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Roxy helps arrest suspected dealer

Roxy helps arrest suspected dealer

A police dog trained to sniff out drugs has helped officers arrest a suspected teenage dealer.

Hak: 'It's a sending-off'

Hak: 'It's a sending-off'

Manager Hakan Hayrettin felt Dorking should have had a player sent off during Maidstone’s National League South defeat on Saturday.

'I can't pin a medal on a gravestone'

'I can't pin a medal on a gravestone'

A seminar attended by a raft of MPs has urged the government to stop dragging its feet and give British Nuclear test veterans a medal.

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Shock plans to move town's museum

Shock plans to move town's museum

Trustees want to move an historic carriage museum to a new all-glass gallery out of town where more people can view its hidden treasures.

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£1.1m to improve play areas

£1.1m to improve play areas

Eight country parks across Kent are to get an upgrade, with new and improved equipment set to include a wheelchair swing.

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'We all know this road is a nightmare,' says councillor

'We all know this road is a nightmare,' says councillor

Residents are being urged to sign a petition calling for safer crossing on a busy throughfare.

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Report: Stones lose top-of-the-table clash

Report: Stones lose top-of-the-table clash

Maidstone lost their top-of-the-table National League South match to leaders Dorking on Saturday, which ended their 14-game unbeaten league run.

Residents at risk of being 'locked in their own villages'

Residents at risk of being 'locked in their own villages'

Bus users must make their views heard, a transport champion has urged.

Mother's battle with housing association over mould

Mother's battle with housing association over mould

A mother is in despair over the state of her property she is forced to live in and has now started legal action against the housing association.

£36,000 grant to support conservation of listed building

£36,000 grant to support conservation of listed building

The future of a house on the At Risk Register that once belonged to the Tudor poet Sir Thomas Wyatt is looking a little rosier.

Plans for multi-million pound revamp of troubled estate submitted

Plans for multi-million pound revamp of troubled estate submitted

Plans for a multi-million pound regeneration project which will bring hundreds of homes and a modern shopping hub have been submitted to the council.

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Trees catch fire

Trees catch fire

The cause of a blaze that damaged a number of conifers and an outbuilding in unknown.

New charity store opens in town centre

New charity store opens in town centre

A charity shop has been officially unveiled at a Kent shopping centre.

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'I've worked with Ed Sheeran, now I want to help others get into industry'

'I've worked with Ed Sheeran, now I want to help others get into industry'

An award-winning music producer has been given an award from the PM for helping to get disadvantaged young people into the industry.

Nineties boyband to headline Kent jubilee festival

Nineties boyband to headline Kent jubilee festival

The line-up has been announced for what is billed as Kent's Biggest Jubilee Celebration with admission free for NHS staff and key workers.

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Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

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

'We're playing for something big'

'We're playing for something big'

Top scorer Joan Luque will put pre-match nerves aside as he bids to lead Maidstone to victory at Dorking.

Pedestrian hit by car in town centre

Pedestrian hit by car in town centre

A teenager has been hit by a car in a town centre causing long delays.

Consultation opened over proposed bus cuts

Consultation opened over proposed bus cuts

A public consultation has been set up over proposed cuts "supported" bus services around Kent.

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Father and son attacked diner with fork in Curry House

Father and son attacked diner with fork in Curry House

A jury has delivered their verdict after being told a police officer's father was stabbed with a fork and wine glass during a row in a restaurant

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