01/09/2024
Investigations are ongoing
A man has been taken to hospital and three people have been arrested after police were called to a stabbing.
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Launched in 1859 as the Maidstone Telegraph and acquired by Barham Pratt Boorman in 1890, Kent Messenger is the flagship title in KM Group's regional newspaper series and circulates editions in Maidstone, Medway, Malling, Sittingbourne and Weald.
01/09/2024
Our thoughts are with the woman's family
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an elderly woman was stabbed to death.
01/09/2024
ANPR cameras will replace the pay and display machin
Blue Badge holders will lose free parking as a council proposes to introduce ANPR cameras as part of a £530k upgrade of its car parks.
01/09/2024
People would like to see the donations put to good use rather than left to rot
Donations have been left to rot inside a Grade II listed charity shop after it closed during the pandemic and never reopened.
30/08/2024
The Shaun the Sheep figures were left damaged beyond repair 😡
Police have released an image of three men after statues of an iconic children’s character created for a fundraising trail were wrecked.
30/08/2024
The incident was during a fourth round FA Cup match
A football fan is due to be charged after it is alleged he fell onto others during his side’s history-making FA Cup game.
30/08/2024
He was sentenced to two years and eight months’ imprisonment
A drug dealer who was caught when dozens of co***ne deals fell out of his trouser leg after he was pulled over by police has been jailed.
30/08/2024
The decision was made after repeated incidents of damage…
Villagers are holding their breath to see if work to lower an historic church wall will stop it being bashed by traffic.
30/08/2024
The leisure centre is set to have a £1.6m makeover
A £1.6m investment in solar panels and heat pumps will cut costs and carbon emissions at a popular leisure centre.
30/08/2024
He's hoping to become the next leader of the opposition
Conservative Party leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat has told the Kent Politics Podcast why he thinks his party lost the general election.
30/08/2024
Emergency services have reportedly been called to the scene
Emergency services have been called after reports of an accident involving several vehicles.
30/08/2024
Parents said the sessions were far too early
A leisure centre has changed its sessions for children with special educational needs after parents described the timings as ‘thoughtless’.
30/08/2024
Two sculptures were damaged beyond repair 😠
A community is rallying together after Shaun the Sheep sculptures expected to fetch up to £10,000 for a hospice charity at auction were vandalised.
29/08/2024
Join the Tommy tea party!
Veterans at the RBLI village for ex-servicemen invite the public to join them for tea and cakes to celebrate the charity’s 105th birthday.
29/08/2024
It must be so frustrating for them
Residents in a homes development with communal bins say they’ve had no collections in three of the five months since a new waste contract came in.
29/08/2024
If approved, construction is expected to start in 2025
A screening opinion request has been submitted to build a 360-home development in a town, as well as a 70-bed care home and a 120-place nursery.
29/08/2024
Kent Police has issued £7million worth of speeding fines in the last year alone…
The eyewatering sums of money collected from speeding hotspots by fixed cameras and mobile vans has been revealed.
29/08/2024
It's alleged the keys to the vehicle were taken from inside a house
The early morning pursuit of a suspected stolen car along a busy stretch of road has led to two men being charged.
29/08/2024
Despite his love of the job, he nearly gave up after experiencing three traumatic robberies…
A newsagent who started as a paperboy 51 years ago has reflected on the highs and lows of his career - including being held up at gunpoint.
28/08/2024
'It’s vital we continue to improve how we treat wastewater so that capacity increases...'
A water company is spending an extra £1.25m in an effort to improve the quality of wastewater treatment.
28/08/2024
Experts have declared the trees unsafe and in danger of toppling
Potentially dangerous poplar trees in an urban nature reserve must be felled, says council.
28/08/2024
Go and grab a £1 bargain 🤩
A charity shop has a new “pre-loved” addition with items selling at a bargain.
28/08/2024
Will you be giving it a try?
A popular piri piri chicken franchise will be opening in a former TSB bank.
28/08/2024
The case has faced delays coming to court
Four men have denied being involved in a fight which is alleged to have broke out in broad daylight in the middle of a busy high street.
28/08/2024
Our reporter spoke to tenants, landlords and local politicians about whether HMOs really are modern-day “slums” and what powers councils have…
A tenant has revealed what life is like in a Kent HMO, as we look at why this form of shared living is on the rise - and what powers councils have.
28/08/2024
The new series will be available tomorrow🎬🎥
Parts of Kent were used as filming locations for the latest series of an Amazon Prime Video TV show.
28/08/2024
It's going to be a scorcher! 🥵
Forecasters predicting a temperature spike of more than 30C have triggered a heat health alert covering Kent.
27/08/2024
It's bonkers to think this existed in such as small space 🎬
In the 1930s a film fan created a cinema in the front room of his father’s house that could seat just eight people.
27/08/2024
It will be sorely missed!
M&S is to close its cafe operation at a key out-of-town store and has acknowledged it will be “disappointing news” for some customers.
27/08/2024
That's a lengthy road closure!
A village faces a four-month road closures while a new water main is installed to cope with increased demand.
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As the votes are counted and results revealed, we’ll be bringing you the most extensive and in-depth coverage ever. Read more: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/bringing-you-the-most-comprehensive-election-coverage-ever-309128/
As the county goes to the polls tomorrow, we'll be bringing you the most extensive and in-depth general election coverage ever! Read more: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/bringing-you-the-most-comprehensive-election-coverage-ever-309128/
Kent Tonight July 1
📺 On Monday's episode of Kent Tonight: 🗳️ Postal vote fears in Medway 🚫 Pushback over farmland homes ⚽️ Kent reacts to England scrape-through
🗣“The geese were quite proud of themselves!” Hear more from the driver who caught the family of geese wandering down a road with a huge lorry behind them: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/adorable-moment-lorry-holds-up-traffic-for-geese-306120/
Attenborough spoof video pokes fun at bin delays
Bin problems are continuing, but at least some people can see the funny side! Full story here: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/faversham/news/its-like-living-in-a-third-world-country-305899/
Some are at least seeing the funny side to the month-long bin fiasco. Read more: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/faversham/news/its-like-living-in-a-third-world-country-305899/
Would this drive you mad if it was outside your house?! 🙉 Read more: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/it-sounds-like-a-gun-going-off-1-000-times-an-hour-305769/
Happy International Guide Dog Day!
Happy International Guide Dog Day! We meet the trainers transforming people’s lives - one puppy at a time 🐶🥰 Read more: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/it-s-a-tough-job-they-don-t-all-make-it-a-day-in-the-li-305627/
A jury has been shown footage of the moments before a pub landlord was fatally stabbed outside his pub Read more from the murder trial here: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/video-shows-confrontation-before-landlord-was-fatally-stabbe-305198/
Kent Tonight, April 12
📺 On Friday's episode of Kent Tonight: ☀️ Could a new plaza threaten tourism? ⚽️ Gillingham boss hopeful for play-offs 🍎 Multi-sensory artwork comes to Kings Hill Watch the full episode here👇 https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kmtv/video/kent-tonight-friday-12th-april-2024-59548/
Kent Tonight, April 10
📺 On Wednesday's episode of Kent Tonight: 👮♂️ Police officers 'underpaid and overworked' 🚧 Landslide reaches 1st anniversary 💸 Small businesses championed in Medway Watch the full episode here👇
An incredible achievement and all for Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex 👏 🚁 https://www.kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/aimee-would-bring-sunshine-into-the-most-miserable-of-days-304236/
BREAKING: Man arrested after 'unknown substance' thrown at four police officers.
A wildlife centre loved by Johnny Depp has shared an adorable video of a rare big-toothed bat after it was discovered hibernating in a bathroom. Full story here 👉 https://www.kentonline.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/news/adorable-big-toothed-bat-caught-in-bathroom-300623/
You can spot him paw-trolling the city
Meet Griffin, the 'Sainsbury's cat', whose antics have earned him hundreds of followers online 🐱 He's also popped up in Starbucks, a school, a nightclub - and in another town eight miles away 😂 Full story: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/the-much-loved-sainsbury-s-cat-with-hundreds-of-followers-297712/
There are more of them 😨😨😨 Read the full story here 👉https://tinyurl.com/greenfangspider
⛈️ It's really coming down in Sevenoaks A yellow weather warning is in place 👉 https://buff.ly/3XnyUFl
An effigy of the former PM was destroyed at one of the county's most prominent fireworks displays last night ➡️ https://bit.ly/3fxfRHm
The flames coming from a gas main this morning have been caught on camera. The blaze is now out but people have been left without electricity. Read more here: https://buff.ly/3bn8SOA
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