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18th March 2020UPDATE: Primary school closes for 'deep clean' near Maidstone
A PRIMARY school in Bearsted has closed. Madginford Primary School has shut as there are three children attending the school with suspected symptoms of coronavirus. It is not known when the ...
- 18th March 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Primary school shuts near Maidstone
A PRIMARY school in Bearsted has closed for a deep clean. An email was sent toparents asking to pick their children up from Madginford Primary School immediently. One parent said: ...
CCTV APPEAL: Thief stole more than £1,000 worth of ink from Maidstone store
A CCTV image of a man has been issued by officers investigating the bulk theft of computer ink cartridges from a supermarket in Maidstone. Items valued at more than £1,000 were reported ...
WARNING: Road shuts for three days near Maidstone
THERE is a road closure in Otham. Church Lane will close on March 25 for up to three daysto enable Kent County Council to carry out carriageway patching works. The alternative route ...
CORONAVIRUS: Now Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone shuts its doors
THE Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone has decided to close its doors until further notice because of the coronavirus health scare. Management said this evening (March 17)that it is following ...
LATEST: Firefighters tackle mystery vehicle blaze near Maidstone - long delays
A FLATBED vehicle caught on fire on the A249 near Detling. Two fire engines were sent to the scene and crews used a hose reel jet to tackle the fire. Nobody was injured. A Kent Fire and Rescue ...
LATEST: Violent bully David Brown to appeal against assault on woman
A MAN convicted of assault and engaging in coercive behaviour has appealed his guilty verdict. Cleaner David Brown (28) of Owletts Close, Shepway, strangled his estranged ex partnerto the ...
BREAKING: Main road shuts due to vehicle fire near Maidstone
THERE are reports of a vehicle fire on the A249 in Detling. The A249 Northbound is currently closed due to a vehicle fire near Kent Showground. Kent Fire and rescue are in attendance. Please ...
GUILTY: Boy, 17, convicted of Andre Bent murder in Maidstone
A 17-year-old boy has been convicted of the Maidstone murder of Andre Bent. Londoner Vasilios Ofogeli used a machete to kill 21-year-old Mr Bent, pictured, and injured three others when violence ...
CORONAVIRUS: School shuts to half its pupils as staff and children self-isolate
A SECONDARY school has shut to half of its pupils as many choose to self-isolate at home due to coronavirus fears. Aylesford School in Teapot Lane has told parents to keep their child at home if ...