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Good deed results in Rolls-Royce charity shop donation

Good deed results in Rolls-Royce charity shop donation

Charity shop volunteers who returned a lost wallet to its owner were in turn given a toy Rolls-Royce worth £500.

Drug ring dozen jailed for almost 80 years

Drug ring dozen jailed for almost 80 years

A gang of 12 which supplied high-purity cocaine to dealers across Kent has been jailed for a total of almost 80 years.

Finding a friend for Christmas

Finding a friend for Christmas

Lonely people in Kent have been given the gift of friendship in time for the festive season thanks to generous volunteers. Could you do the same?

Fallen tree blocks railway line

Fallen tree blocks railway line

Passengers were left waiting in the cold after high winds brought down a tree on the Medway Valley Line.

Murder suspect's 'confession' to stabbing

Murder suspect's 'confession' to stabbing

A woman has told a murder jury how a man who beat her up confessed to killing a pensioner.

Flytipping blocks village road

Flytipping blocks village road

This is the mess left after flytippers completely blocked a village road with mounds of rubbish.

How the boy who doesn't like Christmas makes it better for others

How the boy who doesn't like Christmas makes it better for others

Unlike other children his age, Thomas Bowden does not enjoy Christmas, but that hasn't stopped him making life better for others.

Party under the stars as club plans rooftop bar

Party under the stars as club plans rooftop bar

Kent's first large-scale rooftop bar could open next year if plans by one of the county's largest nightclubs get the go ahead.

A Hoad off My Mind: It's the most wonderful time of the year

A Hoad off My Mind: It's the most wonderful time of the year

KM Group sports writer Alex Hoad takes a look at the joys of the festive football programme we are fortunate to enjoy in this country.

VIDEO: Steam train draws 100-strong crowd

VIDEO: Steam train draws 100-strong crowd

One hundred people turned out to watch a 1930s steam train pull into Maidstone East.

Police called over concern for man's welfare

Police called over concern for man's welfare

Police partially closed a multi-storey car park this afternoon after concerns were raised about the welfare of a man on the roof of the building.

Pitch blow for Stones

Pitch blow for Stones

Maidstone United face paying out to replace their 3G pitch in as little as two years.

Woman in 70s treated after town centre fall

Woman in 70s treated after town centre fall

Paramedics were called after an elderly woman took a fall in Maidstone town centre this afternoon.

Arriva to cancel Maidstone to Bluewater bus

Arriva to cancel Maidstone to Bluewater bus

Bus firm Arriva has announced it will stop running a route which connects Maidstone with major shopping centre, Bluewater.

Car parks full as shoppers bag bargains

Car parks full as shoppers bag bargains

There are delays around town-centre roads as shoppers rush to complete the last of their Christmas shopping.

Lorry driver airlifted to hospital after crash

Lorry driver airlifted to hospital after crash

A driver has been taken to a London hospital following a crash involving three lorries.

Man charged following 10-hour high rise protest

Man charged following 10-hour high rise protest

The man accused of staging a lone protest at the top of a tower block has been charged with causing a public nuisance.

Man charged with rooftop protest appears in court

Man charged with rooftop protest appears in court

A man arrested following an 11-hour rooftop protest will spend Christmas behind bars after appearing in court.

Rooftop protest meant NO customers could get to Indian restaurant or pub

Rooftop protest meant NO customers could get to Indian restaurant or pub

A man's anti-police protest hit Maidstone businesses last night - leaving them empty on what should have been one of the busiest nights of the year.

Frustration for Stones boss

Frustration for Stones boss

Jay Saunders felt Maidstone created more than enough to get something at Hayes & Yeading.

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