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13th May 2022DETLING PLAYERS: Love Letters review by Neil Nixon
Love Letters A.R. Gurney’s epistolary play earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination in 1988, since when the two-hander has become a go-to crowd pleaser capable of adapting itself over time and to ...
13th May 2022K SPORTS under 10s achieve cup win and promotion - full details
K SPORTS under-10s have achieved a promotion and a cup win at the end of a successful season. The side won the Consolation Shield knock-out competition on May 1, beating Larkfield 2-0 and ...
Tonbridge & Malling council chooses Sue Bell as mayor
TONBRIDGE & Malling Borough Council has selected its new mayor. Cllr Sue Bell takes over from Cllr Roger Roud, for who she has served as deputy for the past year. Cllr Bell represents ...
POLITICS: Liberal Democrats to choose new leader tonight - special report
LOCAL Liberal Democrats will tonight decide who will be the group leader. The position makes the victor the had of the main opposition party at the town hall. It is thought that two of ...
Sewage firm Southern Water 'trying to blame' householders for waste discharges
SEWAGE company Southern Water has been criticised for 'trying to blame' householders for millions of gallons of human waste being flushed into rivers and the sea. Southern Water claims its ...
DETAILS: Two week gun and ammunition surrender in Maidstone
Police are urging people to surrender their firearms as part of a drive to stop guns falling into the wrong hands. Kent Police is taking part in the operation - a national two-week weapon ...
NEW DATES: PR firm Fabrick's new Lenham housing consultation events
UNDER fire Maidstone PR firm Fabrick promoting a new set of public consulation dates into the proposed 5,000 unit "garden village" at Lenham Heath. Earlier this year, the company was ...
CRASH DELAYS: M20 blocked near Maidstone
ONE lane is closed on the M20 due to a crash. There is heavy traffic on the M20 coastbound from J3 to J4 (Leybourne / Snodland) Expect delays. ...
LATEST: Road shuts for a week after sinkhole appears
WEST Street in Harrietsham is currently shut after a sinkhole appeared yesterday. The closure is near Station Road. A KCC spokesman said: "Road closed May 11 for up to 7 days due to ...
BREAKING: Dog walker knocked unconscious in unprovoked attack near Maidstone
A DOG walker was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked assault near Maidstone. The attack was carried out by apassenger on a motorcycle, who got off the vehicle and punched the victim in the ...