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Homes plan for scrap yard

Homes plan for scrap yard

24 March 2016

Twenty-five high-end homes are planned for a rural scrap yard.

Pressure on GPs rises as population set to grow

Pressure on GPs rises as population set to grow

24 March 2016

The crisis facing our health system is set to get worse, with Maidstone's population set to grow by 20% in the next 20 years.

Reservoir reopens after takeover

Reservoir reopens after takeover

24 March 2016

Hundreds of anglers took to boats and cast their rods from the banks of a country park lake as it reopened.

'My legs were like jelly... I was crying my eyes out'

'My legs were like jelly... I was crying my eyes out'

23 March 2016

An Adele fan was left shaken and in tears when the singer invited him on stage and quoted a cult classic movie in his honour.

Council's U-turn over air ambulance base

Council's U-turn over air ambulance base

23 March 2016

Paddock Wood Town Council has oppose plans for a new HQ for Kent’s air ambulance in the area.

Pensioner bludgeoned to death in violent burglary

Pensioner bludgeoned to death in violent burglary

23 March 2016

Police are hunting several suspects after a 73-year-old man was brutally murdered in his rural home in a burglary gone wrong.

Suspicious death linked to burglary

Suspicious death linked to burglary

22 March 2016

Burglars had raided the cottage where a pensioner was found dead yesterday, it's been revealed.

Man jailed for life after colleague's knife murder

Man jailed for life after colleague's knife murder

22 March 2016

A man found guilty of stabbing a father-of-four to death in a frenzied knife attack has been jailed for his murder.

Police probe whether pensioner's death was 'burglary gone wrong'

Police probe whether pensioner's death was 'burglary gone wrong'

22 March 2016

Police are still at the scene of a suspicious death - as the investigation enters its second day.

Investigation after pensioner found dead at home

Investigation after pensioner found dead at home

21 March 2016

Police investigating the suspicious death of a man at his home are appealing for help to piece together his last moments.

Chimney fire at pub

Chimney fire at pub

21 March 2016

Firefighters are currently dealing with a small chimney fire at a pub

Man dies in scaffolding fall

Man dies in scaffolding fall

19 March 2016

The Health and Safety Executive has been informed that a man in his 60s has died after falling from scaffolding.

Police arrest 14 linked to massive cannabis factory

Police arrest 14 linked to massive cannabis factory

18 March 2016

Officers have now arrested a total of 14 people in connection with the discovery of a multimillion pound cannabis factory following a series of raids.

More Ramblin' Man acts announced

More Ramblin' Man acts announced

18 March 2016

More acts have been announced for this summer's Ramblin Man' Fair which will be held in Mote Park, Maidstone for the second time.

Give us the same rights as developers, say parishes

Give us the same rights as developers, say parishes

17 March 2016

A petition has been launched to persuade Government to give parish councils the same right to appeal planning decisions as developers.

Drive-in cinema to open at Hop Farm

Drive-in cinema to open at Hop Farm

16 March 2016

A drive-in cinema showing cult classics as well as new releases will open at The Hop Farm after securing a two-year deal.

PM 'carpet bombed' local papers with love letters

PM 'carpet bombed' local papers with love letters

16 March 2016

A letter written by David Cameron confessing his love for Kent bore more than a passing resemblance to others sent to a papers across the country.

KCC to reject Maidstone's Local Plan

KCC to reject Maidstone's Local Plan

16 March 2016

Maidstone's transport strategy prepared to support the Local Plan housing target of 18,560 homes will not work, said KCC, the highways authority

More cuts expected as Osborne announces budget

More cuts expected as Osborne announces budget

16 March 2016

Another £4 billlion cuts are expected in today's budget and local councils will lose nearly all responsibility for education under academy plans.

Prolific fly-tipper jailed

Prolific fly-tipper jailed

15 March 2016

A man who dumped rubbish in several parts of the county, even after being warned by the courts for previous offences, has been jailed.

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