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The head of a water company has further angered residents after blaming soaring demand for water on more people working from home. David Hinton, the CEO of South East Water, has posted an open letter on the firm’s website apologising for recent drinking supply shortages. He said he wanted to...
A 66-year-old part-time concierge who caused the death of a motorcycling legend has escaped an immediate jail sentence. Rider Paul Smart, 78, was killed on the A21 Lamberhurst bypass near Flimwell when his Ducati was struck by a car doing a U-turn. Motorcycling legend Paul Smart who died in an...
If you’re looking to seriously upgrade your family home for your next move, this country house could make your property wishlist. With a luxurious swimming pool, outdoor tennis courts and beautiful gardens, this Penshurst property is dream home material – if you’ve got £3.85 million to spare. A seven-bedroom house...
A village pub is fighting to stay open for one of its busiet weekends of the year after seeing water supplies dry up over the last five days. Lucy Barron-Reid, owner of The Bull at Benenden, in The Street, Cranbrook, hopes to still be serving punters as they have 120...
Residents are still coming to terms with a devastating fire that ripped through the roof and top floor of a block of flats on their new housing estate. The fire service has confirmed the cause of the blaze at the flats in Eden Road, Langley, near Maidstone, was a fault...
A landlord who stabbed a father in self defence during a pub attack has told his grieving family: “I didn’t kill your son.” In November, South African-born David Brown fought off two attackers after they stabbed him in the leg, abdomen and throat. The father-of-three died from his injuries During...
Allegations of a “stitch-up” having been flying around a council chamber after two parties were accused of acting in cahoots to exclude other groups from top committee posts. The Conservatives remain the largest group on Maidstone council following the local elections at the start of May with 25 of the...
Children walking to school near new housing developments could be at risk unless safety measures are adopted, a public inquiry into a borough council’s local plan has heard. Maidstone council’s Local Plan Review, which will shape the future of the County Town and the surrounding areas, is currently the subject...
A pair of anglers will have to fork out hundreds of pounds in fines between them after being separately caught fishing without a licence. Alfie Furminger, 25, committed the offence at Monk Lakes, near Marden, last year and was found guilty in his absence at court. It is illegal to...
Council chiefs have ruffled a few feathers after failing to appear at a meeting called to asuage fears over a village’s six-month road closure. South East Water has announced that it must close the B2163, Upper Street, through Leeds village near Maidstone starting on July 24, and going into 2024....
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