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It's a mini adventure

It's a mini adventure

The Mini World Cup at Maidstone’s Gallagher Stadium was a huge success.

Work to start on five-star Mu Mu boutique hotel

Work to start on five-star Mu Mu boutique hotel

The boss of a popular nightclub says he is about to begin building a luxury Soho-style hotel and pizzeria in a Kent town centre.

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Man in 50s suffers head injury in attack

Man in 50s suffers head injury in attack

Police are investigating after a victim was left in hospital after being assaulted on private property.

Man cleared of two rapes at nightclub

Man cleared of two rapes at nightclub

A 24-year-old accused of carrying out serious sexual assaults has been acquitted by a jury.

Cafe and vape store close suddenly

Cafe and vape store close suddenly

Two businesses in a shopping centre have closed after being repossessed by their landlord.

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Suspected drug dealer arrested after speeding stop

Suspected drug dealer arrested after speeding stop

A suspected drug dealer has been arrested after being stopped for speeding.

Village locked in row over 'Project A' faces third by-election

Village locked in row over 'Project A' faces third by-election

Voters will soon be going to the polls again in a village divided by a row between tennis players and allotment holders.

'We're not cutting train services to help Tories in Kent'

'We're not cutting train services to help Tories in Kent'

The boss of Southeastern has dismissed claims upcoming timetable changes are to the benefit of Conservative voters in wealthier parts of the county.

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Town centre jewellers to close after 225 years

Town centre jewellers to close after 225 years

A town centre jewellers, which was opened in 1796, is closing after 225 years of business.

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Gardener who bit and headbutted PCs 'was trying to protect girlfriend'

Gardener who bit and headbutted PCs 'was trying to protect girlfriend'

A thug was jailed after scratching a police office's eye and biting another in an 'almost inexplicable' attack in a town centre car park.

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Kent's Galligan scores hat-trick in World Cup win

Kent's Galligan scores hat-trick in World Cup win

Rosie Galligan scored a hat-trick for England in their Rugby World Cup victory over South Africa while fellow Kent player Shaunagh Brown also scored.

Fears of cat poisoner on estate as 10 fall ill and three die

Fears of cat poisoner on estate as 10 fall ill and three die

There are fears pets may have been exposed to toxic substances on a housing estate after three died and many more became sick.

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Air ambulance called after man hit by car outside cafe

Air ambulance called after man hit by car outside cafe

A pedestrian in his 30s was taken to hospital after being struck by a car.

230-home vision to transform town centre site

230-home vision to transform town centre site

New images have been revealed as part of ambitious plans by developers to convert a Grade-II listed former factory at the heart of a town.

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Hunt to track down soldier's family

Hunt to track down soldier's family

A Dutch family have 'adopted' the grave of a fallen serviceman from Kent and are keen to trace his descendants. Can you help them?

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Half term bus strike suspended

Half term bus strike suspended

Bus company Arriva has made an improved pay offer to its drivers to avoid further strikes over half term.

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Stones sign Greenidge

Stones sign Greenidge

Maidstone announced the signing of defender Reiss Greenidge before last night's game at Notts County.

Prolific shoplifter jailed hours after arrest

Prolific shoplifter jailed hours after arrest

A thief who repeatedly stole from a Co-op faced instant justice after being detained by police.

'We've been threatened, abused and had land used as a toilet'

'We've been threatened, abused and had land used as a toilet'

Neighbours of 'Kent's version of Dale Farm' have been giving evidence to a planning inquiry to determine the future of the traveller site.

Booty on Magpies return

Booty on Magpies return

No one knows the size of the task facing Maidstone at Notts County better than Regan Booty.

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