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Should tonight be the last Clap for Carers?

Should tonight be the last Clap for Carers?

Tonight will be the 10th week we have taken to our doorsteps to share a round of applause for key workers - but should it be the last?

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Thick black smoke spotted near industrial estate

Thick black smoke spotted near industrial estate

The fire service was called after smoke was seen drifting into the sky near an industrial estate.

No standing and mask rules as Arriva ups services

No standing and mask rules as Arriva ups services

A bus operator running services across the county has revealed new guidelines as it prepares to increase its timetables from next week.

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'Wartime bomb' found near scout hut

'Wartime bomb' found near scout hut

A bomb disposal unit was called after the discovery of what was believed to be a wartime bomb in woodland near a scout hut.

Husband's last message to wife before he set himself on fire

Husband's last message to wife before he set himself on fire

A father who suffered with chronic pain set his car on fire with himself inside in a supermarket car park.

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Maidstone Market to reopen next month

Maidstone Market to reopen next month

Local producers are being offered free pitches at a market which is set to reopen in a few weeks time.

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Kent Cricket back charity challenge

Kent Cricket back charity challenge

Bearsted Cricket Club smash their targets after members and friends walk, run and cycle in support of Brain Tumour Research.

Stones chief keen for Hakan to stay

Stones chief keen for Hakan to stay

Maidstone United co-owner Oliver Ash says that Hakan Hayrettin remains the man for them and names five players who are staying put.

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'To say I was disappointed would be an understatement'

'To say I was disappointed would be an understatement'

A grandmother has spoken out after revisiting a memorial created to mark the year 2000, featuring her two granddaughters' footprints.

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Two arrests after man hospitalised

Two arrests after man hospitalised

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of assault after another man was taken to hospital following an incident.

Popular shop owner dies from Covid-19

Popular shop owner dies from Covid-19

Fond memories have been shared of a "happy, hard-working" woman who ran a village shop alongside her husband.

Midnight garden outhouse fire drama

Midnight garden outhouse fire drama

A garden outhouse was well alight by the time firefighters arrived to tackle the blaze - believed to have been started accidentally.

'I'm disappointed to miss out on in-person lectures'

'I'm disappointed to miss out on in-person lectures'

A student says he found out his uni lectures will be held virtually after a student newspaper published 'a leaked email to senior tutors'.

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Why are aspiring fruit pickers being turned away?

Why are aspiring fruit pickers being turned away?

Thousands of people across the county have been applying for fruit picking and getting no response as farmers tackle the uncertainty of lockdown.

Police called to reports of unexploded wartime device

Police called to reports of unexploded wartime device

The bomb disposal unit was drafted in to assist police this afternoon following reports of an unexploded wartime device.

Plea for urgent help with asylum seekers as Kent services 'engulfed'

Plea for urgent help with asylum seekers as Kent services 'engulfed'

Kent County Council has written to the Home Secretary asking for "immediate help" as children's services "run out of road".

Not all superheroes wear capes, but these ones do

Not all superheroes wear capes, but these ones do

Community heroes have taken to the streets of Kent in fancy dress to put a smile of their neighbour's faces.

Pub chain gets set for reopening

Pub chain gets set for reopening

Plans are being put in place to welcome drinkers back to beer gardens with social distancing measures in operation.

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Man denies attempted murder

Man denies attempted murder

A man is set to stand trial after he denied attempting to murder a woman and making a threat to kill.

'My brother lives on through his baby girl'

'My brother lives on through his baby girl'

The family of a man murdered outside a nightclub after a MoStack gig, say his baby daughter, who he never got to meet, is just like him.

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