Councillors have accepted their borough needs to provide 19,600 homes, despite strong opposition from KCC.

County council taxpayers are likely to be hit with a hike in bills as a three-year freeze looks set to come to an end today.

A lorry and car collided on the M20 this morning.

Drivers warned to expect traffic woes in and around Maidstone tonight after a number of road closures.

The county councillor for Loose has been filming traffic problems to provide evidence against a controversial housing scheme.

William Rye, formerly of East Farleigh, Maidstone, pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis and intending to steal.

Spare us more congestion was the plea from residents opposed to a 220-unit housing scheme.

More than 300 children from 13 primary schools took part in the Maidstone Schools Indoor Athletics Tournament.

Areas around the River Medway and Beult remain on high alert for flooding today, as rain and strong winds are expected to batter the county.

A man in his 90s was taken to hospital after his car became stuck in floodwater today.

An emotional intensity was displayed in a concert by Maidstone Symphony Orchestra, writes Dr Brian Hick in his review.

An ambulance worker who carried out intimate examinations on a teenager has been found guilty of sexually assaulting her.

A spate of criminal damage over the weekend led to 28 arrests.

Two dogs were killed when a fire broke out at a property last night.

Passengers were lucky to escape uninjured after a boulder fell from a trackside embankment into the path of a train.

A flood alert has been issued to communities in low lying land near the River Beult.

A 17-year-old boy has been treated for smoke inhalation and minor burns after trying in vain to save his pet from a kitchen fire.

A self-confessed hopeless romantic from Maidstone has appeared on an episode of The Undateables

A road closure in Goudhurst will remain closed until next week.

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