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Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

Catch up with this week's football fixtures and results here.

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'I thought I was being arrested – but cops had gone to Costa'

'I thought I was being arrested – but cops had gone to Costa'

Police officers left their patrol car parked in a resident's private bay to go to the nearby Sainsbury's for a coffee.

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Thugs spared prison after spree led to £12k damage to KFC

Thugs spared prison after spree led to £12k damage to KFC

Two teenagers who claimed to be strangers teamed up for an "alcohol-fuelled evening of loutish and thuggish behaviour", a court heard.

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'Bus shambles left me stranded for two hours'

'Bus shambles left me stranded for two hours'

A passenger has hit out at 'shambolic' rail replacement buses which left her waiting alone in the dark for more than two hours.

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Bus strikes back on after drivers reject pay offer

Bus strikes back on after drivers reject pay offer

Bus strikes are back on again for several days after union members rejected the latest pay offer from transport bosses said to be 'above inflation'.

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'This is my father, is this how it’s going to end?'

'This is my father, is this how it’s going to end?'

A son has told of the moment he saved his dad's life as he encourages others to learn CPR as part of a campaign by the air ambulance.

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Coffee shop told to make urgent hygiene improvements

Coffee shop told to make urgent hygiene improvements

A town centre café has been given one of the worst food hygiene ratings, just months after opening.

Mystery after Kent man dies in Turkey

Mystery after Kent man dies in Turkey

The death of an IT manager who died while on holiday with friends and family has been described as 'unexplained'.

Chippies make finals among country's best

Chippies make finals among country's best

A pair of the county's takeaways have been named among the best fish and chip shops in the UK ahead of an awards ceremony.

Plans for new £6m Aldi store revealed

Plans for new £6m Aldi store revealed

Supermarket giant Aldi has revealed new multi-million pound plans to open a new store in one Kent town.

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Broken bones, head injuries and choking risk at care home

Broken bones, head injuries and choking risk at care home

A care quality report has rated a large care home where 84 elderly and vulnerable people live as 'inadequate' and revealed a myriad of failings.

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Let's see what you've got

Let's see what you've got

Manager Hakan Hayrettin wants to see what Maidstone are made of at National League leaders Notts County.

'My candyfloss burger wasn't the Heston masterpiece I had hoped for'

'My candyfloss burger wasn't the Heston masterpiece I had hoped for'

For this week's Eat My Words we tried a new 'funfair themed' platter that has been unveiled at a Greene King pub.

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Mum 'left clues' to find her alleged killer

Mum 'left clues' to find her alleged killer

A murder trial has heard a mum whose body was burnt in an oil drum "left clues" to trace her alleged killer before she disappeared.

Residents warned of 15 weeks of road closure

Residents warned of 15 weeks of road closure

A frequently leaking water main is to be replaced on a major through road.

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'Customer called me useless b**** for not selling tutus'

'Customer called me useless b**** for not selling tutus'

With Aldi being the latest company to increase the number of self-service checkouts our reporters reveal what it was really like to work on the tills.

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Car flips into ditch on Blue Bell Hill

Car flips into ditch on Blue Bell Hill

Traffic is queuing after a car flipped into a ditch alongside Blue Bell Hill.

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Pedestrian hit by car

Pedestrian hit by car

A woman has been arrested after a man was hit by a car.

Reprieve for town centre bus service

Reprieve for town centre bus service

A bus company has responded to worries about a lost service and offered residents a route into town after scrapping the route.

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Maidstone Half-Marathon - in pictures

Maidstone Half-Marathon - in pictures

Don't miss Barry Goodwin's Maidstone Half-Marathon picture gallery if you raced on Sunday - you could be in it!

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