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Strictly star Ola undergoes surgery for TV injury

Strictly star Ola undergoes surgery for TV injury

Ola Jordan, who lives in Maidstone, is undergoing surgery today after she was injured during filming for The Jump TV show.

Town centre waterworks begin

Town centre waterworks begin

Works to replace water mains in Maidstone town centre will last for four months.

Concerns for man's safety

Concerns for man's safety

A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital after he was found walking near the River Medway with a head wound.

Insurer quiet on takeover rumours

Insurer quiet on takeover rumours

Troubled insurance broker Towergate is keeping a low profile despite reports a £164bn New York private equity firm is lining up a takeover bid.

Hopes dashed after Pat Lamb 'sightings'

Hopes dashed after Pat Lamb 'sightings'

Friends and volunteers looking for Pat Lamb have endured another afternoon of fruitless searching following reports of a sighting near a lock.

Barry's big break

Barry's big break

Ditton snooker player Barry Hawkins has scored a 147 in a match against Stephen Maguire.

Car accident blocks carriageway

Car accident blocks carriageway

A busy carriageway has been left partially blocked because of a car accident this morning.

Renewed appeal for witnesses to Sutton Road crash

Renewed appeal for witnesses to Sutton Road crash

Police want to hear from anyone who saw a crash on Christmas Day that left three family members in hospital.

Petition seeks a new 'Jade's Law' after teen killed

Petition seeks a new 'Jade's Law' after teen killed

Family and friends of Kent teenager Jade Fox, killed in Australia, want the authorities there to impose stricter driving laws on Fraser Island.

UPDATED: Public dispute homeowner's alley grab

UPDATED: Public dispute homeowner's alley grab

A homeowner who has has paved over and gated an alleyway adjacent to her home has angered neighbours who say the land is public open space.

Searchers on the river again today

Searchers on the river again today

Another search of the River Medway is under way today for any sign of the missing man, Pat Lamb.

Hunt is on for cat-kicker

Hunt is on for cat-kicker

A family believes someone may have deliberately attacked their family pets after one cat was found dead and another found with a broken leg.

Wings sign five players

Wings sign five players

Welling wasted no time strengthening their squad on the first day of the January transfer window.

Bail extended for Christmas Day hit-and-run suspect

Bail extended for Christmas Day hit-and-run suspect

A 21-year-old man suspected of leaving the scene of a Christmas Day crash that left three people seriously injured has had his bail extended.

New Year baby joy for couples

New Year baby joy for couples

It wasn't just the New Year that couples welcomed in at delivery units in west Kent.

Divers continue search for Pat Lamb

Divers continue search for Pat Lamb

Divers are expected to trawl part of the River Medway again today as they continue to search for a man missing for almost three weeks.

Saunders: We won't splash cash

Saunders: We won't splash cash

Maidstone boss Jay Saunders won't be spending big to boost his strikeforce in January.

Six week roadwork project to start soon

Six week roadwork project to start soon

Six weeks of roadworks are planned as part of a £240,000 project to replace an old and unreliable water main beneath one of Kent's major roads.

Own goal denies Stones

Own goal denies Stones

Sonny Miles' 82nd-minute own goal against his former club saw Maidstone held by Tonbridge on New Year's Day.

Friends rescue man from drowning in river

Friends rescue man from drowning in river

Six friends out for New Year's Eve pulled a drowning man from the River Medway.

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