arrested and bailed
Three men and two women, all in their 20s,have been arrested on suspicion of drug dealinginMaidstone, say Kent Police. Officers in an unmarked patrol car were suspicious of a ...
Double glazing boss hit with large fine over flytipping
A double glazingfirm boss was ordered to pay nearly£3,000 in fines, costs and compensation after flytipping was found in Church Road, East Peckham. The waste included a large number of ...
Hunton's new cricket pavilion raised smiles and cash for charity
HuntonWanderers’ Cricket Club celebrated the official opening of their new pavilion with a match that raised smiles ...and £700 for charity. Taking the tournament title was ...
DOWNS MAIL EU POLL: should we Leave or Remain? You decide...
Voterswill go to the polls on Thursday, June 23, to decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union. Now you have a chance to take part in an eve-of-poll opinion survey ...
Prison for drunk woman who attacked dad on train with wine bottle
A court in Maidstone has heard how a drunk27-year-old woman cuta man's face with a wine bottle in 'violent and provoked attack'. Jessica David wassentenced to five ...
Dartford Crossing users - give us more time to pay
MORE than half of users of the cash-free Dartford Crossing charge believe they should be given more time to pay before they are hit with fines. A poll taken of 10,000 web users reveals 57% of ...
Snodland dental centre smash - drink drive suspect arrested
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car careered off the road and ploughed into a dental surgery in Snodland. The incident happened on May 21. Police were called to ...