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Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

Click here for all of this week's Kent football fixtures and results.

Appeal for missing teenager

Appeal for missing teenager

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the wellbeing of a missing teenager who has not been seen for nearly two weeks.

Friends mourn popular biker Doss in unique send-off

Friends mourn popular biker Doss in unique send-off

A well-known Kent biker has been laid to rest after a final ride out in a sidecar.

Ex-Gills player: 'The night I was accused of rape'

Ex-Gills player: 'The night I was accused of rape'

A former Gillingham football player has told a jury he had sex with a girl he met at a club - shortly after she slept with a fellow player.

Motorway crash leaves man hospitalised

Motorway crash leaves man hospitalised

Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident just after 6pm yesterday.

Comic convention could be biggest yet

Comic convention could be biggest yet

Comic characters from Star Wars to Judge Dredd will be in Maidstone for a comic convention which has a growing following.

Spate of road works to start in west Kent

Spate of road works to start in west Kent

From Monday eight roads will close to allow for engineering works with drivers asked to find alternative routes.

Ukip candidate meets the voters

Ukip candidate meets the voters

Election hopeful Eddie Powell held another in a series of meet-the-public talks at the weekend.

Woman 'woke to find footballer on top of her'

Woman 'woke to find footballer on top of her'

A woman who claims she was raped by ex-Gills footballer Nathan Nyafli has described waking up from a deep sleep to find him "on top" of her.

Couple break family's 200-year baby boy run

Couple break family's 200-year baby boy run

There hadn't been a baby girl born in the Lawrie family for 200 years - until the arrival of baby Myla to Kent couple Hannah and Mark.

'Olympic' style torches stolen from housing estate

'Olympic' style torches stolen from housing estate

Ten Olympic style torches were stolen from the launch night of a new housing estate.

Former councillor converts to Ukip

Former councillor converts to Ukip

A former Maidstone borough councillor has announced his conversion to Ukip over dismay at borough's housing targets.

Man jailed after trashing his cell and exposing himself

Man jailed after trashing his cell and exposing himself

A man who trashed a police cell and performed a sex act while looking at a CCTV camera has been jailed.

Ex-Gills player denies rape

Ex-Gills player denies rape

A former Gillingham player has denied raping a woman he met at a club - after she allegedly had sex with fellow player Bradley Dack.

Lorry careers off motorway

Lorry careers off motorway

A lorry is being dragged from a ditch this morning after careering off the coastbound carriageway of the M20.

Mum carrying rare heart condition baby appeals for help

Mum carrying rare heart condition baby appeals for help

A mum-to-be, whose unborn child’s heart is growing outside his body, is trying to raise money to support her through pregnancy.

Heart bypass pervert jailed for abusing girls

Heart bypass pervert jailed for abusing girls

A pervert who is facing heart bypass surgery has been jailed for seven years for the “grave” sexual abuse of two young girls.

Breakdown causes motorway delays

Breakdown causes motorway delays

One lane of a busy stretch of motorway has been closed following a breakdown this morning.

Magna Carta found in Kent archives

Magna Carta found in Kent archives

An edition of the Magna Carta, owned by Sandwich town council, has been found hidden in Kent County Council's archives in Maidstone

Two town centre roads disrupted by works

Two town centre roads disrupted by works

King Street and College Road, both in Maidstone, are affected by necessary works.

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