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'Our street is blighted by crime'

29 January 2021
'Our street is blighted by crime'

People who live, work and own businesses in a town centre street have set up a residents association with the hope of tackling antisocial behaviour.

Sleepy lorry drivers could wake up to clamp

29 January 2021
Sleepy lorry drivers could wake up to clamp

A council has stepped up its fight against nuisance parking by using special powers to clamp sleepy lorry drivers.

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Popular church organist dies at 100

29 January 2021
Popular church organist dies at 100

A church community is left grieving for the man who pulled out all the stops for their services when he played the organ.

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Road closed by fly-tipping

28 January 2021
Road closed by fly-tipping

KCC says it will could take six days to clear waste.

Fire crews attend blazing chimney

28 January 2021
Fire crews attend blazing chimney

Householders are reminded to have chimneys to all real-flame fires regularly swept, or court disaster.

Looking back on decades of fun at the Hazlitt Theatre

28 January 2021
Looking back on decades of fun at the Hazlitt Theatre

Sometimes it's not until you fear you might lose something that you realise how precious it is.

Soldiers to drive ambulances

27 January 2021
Soldiers to drive ambulances

The Royal Logistics Corps will support SECAmb during the Covid crisis.

Mickey's Diner founder dies from Covid-19

27 January 2021
Mickey's Diner founder dies from Covid-19

The man who founded one of the county's best-known roadside diners has died after catching coronavirus.

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It's good to talk

27 January 2021
It's good to talk

A counselling service is expanding to counter the increased pressures on mental health during the Covid pandemic.

A look back to civilian life in the Second World War

27 January 2021
A look back to civilian life in the Second World War

Mussolini was famous for making Italian trains run on time, but it was Keith Webb who kept M&D buses on schedule.

Vaccine saves Hazlitt Theatre - for now

26 January 2021
Vaccine saves Hazlitt Theatre - for now

Maidstone council has formerly reversed its decision to cancel its contract with a theatre management company, ending fears of closure.

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Officers take to the air

26 January 2021
Officers take to the air

Kent Police used a helicopter to search for suspects after a "disturbance" today.

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Giving up the goods: Prison gets x-ray scanner

26 January 2021
Giving up the goods: Prison gets x-ray scanner

Jail staff have a new means of stopping drugs and mobile phones entering the cell blocks.

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Screen-shot saw tenant live rent free for six weeks

26 January 2021
Screen-shot saw tenant live rent free for six weeks

A home owner was left £1,551 out of pocket after a lettings agent handed over the keys to his property based on a screen-shot of a bank transfer.

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'Out-of-control hedge burst through my fence - and it's all council's fault'

26 January 2021
'Out-of-control hedge burst through my fence - and it's all council's fault'

An 18-month battle to get KCC to cut back a hedge has left one woman's garden fence destroyed - now she faces a dilemma.

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Look to your sheds, warn police

26 January 2021
Look to your sheds, warn police

There have been a spate of overnight break-ins to garden sheds and outhouses.

The Kent company saving the world's oceans

26 January 2021
The Kent company saving the world's oceans

A recycling company is doing its bit to tackle the plague of microplastics and save the world's oceans - by vaporizing tonnes of waste.

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Road dug up three times in six days

25 January 2021
Road dug up three times in six days

A newly resurfaced carriageway lasted two hours before contractors moved in to dig it up again.

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Taxi firm offers reward to bring Daisy home

25 January 2021
Taxi firm offers reward to bring Daisy home

The thief who took a much loved cocker spaniel from its elderly owners has been invited to return her 'no questions asked'.

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Motorway lane closure after earlier crash

25 January 2021
Motorway lane closure after earlier crash

There were no serious injuries after a lorry and car collided on the M20.

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