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Hill set to stay at BMW after best-ever season

Hill set to stay at BMW after best-ever season

British Touring Car Championship star Jake Hill is set to remain at BMW next season after narrowly missing out on his maiden title at the weekend.

Young vegan activist raises hundreds for animal charity

Young vegan activist raises hundreds for animal charity

One of the county's youngest vegan activists has been praised for raising hundreds of pounds for an animal rescue charity.

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Winners in this year's cutest kid contest

Winners in this year's cutest kid contest

The Kent Messenger and The Mall, Maidstone, are delighted to reveal the winner and runners-up in this year's Cute Kids competition.

McDonald's security guard denies assault

McDonald's security guard denies assault

A security guard for the fast-food chain has denied an allegation of assault and resisting arrest.

'We didn't even get to run'

'We didn't even get to run'

A self-proclaimed "speed freak" has to wait to reach 300mph after bad weather forced a halt to his attempt.

'It went up like a rocket launch'

'It went up like a rocket launch'

Shocked neighbours have described the moment a historic village pub was engulfed in flames.

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Drone shots show scale of damage to 1,000-year-old pub

Drone shots show scale of damage to 1,000-year-old pub

Pictures show the extent of the damage caused by a devastating fire at one of Kent's oldest pubs.

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Two pubs on fire in one night

Two pubs on fire in one night

Fire crews are battling blazes at two pubs tonight.

Club's international call-ups

Club's international call-ups

Six Maidstone Roller Dance Club members have been selected to skate for Great Britain in three different events.

Hak: I'll take the point

Hak: I'll take the point

Maidstone boss Hakan Hayrettin was satisfied with a point against FC Halifax.

Report: Deacon strikes but Stones in bottom four

Report: Deacon strikes but Stones in bottom four

Maidstone dropped into the National League bottom four despite Roarie Deacon's 90th-minute equaliser against FC Halifax.

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Behind the pick your own pumpkin phenomenon

Behind the pick your own pumpkin phenomenon

We take a look behind the scenes of one of Kent's biggest suppliers of pumpkins.

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Canoeists reach gold standard

Canoeists reach gold standard

Five members of Maidstone Canoe Club excelled at the World Masters Championships in Portugal.

Sparrow's title glory

Sparrow's title glory

William Sparrow clinched the Total Karting Zero Championship in style.

Shaun the Sheep coming to Kent

Shaun the Sheep coming to Kent

The iconic character is to form the focus of a fundraising art trail.

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Littering soars by 250%

Littering soars by 250%

Businesses have banded together as part of a council-led clean-up campaign, and picked up scores of bags of litter.

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Hundreds of families left without school bus passes

Hundreds of families left without school bus passes

It has emerged that KCC failed to deliver bought-and-paid-for bus passes on time to more than 800 parents.

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Missing woman found safe

Missing woman found safe

Concerns are growing for the welfare of a woman who was last seen in a town centre.

Feeling the burn in the Sahara!

Feeling the burn in the Sahara!

A group of Kent-based runners took on a gruelling event in the Sahara Desert, flying the flag in both 50k and 100k races.

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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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