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Fringe festival in full swing

01 May 2015
Fringe festival in full swing

Maidstone's Fringe Festival is underway, with music lovers packing pubs, clubs and the town centre streets.

Extra tickets released for Elton concert

30 April 2015
Extra tickets released for Elton concert

More tickets have been put on sale for when Sir Elton John and his band come to Kent Event Centre next month

Woman killed by train had walked out of mental health unit

29 April 2015
Woman killed by train had walked out of mental health unit

A 24-year-old woman who was killed at a train station last week had left a mental health unit hours before.

Fighters win mum funds for hospital

24 April 2015
Fighters win mum funds for hospital

A charity boxing competition was a knockout success, after raising nearly £8,000 for a chemotherapy ward at Maidstone Hospital.

Britpop stars booked for village festival

22 April 2015
Britpop stars booked for village festival

Liverpool indie band Cast will be headlining The Vicar's Picnic music festival.

Aylesford Newsprint creditors face '£80m shortfall'

19 April 2015
Aylesford Newsprint creditors face '£80m shortfall'

Creditors owed money by Aylesford Newsprint - which includes the firm’s own pension scheme - could miss out on a reported £80m.

Shops vow to stop selling energy drinks to children

17 April 2015
Shops vow to stop selling energy drinks to children

Parents have supported a newsagent's decision to stop selling energy drinks to children.

Chiminea blamed for garden blaze

17 April 2015
Chiminea blamed for garden blaze

A chiminea is thought to have caused a fire in a garden in Loose.

Controversial greenfield homes plan approved

17 April 2015
Controversial greenfield homes plan approved

One of the most controversial planning applications of the last year was decided last night by Maidstone council’s planning committee.

Delays after A249 accident

17 April 2015
Delays after A249 accident

An overturned trailer caused delays for commuters at Detling Hill.

Delays after oil spill in Aylesford

17 April 2015
Delays after oil spill in Aylesford

A lane of the A20 was shut following a collision.

End in sight for roadworks - after another delay

17 April 2015
End in sight for roadworks - after another delay

There has been yet another delay in the timetable for roadworks which have disrupted Cranbrook for more than nine months.

Green light for controversial homes plan

17 April 2015
Green light for controversial homes plan

A plan for 220 homes next to a primary school has been approved by the council - but the final decision remains in the hands of a planning inspector.

Man cut free from car after crash

17 April 2015
Man cut free from car after crash

A main road has been shut in both directions and a man cut free after a two-car crash.

Four fire engines called to outbuilding blaze

16 April 2015
Four fire engines called to outbuilding blaze

Crews in four fire engines tackled a blaze in a manufacturing unit in Bearsted.

Large woodland fire in West Malling

16 April 2015
Large woodland fire in West Malling

Firefighters spent more than an hour extinguishing a blaze in a wooded area.

Missing woman found after police search

16 April 2015
Missing woman found after police search

There was a large police presence including the helicopter and officers with dogs after concerns were raised for the welfare of an elderly woman.

Child porn probe of hanged prison officer

15 April 2015
Child porn probe of hanged prison officer

Suicide letters were found at the home of a prison officer under suspicion of possessing indecent chid images, an inquest has heard.

Long delays after A249 crash

15 April 2015
Long delays after A249 crash

Traffic was queuing back to Stockbury after a collision on the A249.

Man suffers burns in M26 van fire

15 April 2015
Man suffers burns in M26 van fire

A man has suffered burns after a Transit van caught alight on the M26.

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