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‘New 5,000-home garden village must have railway station’

‘New 5,000-home garden village must have railway station’

A proposed garden village of 5,000 homes must also include a railway station from the start, insists a government inspector.

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Body of missing teenager found in park

Body of missing teenager found in park

The body of a teenager missing for almost a month has been found in a Kent park.

Man charged after Tesco workers assaulted

Man charged after Tesco workers assaulted

A man has been charged with six counts of shoplifting, four counts of common assault and a public order offence after a spate of incidents.

Sporting Lioness to be honoured despite objections

Sporting Lioness to be honoured despite objections

Lioness Alessia Russo will be granted the Freedom of the Borough in her home town, but not everyone is in favour.

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Man charged with alleyway rape

Man charged with alleyway rape

A suspect has been charged after a serious sexual offence is said to have taken place in the early hours in a town centre.

‘Adorable’ seal spotted near town centre

‘Adorable’ seal spotted near town centre

A seal has been seen by passers-by on land next to a river in a busy town centre this morning.

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Village pipe works to finish three months earlier than planned

Village pipe works to finish three months earlier than planned

Massive water pipe laying work which was due to shut a busy road through a village for half a year will be completed three months early.

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Elokobi: It wasn’t going to be pretty

Elokobi: It wasn’t going to be pretty

George Elokobi saw Maidstone overcome a double challenge in their FA Cup victory at Winchester.

Report: Levi does it again for Stones

Report: Levi does it again for Stones

Levi Amantchi scored twice for the second week running as Maidstone progressed in the FA Cup.

Travel misery as motorway section shut for roadworks

Travel misery as motorway section shut for roadworks

A section of motorway shut for roadworks during a busy weekend is causing misery for motorists.

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Jelf ends season with a smile despite medal disappointment

Jelf ends season with a smile despite medal disappointment

A medal was out of reach for Colin Jelf in the final round of the powerboat F2 World Championship - but the Harrietsham racer wasn’t too disappointed.

New tennis courts on the cards for village

New tennis courts on the cards for village

An application has been submitted by a tennis club to build two new courts.

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Pay rise for councillors

Pay rise for councillors

A council has voted to give its members below-inflation pay rises.

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Mum and daughter ‘finally have good night’s sleep’ after sewage stench fills home

Mum and daughter ‘finally have good night’s sleep’ after sewage stench fills home

A pair were finally able to get away from the “horrendous” smell of sewage in their bungalow after being put up in a Premier Inn.

Plans under way for school to demolish building

Plans under way for school to demolish building

An application has been submitted to demolish part of a school said to have "unsatisfactory conditions" for teaching.

Trio arrested after Champagne and whiskey haul found in Percy Pig bags

Trio arrested after Champagne and whiskey haul found in Percy Pig bags

Three people have been arrested after at least 40 bottles of alcohol, believed to be stolen, were found in their hire car.

Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

Catch up with all the week’s football fixtures and results.

Harry a good omen for Maidstone?

Harry a good omen for Maidstone?

New signing Harry Kyprianou has fond memories of facing Maidstone’s next FA Cup opponents.

Noakes wins with broken thumb

Noakes wins with broken thumb

Boxer Sean Noakes negotiated the last four rounds with a broken thumb to extend his winning record at Wembley Arena.

Woman sexually assaulted in town centre alleyway

Woman sexually assaulted in town centre alleyway

Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a woman reported she was sexually assaulted by a man she did not know.

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