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Crisis staff caught sleeping on suicide ward

Crisis staff caught sleeping on suicide ward

A patient admitted to a mental health ward found two nurses asleep when he got up in the night looking for help.

'Sometimes we all need a helping hand'

'Sometimes we all need a helping hand'

Several businesses have introduced schemes to provide homeless people with free food and drink.

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School's bid to be more eco-friendly

School's bid to be more eco-friendly

A primary school has launched a campaign to raise money for solar panels to reduce it's carbon footprint.

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'He wanted to show off and make people laugh'

'He wanted to show off and make people laugh'

A groom-to-be who died after falling from a washing line at a party had taken a cocktail of drugs, an inquest has heard.

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Future of 'blight on local area' is decided

Future of 'blight on local area' is decided

A decision on whether to replace an empty library with a 16-storey apartment block has been made.

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Man talked down from M20 bridge

Man talked down from M20 bridge

Two women were able to calm a distressed man sitting above the M20, potentially saving his life.

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Restaurant will not be bulldozed for flats

Restaurant will not be bulldozed for flats

Plans to turn an Indian restaurant into retirement flats have been turned down.

'I told the mental health team they killed my son'

'I told the mental health team they killed my son'

A mum has vowed to set up a support service after witnessing her "little sidekick's" spiralling decline.

Watch and yearn

Watch and yearn

Spare a thought for Sam Corne when Maidstone go to Blackpool in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Child hit by car at traffic lights

Child hit by car at traffic lights

A young girl was taken to hospital after being knocked down by a "dangerous driver".

Disturbance erupts outside barber shop

Disturbance erupts outside barber shop

A man was heard shouting 'he has a saw' as he spoke to officers after a disturbance.

Probe into boy's murder 'could take 10 years'

Probe into boy's murder 'could take 10 years'

The mum of a nine-year-old boy killed by his dad says she's been told South African authorities may not finish investigating his death for a decade.

'Imitation gun' pointed at driver

'Imitation gun' pointed at driver

A man has been arrested after an imitation gun was allegedly used during a road rage incident.

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Hawkins hits 147 maximum break

Hawkins hits 147 maximum break

Barry Hawkins hit 147 on his way to beating Gerard Greene in an all-Kent clash at the UK Championships.

Maidstone's World Cup hero

Maidstone's World Cup hero

A future World Cup star was playing for Maidstone the last time they went to Blackpool - we caught up with Gary Breen.

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'We want to give back to people who feel overlooked'

'We want to give back to people who feel overlooked'

A community organisation has arranged a festive meal to bring elderly residents together and raise Christmas spirits.

Council takes on leisure complex for £19m

Council takes on leisure complex for £19m

A leisure complex, home to a cinema and trampoline park, is set for a major renovation after a council bought out a lease for £19 million.

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M&S on track to open in 2020

M&S on track to open in 2020

It's "all good news" on the construction of a new M&S store.

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'I didn't set up robbery which got my boyfriend killed'

'I didn't set up robbery which got my boyfriend killed'

The lover of a man allegedly murdered in a drugs turf war has denied setting up the robbery which ended in the revenge attack that saw him killed.

Still's Wembley dream

Still's Wembley dream

John Still says he'd love Maidstone to have the Wembley experience.

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