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Pipe repairs costing £240,000 delayed after traffic chaos

24 September 2014
Pipe repairs costing £240,000 delayed after traffic chaos

Major pipe repairs have been put on hold just three days after they began after South East Water failed to take into account the effect on traffic.

Hop Farm Music Festival will not return, say organisers

23 September 2014
Hop Farm Music Festival will not return, say organisers

The firm behind the revived music extravangaza is facing liquidation, ruling them out of holding the event again.

Snodland woman convicted of benefit fraud

23 September 2014
Snodland woman convicted of benefit fraud

A woman who admitted living in her father's house while claiming housing benefit has been given a suspended sentence.

Missing 71-year-old found safe and well

15 September 2014
Missing 71-year-old found safe and well

John Blackwell, 71, who disappeared from his Maidstone home on Friday, has been found safe and well.

Couple in 90s going on first overseas holiday... to Benidorm

12 September 2014
Couple in 90s going on first overseas holiday... to Benidorm

An elderly couple in their 90s who have never been on a foreign holiday are packing their bags... to head to Benidorm.

Firefighters "rescue" staff in training blaze

12 September 2014
Firefighters "rescue" staff in training blaze

A disaster scenario was being played out in a fire service training exercise in Allington this week.

Lorry accident causes long tailbacks

12 September 2014
Lorry accident causes long tailbacks

A main route into Maidstone was blocked this morning due to an accident involving a lorry on the A249.

Police called in after suspicious car blaze

12 September 2014
Police called in after suspicious car blaze

A car alight in Snodland may have been started deliberately, firefighters say.

Road closed after burst water main

11 September 2014
Road closed after burst water main

A water main has burst in Loose, causing for a road to be closed

Queues after crash on main Maidstone road

09 September 2014
Queues after crash on main Maidstone road

The A229 has cleared after a crash between a van and a Nissan Micra.

'Illegal immigrants' caught wandering along busy M20

08 September 2014
'Illegal immigrants' caught wandering along busy M20

Two suspected illegal immigrants seen wandering on the carriageway of the M20 have been detained.

Blaze rips through caravan

08 September 2014
Blaze rips through caravan

Flames tore through a caravan today as it was towed along a Kent road, causing serious delays.

NHS warning as suicide figures revealed

05 September 2014
NHS warning as suicide figures revealed

Suicide is the biggest cause of death in people aged between 25 and 44, according to latest figures.

Fears for elderly as council considers binning vital lunch club

03 September 2014
Fears for elderly as council considers binning vital lunch club

A lunch club which provides a lifeline for vulnerable elderly people could be scrapped by the council.

Is Kent's ambulance service at breaking point?

28 August 2014
Is Kent's ambulance service at breaking point?

An extra 150 calls a day is putting South East Coast Ambulance Service under serious pressure.

Floral tributes to 'super duper' head teacher

27 August 2014
Floral tributes to 'super duper' head teacher

Flowers and tributes have been laid in honour of a much-loved head teacher who was found dead at home.

'Hernia left me 20 years older'

26 August 2014
'Hernia left me 20 years older'

A woman's hernia left her with a drooping face and sunken eyes that made her look 20 years older.

'Cinderella' weds her Prince Charming in fairytale ceremony

25 August 2014
'Cinderella' weds her Prince Charming in fairytale ceremony

A Maidstone couple got hitched in a Disney-themed wedding complete with their very own glass carriage.

IN PICTURES: Foodies sink their teeth into new festival

25 August 2014
IN PICTURES: Foodies sink their teeth into new festival

Foodies were taken on a gastronomic journey at the new two-day Feast festival this weekend.

Missing Sevenoaks girls found in Thailand

25 August 2014
Missing Sevenoaks girls found in Thailand

Two children who went missing in Thailand nearly three months ago have been reunited with their father.

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