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29th November 2019A274 ROADWORKS: Another closure announced for stretch near Maidstone - delays
MOTORISTS can expect more disruption on the A274 for further works to thesurface not completed in recent roadworks. The busy highway will be shut totally on December 1 between 8pm ...
28th November 2019CHILD INJURED: Girl 'knocked down' by car in Maidstone - police appeal
Police are seeking witnesses to an incident where a child was allegedly knocked down by a car in Maidstone. The girl was injured and taken to a London hospital for treatment. The incident took ...
M20 FIRE: Vehcile blaze causes delays on motorway - details
There are delays on the M20 bedcause of a vehicle fire. The incident is London bound from J9-8 and999 crews are en route. There are no reports at this stage of casualties. Kent ...
HAZLITT PANTO: Cut price tickets in Black Friday sale
MAIDSTONE'S panto, Beauty and the Beast at the Hazlitt Theatre, has discounted ticketsas part of a Black Friday event. Nine shows, starring Jake Quickeneden (pictured)have been ...
POLL: SHOULD MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL SUSPEND ITS HOUSE-BUILDING PROGRAMME?
WITH the recent announcement of a mass rally to protest at Maidstone Borough Council's house-building programme, Daily Downs Mail haslaunched a poll to gauge public feeling. Residents ...
OPEN: Old Thomas Cook re-opens for business as Hays Travel
THE company which rescued the old Thomas Cook business has reopened the store The Mall Maidstone. Hays Travel is now buzzing with customers using in-house online search service ...
RETAIL: M&S set to open soon at M20 shopping park
THE brand new M&S store for Maidstone near junction seven of the M20 is taking shape and will be open for business next year. The developer, the Gallagher Group, says the scheme at Eclispe Park ...
TRAFFIC HOLD-UPS: Wateringbury lights likely to be in place until the new year
DRIVERS are taking to the train in an effort to avoid major traffic delays at Wateringbury. They say manual traffic lights are causing “grid lock” at the busy Wateringbury crossroads, ...
SOLD: Lib Dem borough council spends £19 MILLION to buy Lockmeadow complex
THE borough council has sunk £19m of tax-payers' money to secretly buy the leasehold of the Lockmeadow leisure complex in the centre of Maidstone. Confusion surrounds how the Liberal ...
Spice Lounge curry house could be lost to 14 flats - details
PLANS to replace one of Maidstone's favourite curry houses with a block of retirement flats could be approved soon. Planning officers have recommended Maidstone Borough ...