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How Maidstone earned Kent's County Town title and what it really means Published: 06:00, 07 March 2021 When you drive into Maidstone from the A20 or the A229 you will be greeted with signs saying 'Welcome to the county town of Kent', but does anybody know what the title means? A county town is defined as the administrative capital, selected because of its central role in local government. Welcome to Maidstone sign in London Road. Picture: Martin Apps With Kent County Council (KCC) having its headquarters in Sessions House in County Hall, this fact in a nutshell sums up why Maidstone holds the...

Remembering the County Towners at The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone  |  Updated: 13:10, 30 January 2021 Concern that the future of Maidstone's Hazlitt Theatre lies in the balance after Covid-enforced closure has stopped all income has prompted many people to reflect on the good times they have had there. For many decades the County Towners Variety Club was almost synonymous with the theatre in Earl Street, having been associated with the venue when it was still known as the Maidstone Municipal Theatre. The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone, pictured in 1987 Formed in 1961 and eventually folding i...

More than 25,000 items of food donated to Maidstone charity Homeless Care as part of their You Can Help Campaign  |  Updated: 15:29, 06 January 2021 More than 25,000 items of food were donated by the community to a Maidstone homeless charity, in response to its annual Christmas drive. For the nineteenth year, the Kent Messenger backed Homeless Care's You Can Help campaign, which aims to secure vital donations of food, clothing and other useful items and runs throughout December. Teenager Callum Dunne held his Christmas lights switch on again this year in aid of Homeless Care Picture: Barry ...