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12th August 2019Man, 70, airlifted to hospital following 'serious head injury' near Maidstone
AN elderly man has been airlifted to hospital after he suffered a serious head injury in Snodland. Paramedics were called to Malling Road in Snodland just before 4.30pm on August 11. A South ...
12th August 2019MET OFFICE: 'Heavy showers and thunderstorms' in Maidstone
HEAVY showers and thunderstorms may cause some disruption in Maidstone today. The yellow warning is in place from now until 7pm tonight. Flooding may occur in homes and businesses, with damage ...
Man arrested for 'sexual grooming' after paedophile hunter sting in Maidstone
A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual grooming in Maidstone. Officers attended his property at 4.40pm on August 9. He was later released on bail. A Kent Police spokesman ...
WARNING: Broken down vehicle blocks M20 near Maidstone
THERE are reports of a broken down vehicle on the M20. One lane is currently blockedon the M20 London bound from J6 A229 (Maidstone / BlueBellHill) to J4 A228 Castle Way (Leybourne / ...
BLAZE: Fire crews issue warning following accidental brazier fire in Maidstone
THERE were reports of a shed fire in Maidstone yesterday afternoon. Two fire engines were in attendance when crews used a hose reel to extinguish the blaze in Downs Road at around 11pm on August ...
Maidstone Borough Council: We have no cash for a no deal Brexit bill
MAIDSTONE Borough Council has admitted it has insufficient cash to meet a no deal Brexit bill. The Liberal Democrat-led authority reckons it will need more than £1m to pay costs associated ...
EMERGENCY CLOSURE: Road shuts for urgent carriageway works near Maidstone
THERE is a road closure in Chart Sutton. Green Lane will be closed to through traffic, on or after August 12 2019 for up to 14 days. The road will be closed at Orchard House. The alternative ...
CRIME: Pair behind brothels in Maidstone ordered to pay back more than £50k
A MAN and woman responsible for running multiple brothels in areas including Maidstone have been ordered to pay back more than £50,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. John Huggett (46) and ...
M20: Highways England's weekly digest of roadworks goes live
HIGHWAYS England has issued its weekly statement detailing its schedule of forthcoming road closures,diversions, disruptions and delays. It reads: The ...
BANNED: Drunk scaffolder Lee Page hit BMW with car after his 21st birthday bash
A SCAFFOLDER drunkenly smashed into a parked car on his way home from his 21st birthday more than twice the limit. Neighbours in Mallards Way, Downswood, woke up at 5am to the sound of Lee Page ...