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Brownfield land for a million homes

26 November 2014
Brownfield land for a million homes

The need to build in the countryside has been questioned after a university research paper unveiled extensive brownfield sites ripe for development.

Support independent shops this Christmas

19 November 2014
Support independent shops this Christmas

Maidstone's small businesses have a range of Christmas offers to pull in the seasonal shoppers.

Verge parking ban leads to problems

18 November 2014
Verge parking ban leads to problems

A road in Shepway where residents have been banned from parking on the verge is now becoming impassable.

We are a village not a town

17 November 2014
We are a village not a town

Lenham villagers are angry that Maidstone council has singled them out to take a lion's share of new housing.

UPDATED: Village "under siege"

16 November 2014
UPDATED: Village "under siege"

Around 100 people attended an exhibition of plans to build on agricultural fields in Thurnham.

Don't build on our farm say residents

16 November 2014
Don't build on our farm say residents

An offer of a country park has not appeased residents concerned that building on Fant Farm will aggravate traffic problems and ruin the landscape.

Motorway cleared after earlier accident

16 November 2014
Motorway cleared after earlier accident

An HGV which caught fire on the M20 has been safely recovered and the motorway re-opened.

Schools go dotty for Children In Need

16 November 2014
Schools go dotty for Children In Need

Fun, food and flash mobs helped raise a record amount for Children In Need.

Updated: 20 firefighters tackle rural blaze

16 November 2014
Updated: 20 firefighters tackle rural blaze

An electrical fault is being blamed for a fire that destroyed a caravan and a stableblock.

Update: Bookmakers target of robbery

15 November 2014
Update: Bookmakers target of robbery

Police are seeking a man who demanded money from staff at a betting shop.

Burglar caught by DNA

15 November 2014
Burglar caught by DNA

A man who burgled an elderly couple's home was caught after he left his DNA at the scene.

Playwright finds comedy in war

14 November 2014
Playwright finds comedy in war

For those seeking a different way of thinking about the war, the Oast Theatre is presenting 'Heroes'.

Exhibition on Barty Farm plans today

14 November 2014
Exhibition on Barty Farm plans today

Villagers have a chance today to find out about proposals to build 100 homes on farmland in Thurnham.

Refusal of Junction 8 plan criticised

11 November 2014
Refusal of Junction 8 plan criticised

Maidstone council's planning committee was accused of "playing to the gallery" over its refusal to permit a business park at Waterside Park

Town gains Square of Remembrance

11 November 2014
Town gains Square of Remembrance

Maidstone's civic Armistice Day service was held in the County Town's new Remembrance Square.

Air raid siren sounds again in Weald village

11 November 2014
Air raid siren sounds again in Weald village

The wail of a Second World War air raid siren rang out through Marden as the village remembered its war dead.

Labour: 'Reverse decision on Junction 8'

11 November 2014
Labour: 'Reverse decision on Junction 8'

Labour councillor Paul Harper said Maidstone was sending the wrong message to business and urged a re-think of the council's approach.

Man who shared child abuse images jailed

06 November 2014
Man who shared child abuse images jailed

A pervert who had a collection of 20,000 child abuse images has been jailed for 27 months.

Should teenagers get the vote? Let's ask them

04 November 2014
Should teenagers get the vote? Let's ask them

Four teenagers have given their views on whether the voting age should be lowered to 16 - and they are more cautious than you might expect.

Give 16-year-olds the vote, urges KCC

04 November 2014
Give 16-year-olds the vote, urges KCC

A Maidstone councillor has persuaded his KCC colleagues to petition for a lowering of the voting age to 16.

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