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Gold award for Maidstone Council

Gold award for Maidstone Council

07 March 2014

A public service award has been awarded to a partnership of four councils, including Maidstone Borough Council.

Headcorn accountant behind bars for his role £825,000 fraud

Headcorn accountant behind bars for his role £825,000 fraud

07 March 2014

A chartered accountant from Headcorn will serve three and a half years behind bars for his role in an £825,000 fraud.

Bonus celebrations at John Lewis

Bonus celebrations at John Lewis

06 March 2014

Kent staff at the partnership have pocketed eight-weeks' pay through the company's bonus scheme, as it posts its annual results.

Has Kent got talent?

Has Kent got talent?

05 March 2014

Pick up your dancing shoes and exercise your vocal cords - a cultural celebration is seeking out the best in county talent.

Family worry over compulsory purchase

Family worry over compulsory purchase

04 March 2014

A Wouldham family are fearful their home will be taken to provide a wider access to a proposed housing development.

Tributes are coming in for footballing legend

Tributes are coming in for footballing legend

04 March 2014

A man who devoted four decades of his life to his beloved football club has passed away after he fell from a scaffolding.

Anxious wait over as eight in 10 offered first choice of secondary school

Anxious wait over as eight in 10 offered first choice of secondary school

03 March 2014

The wait is over for thousands of children across Kent and Medway as more than 80% are offered places in their first choice of secondary school today.

Man jailed after biting and strangling victim in horrific attack

Man jailed after biting and strangling victim in horrific attack

03 March 2014

A man who bit and strangled a victim in a sustained and unprovoked attack after a night of drinking and smoking cannabis has been jailed.

Flood waters close roads across West Kent

Flood waters close roads across West Kent

03 March 2014

Several roads are closed due to flooding.

Quick police work recovers stolen tablet

Quick police work recovers stolen tablet

03 March 2014

Don't keep taking the tablets would seem to be the best advice to Tonbridge criminals this week.

Business park plans rejected

Business park plans rejected

02 March 2014

A proposal for a "grotesque" business park has been thrown out by councillors.

Council says no to Tesco - again

Council says no to Tesco - again

02 March 2014

The threat of an appeal hearing did not prevent Maidstone councillors from saying No to Tesco.

Commuter wins parking ticket row

Commuter wins parking ticket row

02 March 2014

Southeastern has acknowledged that permit-only bays at Paddock Wood were poorly marked.

Further train delays from Hastings to Tonbridge

Further train delays from Hastings to Tonbridge

02 March 2014

Commuters expecting a full resumption of train services from Tonbridge to Hastings tomorrow will be disappointed.

Runners caught out by train line closure

Runners caught out by train line closure

02 March 2014

A half marathon started on time this morning - but some runners were late because they didn't realise a rail line was closed following a landslip.

Borough loses deputy mayor

Borough loses deputy mayor

01 March 2014

Warm, generous, funny and kind were words used to describe the deputy mayor of Tunbridge Wells who died this week.

Elderly man needs first aid after kitchen fire

Elderly man needs first aid after kitchen fire

01 March 2014

A man in his late 70s has been treated by fire crews and paramedics after a fire started in his kitchen.

Standards slipping at model prison

Standards slipping at model prison

01 March 2014

A Kent prison is no longer 'the jewel in the prison service crown', an inspection has found.

Patrols stepped up after man approaches young schoolgirls

Patrols stepped up after man approaches young schoolgirls

28 February 2014

Police are carrying out extra patrols around schools after a suspicious man is said to have approached young girls.

A musical journey

A musical journey

28 February 2014

Violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy in concert celebrating Bach, in Tunbridge Wells' Assembly Hall Theatre

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