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M&S launches weekly parent and baby club

M&S launches weekly parent and baby club

Weekly parent and baby meet-ups are being launched at seven M&S cafes across Kent.

‘It’s a disgrace’: Decaying donations left inside abandoned charity shop

‘It’s a disgrace’: Decaying donations left inside abandoned charity shop

Donations have been left to rot inside a Grade II listed charity shop after it closed during the pandemic and never reopened.

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Southern Counties East round-up

Southern Counties East round-up

Lee Bird scored a late winner to keep VCD top of the Southern Counties East Premier Division.

Pensioner pushed ill wife to the floor and kicked her in the face

Pensioner pushed ill wife to the floor and kicked her in the face

An elderly Parkinson’s disease sufferer was attacked by her husband during an argument at their home.

Football fan due in court for assault after FA Cup match ‘stand fall’

Football fan due in court for assault after FA Cup match ‘stand fall’

A football fan is due to be charged after it is alleged he fell onto others during his side’s history-making FA Cup game.

CCTV appeal after Shaun the Sheep statues vandalised

CCTV appeal after Shaun the Sheep statues vandalised

Police have released an image of three men after statues of an iconic children’s character created for a fundraising trail were wrecked.

First look at plans for leisure centre’s new soft play

First look at plans for leisure centre’s new soft play

The Amazon-themed play area is set to have a Temple Maze, mine cart slides and a climbing volcano.

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Delays after multi-vehicle crash on busy road

Delays after multi-vehicle crash on busy road

Emergency services have been called after reports of an accident involving several vehicles.

Leisure centre changes SEN sessions after social media backlash

Leisure centre changes SEN sessions after social media backlash

A leisure centre has changed its sessions for children with special educational needs after parents described the timings as ‘thoughtless’.

Stones boss working on net gains

Stones boss working on net gains

George Elokobi has vowed to get Maidstone scoring after three games without a goal.

‘We won’t be beaten on this’: Incredible response after charity statue vandalism

‘We won’t be beaten on this’: Incredible response after charity statue vandalism

A community is rallying together after Shaun the Sheep sculptures expected to fetch up to £10,000 for a hospice charity at auction were vandalised.

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Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

Catch up with all the week’s football fixtures and results.

Missed bins crisis continues for homes with communal bins

Missed bins crisis continues for homes with communal bins

Residents in a homes development with communal bins say they’ve had no collections in three of the five months since a new waste contract came in.

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Man arrested after car overturns

Man arrested after car overturns

A man has been arrested following a two-vehicle crash that left one car on its roof.

Champ Noakes: Fans want to see a ding-dong

Champ Noakes: Fans want to see a ding-dong

Sparks are set to fly when Sam Noakes makes the first defence of his European lightweight title.

FA Cup holds no fear for Larks

FA Cup holds no fear for Larks

Larkfield & New Hythe are full of confidence going into their FA Cup first qualifying round tie at home to Cray Wanderers.

‘Very sad but necessary’ felling of trees at urban nature reserve

‘Very sad but necessary’ felling of trees at urban nature reserve

Potentially dangerous poplar trees in an urban nature reserve must be felled, says council.

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New clothing outlet opens with everything £1

New clothing outlet opens with everything £1

A charity shop has a new “pre-loved” addition with items selling at a bargain.

Opening date revealed for fast food restaurant

Opening date revealed for fast food restaurant

A popular piri piri chicken franchise will be opening in a former TSB bank.

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The terraced house that was home to town’s ‘smallest cinema’

The terraced house that was home to town’s ‘smallest cinema’

In the 1930s a film fan created a cinema in the front room of his father’s house that could seat just eight people.

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