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Suffering from Christmas excess? Try dry January

29 December 2014
Suffering from Christmas excess? Try dry January

If you've overdone it this Christmas, you might feel like joining the thousands who've decided to give up the booze - at least for a month.

Search for man missing since Christmas Eve continues

28 December 2014
Search for man missing since Christmas Eve continues

Police are continuing to appeal for help in finding a man missing from his home since Christmas Eve.

Go dry for New Year

19 December 2014
Go dry for New Year

Medics want us all to pledge to a dry January for the sake of our weight, our pockets and our health.

Final whistle for football stalwart

18 December 2014
Final whistle for football stalwart

A key figure in the County Town's football scene for more than 50 years has died.

Village shops under threat

17 December 2014
Village shops under threat

Bearsted villagers turned out in force to show opposition to the latest planning application to hit their village.

School on road to improvement

16 December 2014
School on road to improvement

Ofsted inspectors are pleased with the progress being made at Staplehurst Primary School

Independents show their worth

16 December 2014
Independents show their worth

Small traders were given a fillip on Saturday when MP Helen Grant took a tour of the town.

Trust makes clear: we do NOT support housing scheme

16 December 2014
Trust makes clear: we do NOT support housing scheme

Bearsted Woodland Trust has spoken out against plans to build on Lilk Meadow.

Council kicks out cabinet system

11 December 2014
Council kicks out cabinet system

Maidstone councillors have voted to abandon their 13-year experiment with cabinet government on the grounds that it is undemocratic.

Southeastern promises off-peak cuts

05 December 2014
Southeastern promises off-peak cuts

Rail passengers will experience less pain than usual when the annual fare rises bite in January

Shop on Saturday for special offers

03 December 2014
Shop on Saturday for special offers

Independent retailers are offering good reasons to shop locally.

Students get to grips with the politicians

27 November 2014
Students get to grips with the politicians

A group of Oakwood Park students believe they know how to increase engagement of young people with politics.

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.

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