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‘Selfish’ driver fined for using blue badge she found in car park

‘Selfish’ driver fined for using blue badge she found in car park

A 39-year-old motorist has been told to pay more than £1,000 for using a cancelled disability badge she found in a car park.

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‘Sewage spillage has left me with 100 bales of rotting hay’

‘Sewage spillage has left me with 100 bales of rotting hay’

A farmer claims he has been left in the lurch by Southern Water after a sewage spillage ran through his farmyard and “soaked and ruined” it.

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Care home creates life-size immersive Dickensian street scene

Care home creates life-size immersive Dickensian street scene

A maintenance manager has built a spectacular Dickensian Christmas display for care home residents to enjoy.

Mum rushed to hospital after allergic reaction to rubber band in Chinese takeaway

Mum rushed to hospital after allergic reaction to rubber band in Chinese takeaway

An asthmatic mum was rushed to hospital with a life-threatening allergic reaction after chewing on a rubber band in her Chinese takeaway.

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‘We are all one step away from being homeless’

‘We are all one step away from being homeless’

A “lifeline” charity is in need of donations to support those without a warm bed, enough food and a shoulder to lean on this Christmas.

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Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

Catch up with all the latest football fixtures and results here.

Road closed after accident outside village pub

Road closed after accident outside village pub

A road was closed in both directions following an accident outside a rural pub.

Kent pool named best in the UK

Kent pool named best in the UK

A council’s newly refurbished splash pool has won a national award.

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£60m regeneration project taking shape

£60m regeneration project taking shape

Phase one of a huge development project is ready to see the start of construction of the first affordable homes.

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Bodkin’s testimonial honour as midfielder looks back on his career

Bodkin’s testimonial honour as midfielder looks back on his career

Former Maidstone favourite Matt Bodkin has been reflecting on some golden days as he prepares for his testimonial next week.

Family devastated after Kent farmer dies in restaurant tragedy

Family devastated after Kent farmer dies in restaurant tragedy

A retired fruit farmer who died after choking on food at a restaurant had “a good life”, says his grieving family.

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How Kent clubs have fared under pyramid system

How Kent clubs have fared under pyramid system

The English Football Pyramid was the brainchild of former Maidstone United chairman Jim Thompson and it changed lower league football forever.

Huge delays as engineers struggle to find gas leak

Huge delays as engineers struggle to find gas leak

SGN is working around the clock to repair a gas main on a busy route - and more roadworks are coming.

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Five-vehicle pile-up involving coach blocks road

Five-vehicle pile-up involving coach blocks road

Drivers faced lengthy delays after a collision involving a coach and four cars on a busy route.

‘It’s been a year since Zara shut but we still have a lot to offer’

‘It’s been a year since Zara shut but we still have a lot to offer’

Today marks a year since a high street favourite left a popular shopping centre, but bosses say customers are flocking in.

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‘Our baby wasn’t expected to live – now she’s about to have second Christmas’

‘Our baby wasn’t expected to live – now she’s about to have second Christmas’

A young girl whose parents were told they should terminate her birth after she was found to have a rare brain defect is defying the odds.

Warning to mourners after gas leak near crematorium

Warning to mourners after gas leak near crematorium

Drivers are facing hefty delays after emergency work began to fix a gas leak near a crematorium and motorway.

The district in Kent building three times more affordable housing than anywhere else

The district in Kent building three times more affordable housing than anywhere else

One local authority is way ahead of all the other Kent districts when it comes to providing affordable homes.

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Tony Hudgell has emergency surgery after fracturing new hip

Tony Hudgell has emergency surgery after fracturing new hip

The adoptive mother of a double amputee has spoken of the heartwrenching moment he let out a “blood-curdling scream” after fracturing his new hip.

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Huge Christmas display made entirely of ‘rubbish’

Huge Christmas display made entirely of ‘rubbish’

Workers at a household waste centre have recycled decorations to cheer up their visitors.

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