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Drink drive charge after 'erratic' driving on M2

Drink drive charge after 'erratic' driving on M2

A 50-year-old man has been charged with drink driving after a member of the public reported erratic driving on a Kent motorway.

'Forever grateful' - Sarll's respect for Harris

'Forever grateful' - Sarll's respect for Harris

Maidstone assistant manager Terry Harris received high praise from the opposition dugout at the weekend.

Harris: I thought we played well

Harris: I thought we played well

It wasn’t a day for rollickings after Maidstone’s defeat at Woking.

Stunned police forced to stop 'wrong way' M20 driver

Stunned police forced to stop 'wrong way' M20 driver

Police say it was 'amazing' that nobody was injured by a car driving the wrong way on the M20.

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Plans for 'greedy' five-storey flats block rejected

Plans for 'greedy' five-storey flats block rejected

Controversial plans to build a five-storey block of flats instead of a four-strong block have been refused by the council.

'Gridlocked' roads after bridge shut

'Gridlocked' roads after bridge shut

A road closure is continuing to cause chaos for drivers while electricity repairs are carried out along a major route.

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Report: Stones beaten by second-half fightback

Report: Stones beaten by second-half fightback

Maidstone led high-flying Woking but conceded three times in the second half to leave Kingfield empty-handed.

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Trains held due to reported shopping trolley on track

Trains held due to reported shopping trolley on track

Southeastern says services are being delayed while engineers assess reports of a shopping trolley on the tracks.

Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

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

Million-pound HMO set for expansion

Million-pound HMO set for expansion

Plans have been put forward to enlarge an HMO in a town already under pressure from conversions.

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'Rule breaking' email chain sent to council clerk

'Rule breaking' email chain sent to council clerk

Councillors accused of breaking rules by discussing tactics for an upcoming debate were busted when the email thread copied in the council clerk.

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Families of David Fuller's victims will receive compensation

Families of David Fuller's victims will receive compensation

A hospital trust has agreed a compensation scheme with the relatives of the victims of necrophiliac and murderer, David Fuller.

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Landlord's bid to sue police kicked out of court again

Landlord's bid to sue police kicked out of court again

Fergus Wilson has lost an appeal in his effort to sue police for £1 million, following his arrest over groping allegations.

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Drink-driver drove along M20 with burst tyre

Drink-driver drove along M20 with burst tyre

A man drove along the motorway with a burst tyre, scraping his alloy wheel along the carriageway, then told police he thought he was drunk.

'We are searching water for more missing people each year'

'We are searching water for more missing people each year'

A grant of £10,000 is to be spent on specialist equipment which will help speed up searches for people who have gone missing in water.

Man found guilty of double murder

Man found guilty of double murder

A man has been found guilty of murdering two women after one was found in a petrol drum.

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Large sinkhole opens up on estate

Large sinkhole opens up on estate

Residents are concerned after an expanding sinkhole opened up just yards from their homes.

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Lane closures and diversions cause traffic chaos

Lane closures and diversions cause traffic chaos

Drivers are enduring huge delays as a diversion sends motorists into more lane closures - and there could be more disruption due to overnight work.

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'Appalling' £1.5m bus stop is mouldy just one year after revamp

'Appalling' £1.5m bus stop is mouldy just one year after revamp

A town's main bus station has been found to be leaking and mouldy just one year after a £1.5m revamp.

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Christie stakes his claim

Christie stakes his claim

Christie Pattisson is ready to rise to the challenge of nailing down a place in Maidstone’s starting XI.

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