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Is your street about to be plunged into darkness

Is your street about to be plunged into darkness

This week sees the start of a part-time switch off of street lights in Maidstone

Shopping centre calls for models

Shopping centre calls for models

Aspiring models are wanted for an upcoming show in The Mall Chequers.

Payout for twins who got deadly bug at petting zoo

Payout for twins who got deadly bug at petting zoo

Twins who caught a potentially deadly strain of E.Coli at a petting farm in one of the worst outbreaks ever recorded have been awarded compensation.

Historic pub disappears

Historic pub disappears

Developers have demolished the Ten Bells in Leeds, saying it had become structurally unsound.

County show organisers give the event a revamp online

County show organisers give the event a revamp online

New-look website goes live for this summer's Kent County Show.

Chef tells how he tried to stop fatal attack

Chef tells how he tried to stop fatal attack

A chef has told a jury he tried to intervene when a man kicked a young Italian waiter in the head in a Maidstone bedsit.

Two crashes on Blue Bell Hill during rush hour

Two crashes on Blue Bell Hill during rush hour

A motorbike, car and lorry have been involved in crashes on Blue Bell Hill, causing traffic chaos.

Soldier died two hours after motorbike crash

Soldier died two hours after motorbike crash

A soldier was fatally injured after his motorbike slid and threw him into the path of an oncoming car, an inquest heard.

Tories and UKIP go head to head

Tories and UKIP go head to head

Ninety-seven candidates are to fight over 20 seats in the forthcoming Maidstone Borough Council elections.

Teenager remanded on park rape charge

Teenager remanded on park rape charge

A teenager has been remanded on bail accused of raping a girl in a park.

M25 hard shoulder becomes lane to ease congestion

M25 hard shoulder becomes lane to ease congestion

A section of the M25 used by 140,000 motorists every day has become a 'smart' motorway - with the hard shoulder used as an extra lane.

Drug dealer locked up for peddling ecstasy in club

Drug dealer locked up for peddling ecstasy in club

A drug dealer who tried to sell class A drugs in a Kent bar has been locked up for 18 months.

Hawkins makes hard work of quarter-final

Hawkins makes hard work of quarter-final

Barry Hawkins lost seven frames on the bounce but eventually reached the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship

Man arrested for growing cannabis in Maidstone

Man arrested for growing cannabis in Maidstone

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of cultivating drugs at a house in Penenden Heath.

'Six degrees of separation' inspires friends for Pink Ribbonwalk

'Six degrees of separation' inspires friends for Pink Ribbonwalk

Coffee morning for a friend diagnosed with breast cancer prompted a Maidstone woman into signing up for the Pink Ribbonwalk

KCC takes issue with Local Plan

KCC takes issue with Local Plan

Too many homes - and in the wrong place - was KCC's verdict on Maidstone's Local Plan.

Motorist's overdose bid as jury convicts on leg-breaking charge

Motorist's overdose bid as jury convicts on leg-breaking charge

A motorist lay in hospital after taking a cocktail of drugs... as a jury convicted him of breaking a man's leg in two places in his car.

Hospice chief executive won't return after bike accident

Hospice chief executive won't return after bike accident

Heart of Kent Hospice managers have said Kate Bosley, who suffered serious injuries last year, will not be coming back.

Man taken to hospital after M20 accident

Man taken to hospital after M20 accident

A 29-year-old man was rushed to hospital with head and chest injuries following a collision with a stationary object on the M20.

Pal lashes out with metal pole as 'killers force way into room'

Pal lashes out with metal pole as 'killers force way into room'

A friend has told a court of the terrifying moment he saw hands coming through a door just before his pal was allegedly killed in a row over music.

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