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Festival line-ups revealed

11 March 2015
Festival line-ups revealed

Two music festival are bringing a bill of well-known DJs to Kent this summer.

Quirky B&B opens its rooms for TV competition

11 March 2015
Quirky B&B opens its rooms for TV competition

Luxury B&B The Who'd a Thought It, in Grafty Green near Maidstone, appeared on popular series Four in a Bed.

Tributes to mum killed in railway tragedy

09 March 2015
Tributes to mum killed in railway tragedy

The family of a woman who was hit and killed by a train have spoken of their despair after the tragic death of the 37-year-old mother.

Brave mum sings for cancer fundraiser

04 March 2015
Brave mum sings for cancer fundraiser

Cancer patient Joanne Aston, from Maidstone, has launched an online singing campaign to help pay for new hospital equipment.

Thousands enjoy all-day music festival

02 March 2015
Thousands enjoy all-day music festival

More than 2,000 people attended a winter version of The Social festival at Maidstone's Kent Life.

'Bright and devoted' mum-of-two dies of stroke at 26

27 February 2015
'Bright and devoted' mum-of-two dies of stroke at 26

Loved ones of tragic Amie Baker who collapsed and died of a stroke aged just 26 have paid a touching tribute to the "bright and devoted" mum-of-two.

Daughter’s joy as stolen war medals are returned

25 February 2015
Daughter’s joy as stolen war medals are returned

Anne Hazeldine cried with happiness when she was reunited with her father's war medals. They were stolen during a burglary at her Maidstone home.

Thousands will head to all-day music festival

24 February 2015
Thousands will head to all-day music festival

Dance music fans will attend a winter version of The Social festival at Maidstone's Kent Life.

Historic hotel 'owned by Krays' closes for final time

24 February 2015
Historic hotel 'owned by Krays' closes for final time

A hotel thought to have once been owned by the notorious Kray twins has closed its doors to make way for housing.

Incident closes Highgate Hill in Hawkhurst

23 February 2015
Incident closes Highgate Hill in Hawkhurst

The A229 Highgate Hill, in Hawkhurst, has been shut near the High Street after a drive fell ill at the wheel.

Reality star celebrates birthday at Maidstone nightspot

23 February 2015
Reality star celebrates birthday at Maidstone nightspot

Mario Falcone, from The Only Way is Essex, celebrated his birthday at Gallery, in Maidstone, with other reality TV stars.

Thousands flock to Fifty Shades screenings

21 February 2015
Thousands flock to Fifty Shades screenings

Maidstone businesses saw a bumper weekend of trading as a result of the hotly anticipated release of E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey.

Thieves trash indoor play area

10 February 2015
Thieves trash indoor play area

A children's indoor play area has been left counting the cost after vandals trashed it overnight.

Crews extinguish dangerous wood burner fire

08 February 2015
Crews extinguish dangerous wood burner fire

Firefighters were called to Ranters Lane, Goudhurst, when a wood burner fire got out of control.

Magna Carta found in Kent archives

08 February 2015
Magna Carta found in Kent archives

An edition of the Magna Carta, owned by Sandwich town council, has been found hidden in Kent County Council's archives in Maidstone

Two town centre roads disrupted by works

08 February 2015
Two town centre roads disrupted by works

King Street and College Road, both in Maidstone, are affected by necessary works.

Thieves steal charity boxes and stock worth £4,000 from salon

07 February 2015
Thieves steal charity boxes and stock worth £4,000 from salon

Raiders smashed a window at a hair salon before stealing stock worth more than £4,000.

Sex assault suspect released without charge

02 February 2015
Sex assault suspect released without charge

A man arrested in connection with a serious sex assault has been released without charge.

Runaway reindeer returns home

30 January 2015
Runaway reindeer returns home

Prancer the reindeer stopped traffic in Maidstone yesterday after escaping from a paddock.

Closed hotel could be turned into 14 flats

29 January 2015
Closed hotel could be turned into 14 flats

Plans have been submitted to convert The Stone Court Hotel, in Maidstone, into homes.

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