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Danger from Covid has not gone away

08 August 2020
Danger from Covid has not gone away

The Government is warned: 'We need to think ahead to what we will be breathing in once winter comes.'

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'I have no excuse - but I thought the gates had just opened'

07 August 2020
'I have no excuse - but I thought the gates had just opened'

With 13 drivers caught jumping the lights at a level crossing in the past two months, one motorist explains how he came to appear in court.

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Iggy comes home

07 August 2020
Iggy comes home

Visitors to the County Town are being welcomed by a sculpture of a dinosaur.

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Clare's mass head shave for hospice

07 August 2020
Clare's mass head shave for hospice

A charity shop manager and her friends have cocked a snook to cancer - and raised vital funds for a good cause.

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Holiday park homeowners fear eviction

06 August 2020
Holiday park homeowners fear eviction

The owner of a holiday park has turned down plans that would save some of his residents from eviction.

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Virtual pet show to support school funds

05 August 2020
Virtual pet show to support school funds

Villagers' pets have turned out to be just as cute online as face-to-face.

Iggy comes home

05 August 2020
Iggy comes home

Visitors to the County Town are being welcomed by a sculpture of a dinosaur.

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Villagers angry over grant of planning approval

04 August 2020
Villagers angry over grant of planning approval

Council promises new homes will be built using "dormouse avoidance measures."

Intelligent young dad took his own life

04 August 2020
Intelligent young dad took his own life

A young father described by a coroner as "an intelligent young man with a great deal to live for" took his own life, an inquest heard.

Girl's first novel on sale now

03 August 2020
Girl's first novel on sale now

Jessica Stevens was given a book for her birthday - one she wrote herself.

Nicky takes to the skies to celebrate anniversary of life-saving surgery

03 August 2020
Nicky takes to the skies to celebrate anniversary of life-saving surgery

"I owe it to my donor to lead a full life," says kidney transplant mum.

Steep turn caused fatal plane crash

17 July 2020
Steep turn caused fatal plane crash

The plane crash which killed a man was caused by the pilot doing a steeply banked turn which resulted in the aircraft striking a crop field.

Vicious attack may have led to victim's suicide

30 March 2020
Vicious attack may have led to victim's suicide

A violent attack on a young man led to years of mental health problems which eventually resulted in him taking his own life.

Crash driver was over limit and on wrong side of road

27 March 2020
Crash driver was over limit and on wrong side of road

A man killed in a head-on collision was driving on the wrong side of the road and was over the limit, an inquest has heard.

One month gone already

25 March 2020
One month gone already

A steering group of councillors has not yet begun its work to find a solution to spare residents of a holiday-home park from eviction.

Proposal for former Rootes building

25 March 2020
Proposal for former Rootes building

Plans have been submitted to add two storeys to the roof of Len House as part of its conversion to housing.

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RSPCA joins lockdown

25 March 2020
RSPCA joins lockdown

In a turn-around to its previous announcement, the RSPCA has said that it is temporarily suspending its animal re-homing service.

Streets and shopping centres are empty

24 March 2020
Streets and shopping centres are empty

Residents have for the most part heeded the Prime Minister's instructions and stayed away from town.

Teen left with pellet in arm after shooting

24 March 2020
Teen left with pellet in arm after shooting

A victim of a shooting still has a pellet stuck in his arm as the NHS has no time to remove it due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Pupils take learning seriously

23 March 2020
Pupils take learning seriously

Pupils and staff at a Maidstone academy school have been praised by Ofsted.

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