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Will Pickles get us out of this pickle?

14 October 2014
Will Pickles get us out of this pickle?

Government issues new guidance emphasising protection for greenfield sites.

Muted fanfare for Jubilee Square

10 October 2014
Muted fanfare for Jubilee Square

An excess of red tape is limiting the value of Maidstone's new public open space, it has been claimed.

Nostalgia for the Royal Star

10 October 2014
Nostalgia for the Royal Star

There was a day when all the big names in music came to Maidstone - and Tony Mulcuck was there.

Rat-run fears prompt petition

10 October 2014
Rat-run fears prompt petition

Petition "proves village doesn't want new Greenway."

Man admits offering illegal tooth whitening

09 October 2014
Man admits offering illegal tooth whitening

A man has been fined £500 after admitting offering tooth whitening services illegally - for the second time.

Crash blocks access to Maidstone Services

08 October 2014
Crash blocks access to Maidstone Services

An accident at the M20 junction 8 roundabout is blocking entry to the motorway service area.

Greenfield housing plans cause dismay

06 October 2014
Greenfield housing plans cause dismay

The loss of a valued green corridor and extra traffic on a narrow country lane were the main worries for neighbours of a housing scheme.

Meeting will hear petition over road plan

03 October 2014
Meeting will hear petition over road plan

Wouldham Parish Council's meeting on Tuesday looks set to be a lively affair -with both developers and residents out to make a point.

Newts win battle to stay in their own home

03 October 2014
Newts win battle to stay in their own home

A development that threatened a noted wildlife habitat has been rejected by planners.

Pop band sound right note on bullying

03 October 2014
Pop band sound right note on bullying

Pop band Ever Young were the special guests at a Snodland school.

Loose Swiss Scouts to remember war dead

30 September 2014
Loose Swiss Scouts to remember war dead

A service will be held to honour two Swiss Scouts killed in the Great War.

Car ploughs into garden

28 September 2014
Car ploughs into garden

A car has left the road and ploughed into a garden in Allington

Two charged with drug offences

28 September 2014
Two charged with drug offences

Drug dealing is blighting the community in Tunbridge Wells, said police chief.

Lorry and car collide on motorway

27 September 2014
Lorry and car collide on motorway

There were delays on the M20 after a collision between a lorry and a car.

Meeting called over greenfield housing scheme

24 September 2014
Meeting called over greenfield housing scheme

A controversial greenfield site, dropped from Maidstone's Local Plan proposals, has re-emerged to residents' indignation.

Evie the food critic, aged 11

24 September 2014
Evie the food critic, aged 11

Invicta schoolgirl Evie Stevenson is making a name for herself as a restaurant critic.

Farewell to the nurses' home

23 September 2014
Farewell to the nurses' home

Work has begun to tear down one of Maidstone's distinctive buildings from the 1920s.

Village gains its own heritage centre

23 September 2014
Village gains its own heritage centre

A redundant school building has been given a new use as the custodian of Ditton's history.

Boxer dies at popular event

22 September 2014
Boxer dies at popular event

Onlookers were shocked as a boxer dog collapsed and died moments after finishing a popular race in an event attended by thousands.

Stranded at the bus-stop

19 September 2014
Stranded at the bus-stop

The start of a new term has brought new problems on the buses for pupils trying to get to school.

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