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Owners of a boat trip business are calling for action to tackle anti-social behaviour by the river after being attacked by a group of “feral” children. Nick Kennedy had been out on the water in Maidstone with his wife when the teenagers began...
A group of women who were schoolgirls together during the Swinging Sixties have held a reunion – 60 years later. They attended Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (MGGS) from 1961 until 1968 – a period that saw The Beatles burst onto the music...
More than 450 people pulled on their hiking boots for Hospice in the Weald’s Moonlight Walk, raising £162,846 to help provide free care and support for families across Kent and East Sussex. Walkers completed routes through Knole Park in...
An authority has been criticised for struggling to find places for 530 traveller pitches. Maidstone council failed to cater for the communities in its Local Plan in 2024, but the Planning Inspector agreed it could create a separate...
A council has been accused of “ecocide” over plans to turn 100 acres of ancient woodland into a quarry. Opponents have been battling Kent County Council (KCC) over the proposed future of Oaken Wood in Barming. It marks the latest stage of a...
