GRAMMARS should be given tougher exam targets to hit, according to a Schools Network report that found wide variations in their ...

MOVE over Sainsbury's, there's a new store in town. Excited shoppers queued outside the new Aldi store in Well Road to take ...

Bus boss's damning verdict on £2m High Street works by Angela Cole acole@thekmgroup.co.uk MAIDSTONE'S new High ...

by Alan Smith and Andy Grey messengernews@thekmgroup.co.uk HIGH-Speed trains will continue to run from The County Town ...

A BID to sell alcohol round- the-clock at a petrol station has sparked a late surge of opposi- tion. The application from the ...

by Nicola Jordan njordan@thekmgroup.co.uk THOUSANDS of women will soon be flocking to Maidstone for the Race for life. Among ...

CAN YOU stomach a bank holiday musical feast? Don't worry, there will be plenty of beer to help you wash it down as Maidstone's ...

by Angela Cole Chief Reporter acole@thekmgroup.co.uk SHE'S had the red carpet treatment for 60 years, but it is not just the Queen ...

THE number of motorists caught speeding past a town centre speed camera was exceeded by the volume of emergency vehicles doing the ...

EXCLUSIVE by Angela Cole acole@thekmgroup.co.uk IT'S been a disused eyesore for months but the former Renault Garage could be ...

by Paul Francis Political editor pfrancis@thekmgroup.co.uk CUTTING 500 jobs at Kent County Council has cost nearly ...

THERE is still time to nominate someone for Maidstone's Senior Person of the Year award. Write up to 150 words saying why they are ...

THE contractors working on Maidstone's High Street revamp project are running more than a month behind schedule. The £2 ...

by Andy Gray agray@thekmgroup.co.uk A CAMPAIGN to dump a 30mph speed limit in Maidstone has taken a turn for the waste. Residents ...

YOUNG musicians can make new friends and new music by joining the Kent Youth Wind Orchestra.The orchestra holds three, five-day, ...

BIG fun was had at Tiny Town in Larkfield. The weekend of activities included colouring competitions and races. Jamie Milsom was ...

by Chris Hunter chunter@thekmgroup.co.uk SOUTH East Water has been accused of riding roughshod over a protected area of ancient ...

WHAT look like wacky earrings and a cow were part of Maidstone's Easter celebrations.The earrings were actually Easter decorations ...

Confirmed acts so far also include Pete Molinari, The Singing Loins, One Day Elliott, Outside Room, The Quays, Funke and the Two ...

EXCLUSIVE by Angela Cole acole@thekmgroup.co.uk A WATERSIDE venue which has stood empty for more than two years will reopen in the ...