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Maidstone Market to reopen next month

27 May 2020
Maidstone Market to reopen next month

Local producers are being offered free pitches at a market which is set to reopen in a few weeks time.

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Stolen exhibition bike returned to owner

27 May 2020
Stolen exhibition bike returned to owner

The owner of a unique bike, stolen from a woods, says his faith in the community has been fully restored as so many people helped him find it.

Fire stations to host virtual open days

26 May 2020
Fire stations to host virtual open days

Family open days at fire stations across Kent will this year take place online with a series of learn-at-home videos.

'As a teen, I felt like I had lost my independence'

26 May 2020
'As a teen, I felt like I had lost my independence'

A teenager has written a powerful account of how lockdown has impacted his life and left him, and many others, feeling 'trapped'.

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'There are so many blind spots'

25 May 2020
'There are so many blind spots'

A driver involved in a serious collision says the accident which wrote-off his car and left him with a head injury was not his fault.

Child injured after falling from window

25 May 2020
Child injured after falling from window

The air ambulance landed in a nearby field after a child fell from the window of a property.

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MP voices frustration over Cummings row

25 May 2020
MP voices frustration over Cummings row

One of the county's most prominent politicians says the Dominic Cummings lockdown saga has left her "frustrated, cross and confused".

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Not all superheroes wear capes, but these ones do

22 May 2020
Not all superheroes wear capes, but these ones do

Community heroes have taken to the streets of Kent in fancy dress to put a smile of their neighbour's faces.

Investigation launched into teenager's death

22 May 2020
Investigation launched into teenager's death

An independent investigation into the death of a schoolboy has been launched after he called the police the night before his body was found.

Resident celebrates 100th birthday in lockdown

21 May 2020
Resident celebrates 100th birthday in lockdown

A care home has helped a resident celebrate 100 trips around the sun with a Wimbledon themed party in lockdown.

Suspect charged with drugs supply

21 May 2020
Suspect charged with drugs supply

A man is due to appear in court after police found large quantities of cash and drugs while searching a car.

Extra funding available for abuse charities

21 May 2020
Extra funding available for abuse charities

Kent's Police and Crime Commissioner is urging organisations that support victims of abuse to apply for extra funding now available during lockdown.

MP asks for clarity on churches reopening

20 May 2020
MP asks for clarity on churches reopening

A Kent MP has asked the government whether it has considered the mental health benefits of reopening churches in lockdown.

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Stores to offer safe space for domestic abuse victims

20 May 2020
Stores to offer safe space for domestic abuse victims

A supermarket chain is offering a new service for victims of domestic abuse from three locations in Kent.

Designer breaks bed sheet world record

20 May 2020
Designer breaks bed sheet world record

An inventor from Kent has beaten the world record for the time it takes to change bed sheets with his new re-designed version.

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Heartbroken dad's plea after teenage son's park tragedy

19 May 2020
Heartbroken dad's plea after teenage son's park tragedy

The father of a schoolboy who died in a Kent park is encouraging people to seek help this Mental Health Awareness Week.

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Suspicious fire started in flat stairwell

19 May 2020
Suspicious fire started in flat stairwell

Police are appealing for witnesses after a fire being treated as suspicious broke out on the stairwell of a block of flats.

Fire crews tackle scrubland blaze

19 May 2020
Fire crews tackle scrubland blaze

Firefighters spent nearly five hours tacking a blaze after an area of scrubland caught alight on a rural road.

Plans to instal 'green roof' approved

18 May 2020
Plans to instal 'green roof' approved

A council has agreed to instal a green roof to a building near one of the most polluted roads in the borough.

School takes on virtual travel challenge

15 May 2020
School takes on virtual travel challenge

Children have been challenged to walk, run and cycle thousands of miles on a virtual journey all the way to Asia.

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