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Neighbours rush to help driver after car hits flats

24 August 2021
Neighbours rush to help driver after car hits flats

A wheelie bin and drain pipe were ruined when a car crashed into a block of flats.

Apartment blocks could replace town's gas works

23 August 2021
Apartment blocks could replace town's gas works

Roof gardens and a public courtyard have been promised for a riverside housing development at a derelict gas works.

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Public art - the hits and misses

22 August 2021
Public art - the hits and misses

As a town unveils some dinosaur artwork we look at the sculptures, statues and beacons we love, and that we love to hate.

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Head-on crash driver was on 'wrong side of road'

21 August 2021
Head-on crash driver was on 'wrong side of road'

A driver who was killed in a collision with an oncoming vehicle had been travelling on the "wrong side of the road", a coroner has heard.

Waste centre booking system could stay

20 August 2021
Waste centre booking system could stay

As a consultation launches on an appointment system for using recycling sites, a council pledges any measures won't be strict like in lockdown.

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£2m of cocaine recovered by police

20 August 2021
£2m of cocaine recovered by police

Police believe they have broken an important drugs chain.

Another man in court following brawl which saw student killed

20 August 2021
Another man in court following brawl which saw student killed

Two years on from the murder of Andre Bent during a street brawl, a man stands accused of helping his killer.

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New convenience shop for town centre

19 August 2021
New convenience shop for town centre

Five jobs are being created by the opening of a new grocery store.

Hunt for missing pensioner

19 August 2021
Hunt for missing pensioner

Police divers are searching the River Medway as officers continue to search for a missing man.

Man 'made threats with hammer'

18 August 2021
Man 'made threats with hammer'

Police were called to a disturbance just after midnight.

The eight eateries moving into new food hall

18 August 2021
The eight eateries moving into new food hall

We reveal the types of food we could be chowing down on when a town's new attraction opens later this year.

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Fire crews rescue man stuck in mud

17 August 2021
Fire crews rescue man stuck in mud

Firefighters pulled off a riverside rescue in an hour-long operation after a man became stuck in the mud.

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Caravan on fire

17 August 2021
Caravan on fire

Two fire crews attended a blaze on the busy A21.

'More concrete will mean more flooding'

16 August 2021
'More concrete will mean more flooding'

Campaigners fear Local Plan proposals for more housing will add to their flooding problems.

Rail cutting has been stabilised at a cost of £10m

16 August 2021
Rail cutting has been stabilised at a cost of £10m

The Maidstone East to Ashford International rail-line has re-opened.

Van overturns in motorway crash

16 August 2021
Van overturns in motorway crash

A van ended up on its side after a crash on the London-bound side of the M20.

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Two metre deep sinkhole appears in housing estate

16 August 2021
Two metre deep sinkhole appears in housing estate

A shifting soakaway is thought to have caused a sinkhole to appear in a street on a housing estate.

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Bella is coming home

16 August 2021
Bella is coming home

A stolen dachshund has been recovered by police with five puppies.

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The council with the most upheld complaints revealed

12 August 2021
The council with the most upheld complaints revealed

We list the councils with most complaints upheld by the Local Government Ombudsman.

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200-space lorry park planned to stop 'fly-parking'

11 August 2021
200-space lorry park planned to stop 'fly-parking'

A managed site would help keep HGVs from 'fly-parking' across the county, argues motorway service station provider.

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