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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.

Tennis club angry at school's land grab

20 August 2014
Tennis club angry at school's land grab

Sutton Valence School has agreed to re-position a boundary fence after protests that it intruded onto parish council land.

Invicta Rowing celebrates 30 years

20 August 2014
Invicta Rowing celebrates 30 years

The Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club has a new racing 8 named the Maidstone Pearl to celebrate the club's 30th anniversary.

New bus pass offer extended

19 August 2014
New bus pass offer extended

The limited services offered under Kent's new Young Person's Travel Pass has been extended by the bus companies.

Lancasters wow the crowds at Combined Ops show

17 August 2014
Lancasters wow the crowds at Combined Ops show

They turned out in their thousands to catch a glimpse of Vera and Thumper - the last two flying Lancasters in the world.

First World War heroes without headstones

17 August 2014
First World War heroes without headstones

Servicemen from the First World War are laying in unmarked graves thanks to the successive conflicts in Iraq.

Get your number plate protected today

16 August 2014
Get your number plate protected today

Scoot down to Halfords to benefit from free number-plate protection.

Council wins High Court battle

16 August 2014
Council wins High Court battle

Maidstone council did nothing wrong in refusing permission for an out-of-town shopping centre, the High Court ruled.

White van man beware!

16 August 2014
White van man beware!

Police are cracking down on drivers of light commercial vehicles as part of a Europe-wide initiative

Injured cat story sparks warning

16 August 2014
Injured cat story sparks warning

Fraudsters used a tale of an injured cat to gain entry story to a couple's home.

UKIP picks their man

16 August 2014
UKIP picks their man

UKIP has chosen its candidate to fight for Sir John Stanley's seat in Tonbridge and Malling next May

Train driver saw man step onto track

16 August 2014
Train driver saw man step onto track

A man was stuck by a train and killed yesterday after walking onto the line near a railway station.

Call for united action against housing plans

12 August 2014
Call for united action against housing plans

Protest groups should work together to defeat Maidstone council's "excessive" housing targets, say campaigners

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