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Bridge repairs will lead to congestion

25 February 2014
Bridge repairs will lead to congestion

Three weeks of diversions await Tonbridge town centre traffic.

Call for former pupils of St Simon Stock

25 February 2014
Call for former pupils of St Simon Stock

Former school pupils can be of enormous help to today's students, says charity.

Greg Clark seeks third term

25 February 2014
Greg Clark seeks third term

Tunbridge Wells Conservatives are happy to go again with Greg Clark as their MP.

Doggy detective a real Sherlock Bones

15 February 2014
Doggy detective a real Sherlock Bones

A sleuth dog that uses his super-sensitive snout to sniff out stray and lost dogs is in line for a top Crufts award.

Council produces draft Local Plan

13 February 2014
Council produces draft Local Plan

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

Developers opt for "Maidstone Gateway"

10 February 2014
Developers opt for "Maidstone Gateway"

Developers' plans for Junction 8 will "never be acceptable" said residents attending a public exhibition.

Lane "can't take extra traffic"

10 February 2014
Lane "can't take extra traffic"

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

Playing field homes plan slated

10 February 2014
Playing field homes plan slated

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

Schools compete in athletics tournament

10 February 2014
Schools compete in athletics tournament

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

Vandals condemned for burning flag to honour man's war hero father

28 January 2014
Vandals condemned for burning flag to honour man's war hero father

A patriotic pensioner has slammed yobs who have destroyed a Union flag he flies in memory of his First World War veteran father for the fifth time.

Kent town is top destination in South East for migrants

03 January 2014
Kent town is top destination in South East for migrants

One Kent town has been revealed as the favourite destination for Bulgarian and Romanian migrants in the region.

Council worker died after trying heroin 'possibly for first time'

23 December 2013
Council worker died after trying heroin 'possibly for first time'

A council worker battling depression whose drug-taking spiralled out of control probably died after taking heroin for the first time, a coroner heard.

Council to decide the future of Maidstone's former nurses' home

04 December 2013
Council to decide the future of Maidstone's former nurses' home

A former nurses' home which dominates a stretch of Hermitage Lane in Maidstone could be demolished if the NHS Trust gets its way.

Multi-million pounds town centre scheme revealed

11 October 2013
Multi-million pounds town centre scheme revealed

Plans for a new cinema, leisure centre and supermarket are unveiled at a public exhibition today.

New hope in fight for wood

02 September 2013
New hope in fight for wood

Oaken Wood near Barming is off to be discussed at the High Court

Shock after young KCC education worker found dead in flat

30 August 2013
Shock after young KCC education worker found dead in flat

Colleagues of a county council education specialist with an "infectious sense of fun" have spoken of their shock after he was discovered dead at home.

Councillors find a way round allowance controversy

27 August 2013
Councillors find a way round allowance controversy

Maidstone council finds a way of claiming extra allowances to pay for having to use the internet

Marge still cleaning up at 90

20 August 2013
Marge still cleaning up at 90

A shopping centre cleaner of 28 years has no intention of hanging up her broom... aged 90!

If you go down to the showground today... you might see a Bear

03 August 2013
If you go down to the showground today... you might see a Bear

Thousands of Scouts and Guides from all over the globe got a big surprise today.. when explorer Bear Grylls and comedian David Walliams dropped in.

Maths competition is great addition to the curriculum

05 July 2013
Maths competition is great addition to the curriculum

There's no distractions from fractions as children calculate their way to a winning slot.

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