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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.

Coldstream Guards come to County Town

18 September 2014
Coldstream Guards come to County Town

A sponsored cycle ride passed through Maidstone town centre, with the riders accompanied by the theme from Stars Wars.

Couple's suicide pact after losing 'zest for life'

17 September 2014
Couple's suicide pact after losing 'zest for life'

A couple who feared growing old were both found dead in their caravan after meticulously planning their own deaths.

Villagers to picket Town Hall over housing

16 September 2014
Villagers to picket Town Hall over housing

Council leader Annabelle Blackmore described housing numbers as a "very emotional" subject, as 2,000 sign petitions against the Local Plan.

Maidstone may revert to four-yearly elections

16 September 2014
Maidstone may revert to four-yearly elections

Council leader Annabelle Blackmore is "strongly in favour" of holding borough council elections only once every four years.

UKIP picks its man to take on Helen Grant

13 September 2014
UKIP picks its man to take on Helen Grant

Members of the Maidstone and Weald branch of UKIP have selected their candidate to fight in the General Election.

Don't worry about "greenway" says developer

12 September 2014
Don't worry about "greenway" says developer

New road will be "as attractive as any road can be" claims Trenport.

Osborne caps commuters fare increase

10 September 2014
Osborne caps commuters fare increase

Rail fares are going up, but not by as much as feared.

Labour selects its candidate for Tonbridge and Malling

09 September 2014
Labour selects its candidate for Tonbridge and Malling

An expert in international development has been selected by the Labour Party to contest the Tonbridge and Malling constituency at the next election.

No appeal yet over Newnham Court plan

09 September 2014
No appeal yet over Newnham Court plan

Land Securities is still 'considering its options' over Maidstone council's refusal for planning permission at Newnham Court.

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