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'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.

Pitch perfect for hockey club

Pitch perfect for hockey club

Maidstone Hockey Club celebrated the opening of their £200,000 new pitch on Sunday.

Nightclub to reopen after devastating fire

Nightclub to reopen after devastating fire

A popular town centre nightclub has announced it is ready to open its doors again after a huge blaze ripped through it last year.

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Road closure extended after sinkhole appears

Road closure extended after sinkhole appears

A road will stay closed over the weekend after a sinkhole appeared.

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Traffic fears over 80-flats plan on car wash site

Traffic fears over 80-flats plan on car wash site

Plans to demolish a car wash and build a six-storey apartment block with 80 homes in a town centre has sparked traffic fears.

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Car fire in residential street

Car fire in residential street

A car was destroyed after bursting into flames in the middle of a residential street.

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