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Binman crushed to death by lorry was only on round due to staff shortages

23 July 2021
Binman crushed to death by lorry was only on round due to staff shortages

A supervisor had stepped in at the last minute to cover a shift when tragedy struck as he tried to stop his refuse truck rolling away.

Garden waste collections suspended

23 July 2021
Garden waste collections suspended

A shortage of HGV drivers is posing a threat to refuse collections with two councils taking mitigating action.

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Frantic activity to re-open town's nightclub

23 July 2021
Frantic activity to re-open town's nightclub

This is what clubbers can expect at a venue which is re-opening after suffering a huge fire days ago.

Police suspicions lead to drugs find

23 July 2021
Police suspicions lead to drugs find

A man has been arrested on suspicion of intent to supply Class A drugs.

The life and times of Paddy Ashdown

23 July 2021
The life and times of Paddy Ashdown

Two political figures - one national and one local - will be remembered at a free event tonight.

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What changes has Freedom Day brought to the town centre?

21 July 2021
What changes has Freedom Day brought to the town centre?

So 16 months on from the first lockdown, how different do our streets look?

'Vigilante' litter pickers only solution for mounting problem

21 July 2021
'Vigilante' litter pickers only solution for mounting problem

A businessman is calling on companies to step up to tackle the problem of littering in Kent by adopting their own areas to keep tidy.

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How Maidstone reacted to Freedom Day

19 July 2021
How Maidstone reacted to Freedom Day

As the wearing of masks ceased to be a legal requirement, our reporter went to see if residents of one town had cast them off.

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Rescue on cards for special needs farm?

19 July 2021
Rescue on cards for special needs farm?

A care agency has offered to save an under-threat farm used by adults with autism and disabilities for more than 100 years.

'Last I remember was having a kebab, then I was in the water'

18 July 2021
'Last I remember was having a kebab, then I was in the water'

A heroic neighbour sprung into action to save a young reveller from drowning after a night out.

New council leader is just 28

18 July 2021
New council leader is just 28

A newly elected council leader, aged in his 20s, has pledged 'nothing is off the table' in sorting a bin collection crisis.

'We're not speaking right now!'

12 July 2021
'We're not speaking right now!'

Italians living in Kent have spoken of their divided loyalties after watching the Euro 2020 final.

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Garden tools taken from outbuilding

12 July 2021
Garden tools taken from outbuilding

Police need help identifying two suspects caught on CCTV.

How life looked the last time we were in a major final

11 July 2021
How life looked the last time we were in a major final

As the Euro 2020 final approaches we look back to what was happening in Kent in 1966 as England won the World Cup.

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'Owner was no hoarder but was respected schoolmaster'

10 July 2021
'Owner was no hoarder but was respected schoolmaster'

Details have emerged about the last occupant of a derelict Georgian home which was destroyed by a suspicious fire.

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Dismay at bid to close farm for special needs adults

09 July 2021
Dismay at bid to close farm for special needs adults

A 111-year-old farm founded by Queen Victoria's daughter, where autistic and disabled people have been able to care for the animals, is to close.

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Anger growing over diverted lorries

09 July 2021
Anger growing over diverted lorries

Major repairs to a collapsed sewer system will see traffic thundering through a village for more weeks yet.

Drug runners jailed for more than 13 years

08 July 2021
Drug runners jailed for more than 13 years

Police seize drugs worth nearly £500k brought in from the Continent.

Councillor, 28, set to become new leader

08 July 2021
Councillor, 28, set to become new leader

A young politics graduate has seen his political career advance still further by being chosen for a top leadership role.

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Teen seriously injured in attack at funfair

07 July 2021
Teen seriously injured in attack at funfair

A seventeen year-old needed surgery on serious facial wounds after being attacked at a funfair in a town park.

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