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Discarded cigarette blamed for field fire

08 September 2021
Discarded cigarette blamed for field fire

Smokers are being asked to take extra care during the current spell of dry weather after a fire in a field.

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Man in hospital after armed police called to village

06 September 2021
Man in hospital after armed police called to village

A man was taken to hospital after armed officers descended on a village.

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Fire crews cut victim free

06 September 2021
Fire crews cut victim free

A driver has been taken to hospital after an early morning crash.

'I am sorry to disturb you. I want to surrender, take my pistol please'

04 September 2021
'I am sorry to disturb you. I want to surrender, take my pistol please'

A history enthusiast has learned the story behind a doomed German bomber's fateful last journey over Kent.

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Detectorist finds 400-year-old treasure

29 August 2021
Detectorist finds 400-year-old treasure

Experts have identified the original owner of a silver hawking ring dating from the 1600s to be the First Earl of Montgomery.

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MP doing 'everything possible' for Afghan refugees

26 August 2021
MP doing 'everything possible' for Afghan refugees

At least 50 families in Maidstone and the Weald are directly affected by the crisis in Afghanistan, says MP.

Renewed appeal after crash left man with serious injuries

26 August 2021
Renewed appeal after crash left man with serious injuries

Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses to a serious accident.

Re-think over six-month road closure

26 August 2021
Re-think over six-month road closure

A water company has bowed to pressure after a shop lost £3,000 a week and people were cut off by a 35-mile roadwork diversion.

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Mum recalls her daughter's dramatic birth on the back seat of a car 16 years ago

26 August 2021
Mum recalls her daughter's dramatic birth on the back seat of a car 16 years ago

A mother and daughter have revisited the place of Mia's birth.

High Street gets its own 'parklets'

26 August 2021
High Street gets its own 'parklets'

A temporary measure to enhance social distancing during Covid is beginning to look a little more permanent.

'35-mile diversion is killing my store'

24 August 2021
'35-mile diversion is killing my store'

A long diversion for water main repairs has left a village 'cut off' and businesses badly affected.

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.

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