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Fans bowled over by Joey Essex

Fans bowled over by Joey Essex

A group of lucky fans won the chance to meet Joey Essex at Maidstone's Hollywood Bowl

Government secretary to visit Yalding

Government secretary to visit Yalding

Lib Dem politician Danny Alexander will be in the village from 3.50pm to speak with residents about flooding.

Officers made four arrests in a nightime raid in the centre of Maidstone

Officers made four arrests in a nightime raid in the centre of Maidstone

Police arrested four, including one woman on suspicion of allowing a property to be used as a brothel, in Maidstone.

Robbery suspect remanded in custody

Robbery suspect remanded in custody

A 35-year-old man charged with two robbery offences against a group of youths has been remanded in custody.

Sevenoaks Grammar School bid back on the cards

Sevenoaks Grammar School bid back on the cards

A fresh bid for a grammar school annex in west Kent is on the cards just months after the government rejected two rival applications.

Tonbridge man arrested for suspected drug dealing

Tonbridge man arrested for suspected drug dealing

A Tonbridge man was arrested at the weekend, following an afternoon drugs raid.

Row over cash for flood-hit Yalding

Row over cash for flood-hit Yalding

A political row has been sparked amid claims work to protect Yalding from flooding was scrapped... before the latest storms.

Paint it gold for Kent's Olympics hero!

Paint it gold for Kent's Olympics hero!

Kent's Winter Olympics champion Lizzy Yarnold is calling for the Royal Mail to do a U-turn and paint a post box in her hometown gold.

Wall crashes into garage... leaving trail of destruction

Wall crashes into garage... leaving trail of destruction

This is the scene of devastation after the wall of a house collapsed into a garage.

Veteran sues after being denied care for combat spine injuries

Veteran sues after being denied care for combat spine injuries

An ex-soldier refused an MRI scan and put on an intense training regime after suffering permanent spinal damage is suing the Ministry of Defence.

Elderly woman taken to hospital after collapse

Elderly woman taken to hospital after collapse

A woman, in her 80s, suffered a head injury when she collapsed in a Maidstone street

Listed monument struck by volunteer-run bus

Listed monument struck by volunteer-run bus

Queen's Monument, in Maidstone, was damaged by the Urban Blue Bus on Saturday.

Town centre businesses could have water supply turned off this evening

Town centre businesses could have water supply turned off this evening

A water leak could force repairmen to temporarily turn off water supplies.

Two-car collision in Tonbridge Road, Maidstone

Two-car collision in Tonbridge Road, Maidstone

A car hit a wall after a collision in Maidstone.

Woman, 70, hit by car in Cranbrook

Woman, 70, hit by car in Cranbrook

A pensioner was taken to a London hospital after she was struck by a car in Cranbrook.

Car ploughs into woods off A21... after four injured in pile-up

Car ploughs into woods off A21... after four injured in pile-up

A pile-up on the A21 left four people injured - just hours before firefighters had to rescue the occupants of a car that crashed on the same road.

Maidstone singer Amrick Channa got his message across on prime time TV

Maidstone singer Amrick Channa got his message across on prime time TV

Aussie popstar Kylie was wowed by turban-wearing Maidstone singer Amrick Channa's look when he appeared on The Voice.

Doggy detective a real Sherlock Bones

Doggy detective a real Sherlock Bones

A sleuth dog that uses his super-sensitive snout to sniff out stray and lost dogs is in line for a top Crufts award.

Beaten Stones stay top

Beaten Stones stay top

Maidstone held on to top spot in the Ryman League Premier Division despite a 4-1 thumping at Harrow Borough on Saturday afternoon.

Crews tackle incident in fireplace shop

Crews tackle incident in fireplace shop

Fire crews were called to a Tunbridge Wells fireplace shop to clear smoke from a blocked flue.

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