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Shopkeeper loses life savings and gold jewellery in raid

Shopkeeper loses life savings and gold jewellery in raid

A popular newsagent has become the latest victim in a string of raids on Asian homes.

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Delays clear after motorway roadworks crash

Delays clear after motorway roadworks crash

Delays have cleared after a car crashed into traffic cones in the roadworks section of a motorway.

Biker hurt in Maidstone

Biker hurt in Maidstone

Emergency services are still at the scene of collision between a car and a motorbike.

Earlier accident on M20 now cleared

Earlier accident on M20 now cleared

There has been an accident on the M20 near the Coldharbour turn-off.

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Reaction: Changes easy not brave

Reaction: Changes easy not brave

Harry Wheeler said it was easy to make eight changes for Maidstone’s defeat at Barrow.

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Police seize stolen 4x4

Police seize stolen 4x4

Police have recovered a stolen car from a motorway slip-road.

Children under 24-hour police guard

Children under 24-hour police guard

Officers are having to provide protection for children admitted to hospital with serious injuries as a result of gang related violence.

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Report: Defeat for much-changed Stones

Report: Defeat for much-changed Stones

Harry Wheeler changed all but three of his side but Maidstone lost again.

Search teams carry out 'river rescue'

Search teams carry out 'river rescue'

Kent Search and Rescue teams took to the river in a town centre to promote their latest Christmas safety campaign.

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Council advised over quarry plan

Council advised over quarry plan

The ongoing saga over a potential quarry in a rural village has taken another turn today.

The public's verdict: great schools, wrong location

The public's verdict: great schools, wrong location

An exhibition of plans for two new Maidstone schools has failed to convince critics of the safety of the proposed access.

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Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

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

Shields up for Blair challenge

Shields up for Blair challenge

Sean Shields is ready to fill the void left by Blair Turgott at Maidstone.

You Can Help campaign kicks off for Christmas

You Can Help campaign kicks off for Christmas

The Kent Messenger is once again helping the Maidstone day centre collect donations to help this homeless this Christmas.

Who is Harry Redknapp's alter ego Mr Pastry?

Who is Harry Redknapp's alter ego Mr Pastry?

Harry Redknapp revealed on I'm A Celebrity... his wife calls him Mr Pastry after the clumsy 1950s comedian - who hailed from Kent.

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Rough sleeper died from toxic levels of alcohol

Rough sleeper died from toxic levels of alcohol

A wandering homeless man tragically found dead in a doorway had just turned a corner to get his life back on track.

Arrest after early hours police chase

Arrest after early hours police chase

A 21-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of stealing a car in a town centre.

Man charged after cash stolen from pensioner's home

Man charged after cash stolen from pensioner's home

A woman in her 80s reported cash missing after a man called at her home claiming to fix a leak.

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Lockdown drills at school in case of terrorist attacks

Lockdown drills at school in case of terrorist attacks

Children are now having to practise lockdown drills to prepare for gunmen, terrorists, or intruders in Kent Schools.

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Hundreds pledged for man hit by lorry in street

Hundreds pledged for man hit by lorry in street

An artist and charity founder was airlifted to hospital after being hit by a lorry days before starting a new job.

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