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Bad news for Stones defender

Bad news for Stones defender

Injured Maidstone United defender Jamie Coyle will be out longer than feared.

Davis calls for loyalty

Davis calls for loyalty

Sittingbourne manager Nick Davis hopes loyalty will count for more than money after their League Cup heartbreak.

Government rejects meningitis jab calls

Government rejects meningitis jab calls

The government says it is not cost-effective to roll out the meningitis B jab, despite a campaign supported by 800k people after a Kent toddler died.

Arrest warrant against doctor in teacher death case dropped

Arrest warrant against doctor in teacher death case dropped

An arrest warrant against a doctor wanted in connection with the death of a Kent teacher has been dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Burst water main closes road

Burst water main closes road

A road in a busy part of a Kent town will be shut all week while a water main is repaired.

Welcome to the world, Leap Year babies

Welcome to the world, Leap Year babies

Meet some of the families who welcomed their special Leap Year newborns into the world yesterday.

Regulator denies telling ambulance boss to step down

Regulator denies telling ambulance boss to step down

Suggestions that the chairman of South East Coast Ambulance Service has been ordered to leave his post over a controversial policy have been denied.

Historical panels unveiled

Historical panels unveiled

A number or new panels scattered around the town have been unveiled by the Mayor.

Litter problem surrounds drive-thru

Litter problem surrounds drive-thru

Residents reported a litter problem surrounding Maidstone's newest drive-thru this morning

'Poverty, frustration and despair'

'Poverty, frustration and despair'

A nurse who travelled to Calais to help vaccinate refugees has described conditions in the 'jungle' - as teams begin demolishing the site.

Ambulance services denies NHS 111 policy linked to deaths

Ambulance services denies NHS 111 policy linked to deaths

South East Coast Ambulance Service has refuted claims that its handling of NHS 111 calls led to patient deaths.

Pensioner convicted of running brothel

Pensioner convicted of running brothel

A pensioner has been convicted of helping to run a brothel, after claiming she was just the cleaner.

Ambulance CCTV fails to reduce paramedic attacks

Ambulance CCTV fails to reduce paramedic attacks

Attacks on paramedics have slightly risen despite CCTV in ambulances being introduced

Shoplifters swipe £50,000 in two years

Shoplifters swipe £50,000 in two years

An investigation has revealed the huge cost of shoplifting in a town centre.

Second go at celebrations

Second go at celebrations

A pub is reopening for the second time after its initial relaunch was scuppered by a man climbing scaffolding

Impatient customer smashes fast food franchise window

Impatient customer smashes fast food franchise window

The door of a McDonald's restaurant in a town centre was smashed by a customer earlier today

Breakdown closes lane

Breakdown closes lane

Delays are expected as a lane is closed on a busy stretch of motorway as

Commuters urged to talk through troubled feelings

Commuters urged to talk through troubled feelings

Study shows people need to talk - Samaritans volunteers on a mission to get people to open up more

Scoutmaster 'persuaded troop to parade naked in church'

Scoutmaster 'persuaded troop to parade naked in church'

A scoutmaster persuaded four members of his troop to parade naked down the aisle of a church carrying flags, a court heard.

Former Scout leader not guilty of making boys parade nude

Former Scout leader not guilty of making boys parade nude

An ex-Scout master has been cleared of watching boys parade naked and making a boy photocopy his private area.

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