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Delays after separate motorway crashes

Delays after separate motorway crashes

Drivers are facing long delays after two crashes on the M20.

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Worms found in pack of celery

Worms found in pack of celery

A photographer has spoken of her shock after she made a disgusting discovery while picking up some groceries.

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Fly-covered pig carcasses hours from being sold to customers

Fly-covered pig carcasses hours from being sold to customers

Animals that were being butchered in a back garden were just hours away from being sold at a ticketed event. Warning: graphic images.

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Councillors choose saving cherry trees over solution to traffic congestion

Councillors choose saving cherry trees over solution to traffic congestion

KCC leader Cllr Paul Carter is backing a £2.5m junction scheme for Sutton Road that his own highways engineers say will have no effect beyond 2021.

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'I wasn't expecting to be chasing a burglar in flip-flops'

'I wasn't expecting to be chasing a burglar in flip-flops'

A hero neighbour has revealed how a quiet afternoon gardening quickly escalated and resulted in him carrying out a citizen's arrest.

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Young amputees race for charity

Young amputees race for charity

Two young boys have raised more than £1,000 to support people with limb impairments.

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Extinction Rebellion stage 'die-in'

Extinction Rebellion stage 'die-in'

Climate change campaign group Extinction Rebellion have marched on a town centre to demand action.

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Child rapist jailed

Child rapist jailed

An 87-year-old man from Kent has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after being convicted of seven sexual offences.

I'm quite happy

I'm quite happy

John Still is reading nothing into Maidstone's pre-season results.

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Mum guilty of carrying steak knives

Mum guilty of carrying steak knives

A mum caught carrying two steak knives has been convicted of possessing a blades.

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Boxing coach jailed for causing fatal crash

Boxing coach jailed for causing fatal crash

A youth boxing coach involved in a fatal crash was overtaking at the time the collision happened has now been locked up.

Fran clocks up a first for the borough

Fran clocks up a first for the borough

Councillors honour a former colleague as "a consummate politician and a great strategic thinker."

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Noisy burglar detained by neighbours before arrest

Noisy burglar detained by neighbours before arrest

A bungling burglar, nabbed by neighbours after fumbling around and smashing windows, has been jailed.

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'You can't rely on the police to solve burglaries' says property mogul

'You can't rely on the police to solve burglaries' says property mogul

A controversial landlord has responded to Kent's "woefully low" number of solved burglaries.

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Hundreds of Kent sex offenders use different names

Hundreds of Kent sex offenders use different names

Police are keeping tabs on hundreds of registered sex offenders known to use an alias.

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More money? No thank you, say councillors

More money? No thank you, say councillors

Maidstone councillors have rejected proposals to pay themselves bigger allowances.

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Police storm traveller site

Police storm traveller site

At least a dozen police were seen at a traveller site after a theft.

Furniture destroyed in pub blaze

Furniture destroyed in pub blaze

A discarded cigarette is believed to have sparked a fire at a town pub.

Jake's on the mend

Jake's on the mend

There's good news for Maidstone - injured striker Jake Embery is a quick healer.

Wishart still waiting

Wishart still waiting

Maidstone boss John Still says there are still no takers for Dan Wishart.

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