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Borough loses deputy mayor

Borough loses deputy mayor

Warm, generous, funny and kind were words used to describe the deputy mayor of Tunbridge Wells who died this week.

Elderly man needs first aid after kitchen fire

Elderly man needs first aid after kitchen fire

A man in his late 70s has been treated by fire crews and paramedics after a fire started in his kitchen.

Standards slipping at model prison

Standards slipping at model prison

A Kent prison is no longer 'the jewel in the prison service crown', an inspection has found.

What do you think of Draft Plan?

What do you think of Draft Plan?

Maidstone Council is bravely asking the public for their views on its Draft Local Plan

Patrols stepped up after man approaches young schoolgirls

Patrols stepped up after man approaches young schoolgirls

Police are carrying out extra patrols around schools after a suspicious man is said to have approached young girls.

Mourners bid farewell to popular student after cancer battle

Mourners bid farewell to popular student after cancer battle

Hundreds of people have paid tribute to a young man who lost his 21-year battle with cancer at his funeral.

Attwood not resting on his laurels

Attwood not resting on his laurels

Maidstone striker Zac Attwood has proved a few people wrong this season, but believes there’s still work to be done.

Struggling Angels in need of consistency

Struggling Angels in need of consistency

Tonbridge boss Tommy Warrilow would love a favour returned when his struggling side make the trip to Boreham Wood.

Watt's season may be over

Watt's season may be over

Maidstone captain Steve Watt is likely to miss the rest of the season.

Car ploughs into Shell garage sign on Detling Hill

Car ploughs into Shell garage sign on Detling Hill

A car came off the road at Detling Hill this morning, causing damage to a garage sign.

Congestion following M20 accident

Congestion following M20 accident

There are delays on the M20 this morning following a collision between a car and a lorry.

Drugs charges after cannabis factory found in Sevenoaks

Drugs charges after cannabis factory found in Sevenoaks

Three men have been convicted in connection with the production and sale of "substantial" quantities of drugs from a cannabis factory in Sevenoaks.

MP: let's give local news a boost

MP: let's give local news a boost

MP Tracey Crouch believes national broadcasters should work alongside local media as the issue comes before a parliamentary inquiry.

Mud causes delays at Detling Hill

Mud causes delays at Detling Hill

Debris in the road at Detling has caused delays for drivers.

Tonbridge trains to return to normal after landslip

Tonbridge trains to return to normal after landslip

Trains will resume between Hastings and Tonbridge from Monday, a month after a landslip along the line.

Cherry picker stuck under bridge

Cherry picker stuck under bridge

Size really mattered for the driver of a cherry picker when it became stuck under a bridge and closed a road this afternoon.

Three men charged with historic child sex abuse at school

Three men charged with historic child sex abuse at school

Police investigating the historic sexual abuse of children at a Kent school over a 26-year period have charged three men with a string of offences.

Pervert teacher jailed for 'gross breach of trust' with pupils

Pervert teacher jailed for 'gross breach of trust' with pupils

A teacher - compared to lying pervert Stuart Hall - has been jailed after abusing a boy at a Kent school three decades ago.

Fire breaks out in Maidstone chimney

Fire breaks out in Maidstone chimney

Firefighters were called to a chimney fire in Ringlestone last night.

Lizzy Yarnold interview in tomorrow's Kent Messenger

Lizzy Yarnold interview in tomorrow's Kent Messenger

Lizzy Yarnold spoke with the Kent Messenger this morning while supporting the launch of a register for practitioners giving top athletes advice.

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