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4th January 2022CUSTODY: Maidstone man arrested after 'attacking shop worker'
A MAIDSTONE man has been arrested after a member of staff at a shop was assaulted. A 21-year-old local man was taken into custody at around 11.30am on Monday, January 3. A Kent Police spokesman ...
4th January 2022POLICE APPEAL: Woman raped in cemetery in Barming
A WOMAN was raped in a cemetery in Barming. The incident is reported to have happened between 2.45pm and 4.30pm on December 28 in Oakwood Cemetery, near Oakapple Lane. The victim and the man, ...
999 BREAKING: Firefighters tackle lorry fire in Maidstone
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a lorry fire on the A249 Detling Hill this morning. The place happened at around 5.30am on the Maidstone-bound carriageway.Two fire engines and a bulk water carrier ...
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CLICK HERE THE Downs Mail has been bringing news for free to its local community for free since 1997. First to arrive on the doormat was the Downs Mail and followed online more recently by ...
BREAKING: Man arrested for 'following lone females' in Maidstone - details
A MAN has been approaching lone women in Maidstone town centre. Police say several females have been followed and spoken to inappropriately in recent weeks. On December 21, police were called ...
LATEST: Post office to shut in Maidstone next week
GRAFTY Green Post Office is set to shut on December 29. The Headcorn Road branch will be temporarily moved to the village hall in Church Road. A Post Office spokesman said: “Grafty Green ...
SHUT: Marks and Spencer's store to permanently close after Christmas
A MARKS and Spencer's store will shut just after Christmas after 100 years of trading in Maidstone. The Week Street branch announced in October that its doors will close just one year ...
Lions launch defib push for schools to prevent deaths
Maidstone Lions Club islaunching a project that they hope will result in every school in the area having at least one defibrillator. A recent survey showed one third do not have a ...
AYLESFORD: DHL first to sign up at former newsprint site
A COUNCIL leader has broadly welcomed plans for a massive logistics company to become the first tenants to sign up for the old Aylesford Newsprint site. DHL has emerged as the first to sign up to ...
KCC: Action call after rise in blue badge abuse
THE number of blue badge misuse offences has risen during the pandemic, it has emerged. Kent County Council’s (KCC) audit and governance committee met last month and was told there had been ...