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Shed load of sheet metal blocks road

Shed load of sheet metal blocks road

Motorists have been caught up in traffic after sheets of metal fell from a vehicle and blocked a main road.

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Let's hope that's a turning point

Let's hope that's a turning point

Hakan Hayrettin hopes Regan Booty’s late penalty at the weekend will prove a turning point in Maidstone’s season.

Town's 225-year-old jewellers saved

Town's 225-year-old jewellers saved

A businessman has hoping to buy a town centre building that was home to a 225-year-old jewellery firm – and plans to keep it as a jewellers.

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5G mast would be 'scar on the landscape'

5G mast would be 'scar on the landscape'

People have voiced their opposition after a fresh set of plans for a 5G phone mast near a parade of shops and flats were submitted.

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Sniffer dogs and knife bar called into troubled town centre

Sniffer dogs and knife bar called into troubled town centre

A knife bar and drug sniffer dogs have been used in a town centre to crack down on crime.

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Repairs on fire-hit pub to start by Christmas

Repairs on fire-hit pub to start by Christmas

Reconstruction work at a historic pub devastated by a fire earlier this month could start before Christmas.

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Six months' delay on boutique hotel scheme

Six months' delay on boutique hotel scheme

It is proving more difficult to develop plans for a new use for an historic palace building than was expected, councillors have been told.

Weather warning ahead of gale force winds

Weather warning ahead of gale force winds

There are warnings of serious travel disruption tonight with advice to stay at home.

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More traffic chaos for busy road

More traffic chaos for busy road

Motorists in part of the town can expect more traffic woes as part of a busy road closes for a week.

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1,000 plants found in town centre cannabis farm

1,000 plants found in town centre cannabis farm

Police are investigating after a cannabis farm was discovered in the town centre.

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Crash on M20 shuts lane

Crash on M20 shuts lane

Drivers are facing delays after a crash on the M20.

Team of the week

Team of the week

Find out who's in KentOnline's team of the week and vote for your star man.

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Car showroom on the market for £3.5m

Car showroom on the market for £3.5m

An industrial building which is home to one of the country's leading car supermarkets has been put on the market for £3.5 million.

Years of confusion over estate's identity to end

Years of confusion over estate's identity to end

A boundary review should finally put an estate in its place – but it will come at a cost for some.

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Garage to be demolished to make way for four-bed home

Garage to be demolished to make way for four-bed home

A householder want to knock down his garage and build a new detached home.

Olympic great tips Hall and Regini-Moran to excel

Olympic great tips Hall and Regini-Moran to excel

Max Whitlock says Kent duo James Hall and Giarnni Regini-Moran can be in the medal mix at the World Gymnastics Championships.

'Despicable bully' spared jail after pushing child's head into wall

'Despicable bully' spared jail after pushing child's head into wall

A man who assaulted a pre-schooler was told by a judge to 'bow his head in shame' after being sentenced at court.

Sack the Hak? It's nothing new to me

Sack the Hak? It's nothing new to me

Maidstone manager Hakan Hayrettin will keep working to the best of his ability amid the annual calls for his sacking.

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Report: Booty rescues point at the death

Report: Booty rescues point at the death

Regan Booty's 96th-minute penalty earned a point for Maidstone and tamed the boo-boys.

People line street for 225-year-old jewellers' closing sale

People line street for 225-year-old jewellers' closing sale

Customers are queueing down the street to get to the sale of a town jewellers which is shutting after 225 years.

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