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17th November 2020CCTV APPEAL: Two men 'stole e-cigarettes' from Maidstone store
CCTV images have been issued by officers investigating a reported theft at a store inMaidstone. A group of young men are reported to have entered the premises in Week Street between 3pm and ...
17th November 2020DISRUPTION: Temporary traffic lights on main road in Leybourne
TEMPORARY traffic lights are currently in place in Leybourne. The lights are on theA20 London Roadbetween the junctions with Rectory Lane South and Oxley Shaw Lane. The lights will ...
TONIGHT: Main road to shut in Maidstone
A MAIN road in Maidstone will closetonightto carry out high friction surfacing works. The A20 London Road will close for one night(22:00-05:00) between Terrace Road and the ...
LATEST: Maidstone Covid-19 rate jumps to 199.0 and rising
COVID infection rates continue to rise across Kent. Maidstone hasjumped to 199.0 per 100,000 by November 12 and rising, according to KCC. The 100,000 rate across mid ...
HAZLITT 'CLOSURE': Committee can overturn option to shut popular Maidstone venue
CASH-strapped Maidstone Borough Council has acknowledged the decision to consider shutting the Hazlitt Theatre could be overturned at another committee in nine days' time. A delegation of six ...
OUT NOW: Book is a legacy for Invicta schoolgirl Bethany Eves, 21
JUST B.E. a book of poems, prose, quotes and art by former Invicta Grammar School pupil Bethany Eves is out now and promises to be a lasting legacy to the 21-year-old who tragically died last ...
BOOK NOW: Santa's grotto computer visits in Maidstone
CHILDREN in Maidstone unable to visit a grotto due to CoVid-19 can tell their wishes directly to Santa by Zoom from their home computer. The Rotary Club of Maidstone, which managed the grotto in ...
DEEP CLEAN: School in Maidstone shuts after third case of Covid-19
A SECONDARY school in Maidstone has been forced to shut for the day due to three positive cases of Coronavirus. Cornwallis Academy, in Loose, is closed to all students and staff today to carry out ...
URGENT APPEAL: Maidstone men arrested following THREE collisions in town centre
TWO Maidstone men have been arrested after allegedly running a red light and causing a collision in the town centre. The offences happened at 5.50pm on Saturday,October 3 2020 after a black ...
EXCLUSIVE: Council top brass say 'shut' Hazlitt Theatre at £100K per year
TOP brass at cash-strapped Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) have suggested the Hazlitt Theatre be shut up and mothballed at a cost of £100,000 per year to the tax-payer, Daily Downs Mail can ...