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'Pet cams' foil burglar

'Pet cams' foil burglar

A thief has been jailed after he was caught on camera by motion devices used for picturing pets.

Investigation after early morning blaze

Investigation after early morning blaze

Two buildings caught fire in a Kent town early this morning.

Busy car parks closed during traffic chaos

Busy car parks closed during traffic chaos

Two of Maidstone's town centre car parks were closed for a routine evacuation while hundreds of drivers battled queues following a crash.

Father and son spared jail over sick abuse images

Father and son spared jail over sick abuse images

A father and son who downloaded "a bewildering array" of shocking child sex abuse images, cartoons and a video game have been spared jail.

All-ticket for Stones

All-ticket for Stones

Maidstone United have announced their National South play-off semi-final at the Gallagher Stadium will be all-ticket.

Delays following two-car smash

Delays following two-car smash

A two-car crash sparked traffic chaos in Maidstone this morning.

Why this area sees more crashes than anywhere else in Kent

Why this area sees more crashes than anywhere else in Kent

Road accidents are falling year on year across Kent, but this area stubbornly bucks the trend.

Hawkins ends O'Sullivan drought

Hawkins ends O'Sullivan drought

Ditton's Barry Hawkins achieved something he hadn’t done in 14 years by beating Ronnie O’Sullivan to reach the World Championship quarter-finals.

Marathon proposal for Kent couple

Marathon proposal for Kent couple

When this woman's boyfriend dropped to his knee in front of her during the London Marathon, she thought he had injured his foot...

Draft Local Plan to be considered by government

Draft Local Plan to be considered by government

Controversial plans to build 18,560 homes in a district by 2031 have been sent to the Secretary of State for approval.

Violent teen threatened to throw girl off car park roof

Violent teen threatened to throw girl off car park roof

An off-duty police officer sprang into action when he saw an agitated boy pulling a teenage girl's hair while balanced on the edge of a car park roof.

Stones handed Coyle boost

Stones handed Coyle boost

Maidstone are hoping to have defender Jamie Coyle back for the play-offs in an unexpected boost.

MPs discuss meningitis policy after Faye's death

MPs discuss meningitis policy after Faye's death

MPs discussed whether to extend the meningitis B vaccination to all children in the House of Commons.

Life of tragic Nepal earthquake victim remembered

Life of tragic Nepal earthquake victim remembered

The family of one of the victims of the Nepal earthquake have paid tribute to their son... one year on from the disaster.

Missing teenager found safe and well

Missing teenager found safe and well

A 17-year-old boy who sparked a big police search after he was reported missing has been found safe and well.

Disallowed goal riles Stones boss

Disallowed goal riles Stones boss

Jay Saunders said Ian Cooper was possibly the worst referee in National South after Maidstone suffered at his hands again.

Third place for Stones

Third place for Stones

Maidstone will finish third in National South after losing 1-0 at play-off hopefuls Whitehawk on Saturday.

Doctors' strike won't put patients at risk, NHS trust says

Doctors' strike won't put patients at risk, NHS trust says

A Kent hospital trust is reassuring patients that measures are in place to cope with next week's junior doctors' strike.

Hero carers save pensioner from burning bungalow

Hero carers save pensioner from burning bungalow

A carer scaled a 5ft fence and helped carry a bed-ridden pensioner from his blazing home.

‘We’ve been given a school which is not even built’

‘We’ve been given a school which is not even built’

A mother is questioning KCC's decision to give her a school which isn't even built and is five miles from her home, despite 32 primaries being closer.

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