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25th June 2020DETAILS: Carriageway maintenance works near Maidstone
THERE is a road closure in East Farleigh. Dean Street will close on July 2 for up to two days to allow for carriageway maintenance works. The road will be closed adjacent to the Horseshoes ...
25th June 2020LATEST: Five day closure in Maidstone
There is a road closure in Maidstone. Fant Lane is now shut for five dfays for South East Water works. The road will close east of the junction with Chamberlain Avenue. The alternative route ...
MP Tracey Crouch reveals she has breast cancer
A Kent MP has revealed she has breast cancer. Chatham andAylesfordrepresentative Tracey Crouchsays the cancer has been 'caught early' and she is being treated at the ...
COURT: Suspected Maidstone robbers charged
TWO men have been charged with a Maidstone robbery. It was reported a man was robbed near All Saints Church in Mill Street by two men on June 2. The vicim, a man in his 50s,was allegedly ...
SEIZED: Cannabis plants found in Maidstone
AN illegal cannabis cultivationwas found in Sandling. The plants were discovered by the British Transport Police on June 22 onNetwork Rail property. Officers attended the scene and ...
M20: Major delays following crash near Maidstone
THERE are long delays on the M20 following a crash. The incident happened on the M20 coastbound between junction 6 (A229) and 7.(A249). Lane one is currently blocked. Expect delays in the ...
Maidstone solicitor and President of The Mote Cricket Club dies
Retired solicitor Malcolm Bassett and longest serving honorary secretary of The Mote Cricket Club, Maidstone, died today after a long battle with cancer. He was honoured by the cricket club for 31 ...
M20 DISRUPTION: Crash sparks delays in Maidstone
THERE are reports of a crash on the M20. The incident happened on the M20 coastbound between junction 6 Aylesford and junction 5 Maidstone in lane one. Expect delays. ...
DELAYS: Water leak on main road near Maidstone
THERE are temporary traffic lights in Staplehurst. The lights will be in place until the end of the day on A229 Station Roadnear Fishers Road for South East Water leak repairs. ...
VIDEO: Otham now says planning inspector backs them and officers 'are wrong'
The opponents of the plan to build 421 houses in the country field next to Grade One listed Otham Church will say at the Maidstone Planning Committee meeting tomorrow evening that their new evidence ...