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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.

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.

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