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It will be a dull start to Christmas for Maidstone this year

06 November 2018
It will be a dull start to Christmas for Maidstone this year

'Tis the season to be miserable, as town sacrifices Christmas lights ceremonies.

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Parish council still hoping to preserve woodland

30 October 2018
Parish council still hoping to preserve woodland

Bearsted Parish Council found itself outbid when it attempted to buy some community land at auction.

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Family has a lucky escape after gas blast

29 October 2018
Family has a lucky escape after gas blast

A blow-torch gas cannister is being blamed for an explosion that brought down the wall of a family's home.

Scary warm up to night of All Souls

29 October 2018
Scary warm up to night of All Souls

Children across the area have been getting into the spirit for Halloween.

Hundreds attend vigil for teen killed in crash

28 October 2018
Hundreds attend vigil for teen killed in crash

A community has been paying its respects to a popular young girl with a personality "to fill a room."

Three hurt in gas explosion

28 October 2018
Three hurt in gas explosion

Paramedics have treated three people for burns and shock after a gas cylinder exploded.

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Opposition mounting against garden village

28 October 2018
Opposition mounting against garden village

Planning officers will soon make a decision on controversial plans to build 1,750 homes.

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Photo mystery over Tonbridge School's First World War hero Lt Leighton Fanshawe

28 October 2018
Photo mystery over Tonbridge School's First World War hero Lt Leighton Fanshawe

An author needs help to solve the mystery around his uncle from the First World War.

MP taken to task for food bank claims

25 October 2018
MP taken to task for food bank claims

Universal Credit changes are not to blame for rising food bank visits, an MP said in parliament.

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Thieves target farm that cares for adults with learning difficulties

24 October 2018
Thieves target farm that cares for adults with learning difficulties

Callous thieves who took a tractor from a care farm have been branded "absolute scum."

Benefits cheat falsely claimed £15,500

23 October 2018
Benefits cheat falsely claimed £15,500

A woman claimed she was a single mother when the father of her children was living with her.

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The story of one village's involvement in the First World War

22 October 2018
The story of one village's involvement in the First World War

As the centenary of the end of the First World War approaches, a new book charts the role played by Lower Halstow in the conflict.

Council under fire as nearly £5m of road upgrades at risk

22 October 2018
Council under fire as nearly £5m of road upgrades at risk

A town is at risk of losing millions of pounds of Government grants for key highways improvements because councils are "unlikely" to meet deadlines.

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Maidstone could miss out on £4.9m of highways grants

18 October 2018
Maidstone could miss out on £4.9m of highways grants

Key junction improvements needed to support new housing may not now go ahead, stunned councillors heard.

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Council will 'flex the rules' to find shelter for the homeless

18 October 2018
Council will 'flex the rules' to find shelter for the homeless

Maidstone council will use a Government grant to launch a three-pronged attack to reduce homelessness in the borough.

Repairs to Heather House in Park Wood could cost £765,000

17 October 2018
Repairs to Heather House in Park Wood could cost £765,000

A report on the state of a much loved community centre made "painful reading," admitted a Maidstone councillor.

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Town will not attempt to stop conversion of office blocks

17 October 2018
Town will not attempt to stop conversion of office blocks

Concerns that Maidstone could end up with hundreds of bed-sits and no offices have been dismissed in favour of reliance on the free market.

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Jubilee Free School to double in size

15 October 2018
Jubilee Free School to double in size

Schoolchildren will have their sports lessons in a public park after a planning inspector rules in favour of school expansion.

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Royal Victoria Place expansion scheme scrapped

12 October 2018
Royal Victoria Place expansion scheme scrapped

The new owners of the Royal Victoria Place shopping centre in Tunbridge Wells will not be going ahead with a previously approved £70m upgrade.

Jersey Boys has drama, humour and non-stop hits

03 October 2018
Jersey Boys has drama, humour and non-stop hits

Get down to The Marlowe for one of the best musicals of our time.

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