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Festival organisers appeal for a key instrument

Festival organisers appeal for a key instrument

Professional musicians need a toy piano for their festival.

Boxer dies at popular event

Boxer dies at popular event

Onlookers were shocked as a boxer dog collapsed and died moments after finishing a popular race in an event attended by thousands.

Barman's sad farewell to UK

Barman's sad farewell to UK

A send off for a barman facing deportation will take place this afternoon - hours before he voluntarily leaves country he has lived in for 12 years.

Footpath sealed off after woman attacked with blade

Footpath sealed off after woman attacked with blade

An attempted robbery has left a woman injured after she was attacked on a footpath with a blade.

Family invents life-saving epilepsy app to warns of fits

Family invents life-saving epilepsy app to warns of fits

The father and brother of a man with severe epilepsy have created a life-saving app to warn of seizures.

Burst water mains prompt five-month works

Burst water mains prompt five-month works

Work to modernise Maidstone's water system will disrupt the town centre for five months.

Paws in the Park returns to the Kent Showground

Paws in the Park returns to the Kent Showground

Popular canine capers attract dogs and their owners throughout this weekend.

Teacher who tried to hide criminal past is banned from the classroom

Teacher who tried to hide criminal past is banned from the classroom

A teacher who tried to hide a conviction by submitting her daugther's fingerprints has been struck off from the profession.

Could Maidstone get its first secondary free school?

Could Maidstone get its first secondary free school?

School managers are considering making the first bid for a free secondary school in Maidstone.

Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

Click here for the week's football fixtures and results

Ryman League round-up

Ryman League round-up

Wins for Sittingbourne, Whitstable, Ramsgate, Thamesmead and Chatham on Saturday

Stones carry on winning

Stones carry on winning

Maidstone made it 11 wins in 12 games ahead of Tuesday's title showdown with favourites Margate

Wings collect home point

Wings collect home point

Welling held on for a point against promotion-chasing Gateshead on Saturday

Efit released in hunt for teen attacker

Efit released in hunt for teen attacker

Police are hoping this image will help catch a man who stalked and stabbed a woman in the back along a riverside.

Council 'acted unlawfully' in removing head teacher from post

Council 'acted unlawfully' in removing head teacher from post

A council's been accused of acting unlawfully when it removed a head teacher from his post after a failed inspection.

Stranded at the bus-stop

Stranded at the bus-stop

The start of a new term has brought new problems on the buses for pupils trying to get to school.

Photographic competition reveals hidden beauty

Photographic competition reveals hidden beauty

The beauty of Mote Park captured on camera.

Watt a doubt as Stones take on pre-season favourites

Watt a doubt as Stones take on pre-season favourites

Maidstone captain Steve Watt is a doubt for Saturday's Ryman League Premier Division game at Lewes.

Two women rescued from the River Medway in one day

Two women rescued from the River Medway in one day

Emergency crews rescued two women from different parts of the river in Maidstone on Tuesday.

Coldstream Guards come to County Town

Coldstream Guards come to County Town

A sponsored cycle ride passed through Maidstone town centre, with the riders accompanied by the theme from Stars Wars.

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