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Huge fallen tree causes delays

04 August 2014
Huge fallen tree causes delays

A fallen tree partly blocked a road, causing delays for motorists this morning.

Village's Great War connections remembered

01 August 2014
Village's Great War connections remembered

A project to research the names on a village war memorial turned into a global project involving hundreds of families.

Peace breaks out in council chamber

30 July 2014
Peace breaks out in council chamber

Maidstone council's new leader has a new idea to ease political tensions - cabinet coffee mornings.

Ship's bell rings in sailor's 90th birthday

30 July 2014
Ship's bell rings in sailor's 90th birthday

Former matelot Shiner Wright was reunited with his ship's bell as a surprise 90th birthday present.

Approval for Hermitage Lane development

29 July 2014
Approval for Hermitage Lane development

Councillors heaped rare praise on a developer's plans for a 'sustainable' housing scheme of Hermitage Lane.

Shadow ministers visit builders

29 July 2014
Shadow ministers visit builders

Labour shadow ministers visited Maidstone to launch the party's new policy to support house-building.

Council says "No" to homes plan

28 July 2014
Council says "No" to homes plan

Councillors went against their own officers' recommendations to reject plans for 220 homes.

Lib Dems triumph in by-election

25 July 2014
Lib Dems triumph in by-election

The Lib Dems took another seat from the Tories tonight - by just six votes.

Voters go to polls today in Maidstone council by-election

24 July 2014
Voters go to polls today in Maidstone council by-election

Five candidates will know before midnight which of them will be taking up a seat in the Town Hall.

Families of the fallen to join unveiling ceremony

22 July 2014
Families of the fallen to join unveiling ceremony

There will be some special guests when the village of Goudhurst officially unveils its newly renovated war memorial.

Students' hard work wins praise

22 July 2014
Students' hard work wins praise

Conservationists said their faith had been restored by the hard-work of a group of school-children.

UKIP accuse Lib Dems of hypocrisy over housing targets

21 July 2014
UKIP accuse Lib Dems of hypocrisy over housing targets

The issue of new homes targets was again at the forefront of voters' concerns this week.

UKIP reports back to voters

18 July 2014
UKIP reports back to voters

Maidstone's UKIP councillors are reporting back to the electorate on their first two months in office at a public meeting tomorrow.

Hey, what about our ancient wood!

17 July 2014
Hey, what about our ancient wood!

Maidstone planning officers having been accused of double standards after ignoring threat to ancient woodland.

Wartime aviation enthusiast Ted dies

17 July 2014
Wartime aviation enthusiast Ted dies

Staplehurst is in mourning for the aviation expert who did so much to record the village's wartime history.

Volunteers beat the swing vandals

15 July 2014
Volunteers beat the swing vandals

Community spirit has overcome the spiteful work of vandals and saved a village a large bill.

£6m water main upgrade

15 July 2014
£6m water main upgrade

South East Water has apologised in advance to users of Leybourne Lakes Country Park ahead of the laying of a new water main.

Legend of the music industry dies

15 July 2014
Legend of the music industry dies

From skiffle to AC/DC, Eric Snowball saw it all.

Thousands complete Maidstone's Race for Life

15 July 2014
Thousands complete Maidstone's Race for Life

Women of all ages joined the fight against cancer at Maidstone's Race for Life events.

Last few hours at the show

13 July 2014
Last few hours at the show

Visitors are making the most of the last few hours at the 2014 Kent County Show

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