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Calm reigns after four nights of overnight road closures

Calm reigns after four nights of overnight road closures

29 March 2019

Measure to slow traffic through a Maidstone village have come too late for its historic horse trough.

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Empty Georgian property reclaimed for Maidstone

Empty Georgian property reclaimed for Maidstone

29 March 2019

Maidstone council's ' new venture into property ownership is proving highly attractive, with 13 out of 14 flats already let.

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The benefits of a delayed Brexit day? Eurovision!

The benefits of a delayed Brexit day? Eurovision!

29 March 2019

There are many positives which have come from Britain's failure to leave the EU as planned today.

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100 years on - Lenham's Canadian war dead remembered

100 years on - Lenham's Canadian war dead remembered

28 March 2019

Thirty-three Canadians who fought in the First World War never made it home, lying instead in Lenham Cemetery. But they have not been forgotten.

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MI6 and Bletchley Park translator honoured after death, aged 101

MI6 and Bletchley Park translator honoured after death, aged 101

27 March 2019

The funeral has taken place of a centenarian who helped translate German intelligence codes at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.

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'Nightmare' as lorries block village twice in two days

'Nightmare' as lorries block village twice in two days

27 March 2019

Parish councillors are trying to get road markings changed to stop lorries getting stuck in a village.

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Big jump in empty properties

Big jump in empty properties

27 March 2019

The Government is forcing councils to build more homes, yet the number of empty properties is growing.

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Maidstone told to build 1,236 homes per year

Maidstone told to build 1,236 homes per year

26 March 2019

The Government is imposing harsh new housing requirements on local authorities with its a new "standard method" of calculation.

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My Mum lands this week

My Mum lands this week

25 March 2019

Kent Messenger's annual My Mum supplement lands this week, find out what day and which schools are taking part here.

The story of Maidstone Zoo

The story of Maidstone Zoo

25 March 2019

It's more than 60 years since the closure of one of Kent's biggest visitor attractions - Maidstone Zoo.

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Gran cured of flying phobia

Gran cured of flying phobia

20 March 2019

A gran's fear of flying has been cured by a hypnotist ahead of her 60th birthday.

Police to arm hundreds more officers with tasers

Police to arm hundreds more officers with tasers

20 March 2019

Chief constable Alan Pughsley has announced that every officer likely to deal with violence will be given the chance to undergo taser training.

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The Cadbury Easter egg hunts are on their way back

The Cadbury Easter egg hunts are on their way back

20 March 2019

Popular Easter egg hunts with Cadbury are set to return to National Trust properties in Kent next month.

Funeral this Friday for former councillor John Frisby

Funeral this Friday for former councillor John Frisby

19 March 2019

John Frisby, the politician who famously criticised the "fat cats" in local government, has died.

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Praise for a journalist who loved writing

Praise for a journalist who loved writing

19 March 2019

Author, journalist, publisher, writer's agent and parish clerk - Victor Briggs has died.

New groups to support wellbeing

New groups to support wellbeing

18 March 2019

Groups are being set up in a bid to try and support people's wellbeing.

Record breaking number of My Mum sketches

Record breaking number of My Mum sketches

17 March 2019

Our colourful My Mum supplements to celebrate Mother's Day will be hitting the shops in less than a fortnight.

Killer drink-driver to appeal sentence

Killer drink-driver to appeal sentence

14 March 2019

A driver who killed three people including his teenage girlfriend after crashing his car while over the limit is looking to have his jail term cut.

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Farm shop's seven shows for Comic Relief

Farm shop's seven shows for Comic Relief

14 March 2019

Shoppers and staff are taking part in seven theatrical performances in seven days to raise cash for Comic Relief.

Animal skins dumped at roadside

Animal skins dumped at roadside

14 March 2019

Half a dozen black sacks filled to the brim with dead animal skins have been dumped at the roadside in a village.

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