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Calm reigns after four nights of overnight road closures

29 March 2019
Calm reigns after four nights of overnight road closures

Measure to slow traffic through a Maidstone village have come too late for its historic horse trough.

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Empty Georgian property reclaimed for Maidstone

29 March 2019
Empty Georgian property reclaimed for Maidstone

Maidstone council's ' new venture into property ownership is proving highly attractive, with 13 out of 14 flats already let.

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100 years on - Lenham's Canadian war dead remembered

28 March 2019
100 years on - Lenham's Canadian war dead remembered

Thirty-three Canadians who fought in the First World War never made it home, lying instead in Lenham Cemetery. But they have not been forgotten.

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MI6 and Bletchley Park translator honoured after death, aged 101

27 March 2019
MI6 and Bletchley Park translator honoured after death, aged 101

The funeral has taken place of a centenarian who helped translate German intelligence codes at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.

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Big jump in empty properties

27 March 2019
Big jump in empty properties

The Government is forcing councils to build more homes, yet the number of empty properties is growing.

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Maidstone told to build 1,236 homes per year

26 March 2019
Maidstone told to build 1,236 homes per year

The Government is imposing harsh new housing requirements on local authorities with its a new "standard method" of calculation.

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School children chased with 'Taser'

26 March 2019
School children chased with 'Taser'

Disciplinary action has been taken against a boy who took a toy Taser gun into primary school.

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The story of Maidstone Zoo

25 March 2019
The story of Maidstone Zoo

It's more than 60 years since the closure of one of Kent's biggest visitor attractions - Maidstone Zoo.

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Family still homeless four months after gas explosion

19 March 2019
Family still homeless four months after gas explosion

A dispute with insurers means a family have not been able to return home after a DIY job went wrong.

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Funeral this Friday for former councillor John Frisby

19 March 2019
Funeral this Friday for former councillor John Frisby

John Frisby, the politician who famously criticised the "fat cats" in local government, has died.

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Oil spill on road

19 March 2019
Oil spill on road

There are delays on the A229 after a crash involving an HGV.

Praise for a journalist who loved writing

19 March 2019
Praise for a journalist who loved writing

Author, journalist, publisher, writer's agent and parish clerk - Victor Briggs has died.

Drop-in session to hear about new care home

12 March 2019
Drop-in session to hear about new care home

Berkley Care Group reveals plans for new care home in Hollingbourne.

New man to lead county's farmers and growers

12 March 2019
New man to lead county's farmers and growers

Maidstone NFU chairman takes over as head of Kent Agricultural Society.

Bearsted Road pedestrian access abandoned on schools plan

12 March 2019
Bearsted Road pedestrian access abandoned on schools plan

We have listened to your objections, a schools developer tells residents.

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Boat owners beware of obstruction in Medway

12 March 2019
Boat owners beware of obstruction in Medway

The Environment Agency has despatched a field team to deal with a tree fallen across the River Medway at Tovil.

We should be ashamed, says litter-picking mum

11 March 2019
We should be ashamed, says litter-picking mum

A serious programme of re-education is needed before we all drown in rubbish, says litter-picking group.

Winds damage Tesco garage

10 March 2019
Winds damage Tesco garage

Parts of the roof of a petrol station were left hanging down as a result of wind damage.

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Ball to remember victim of Parkinson's Disease

10 March 2019
Ball to remember victim of Parkinson's Disease

A grieving daughter has organised a ball to remember her mother and to raise awareness of the disease that devastated their lives.

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Bridge closed, trains slowed in high winds

10 March 2019
Bridge closed, trains slowed in high winds

Strong winds are causing chaos for travellers across Kent today.

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