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More bobbies on the Maidstone beat

More bobbies on the Maidstone beat

Police shift pattern change means more officers will be out patrolling Maidstone town centre at weekends

What's in the KM this week

What's in the KM this week

A look at the stories and issues making the three editions of the Kent Messenger this week

Medals stolen from police officer's home

Medals stolen from police officer's home

A haul of police medals has been taken from the home of an officer during a burglary.

Paedophile's hospital order 'a sledgehammer to crack a nut'

Paedophile's hospital order 'a sledgehammer to crack a nut'

A lawyer for a predatory paedophile who breached a court ruling has criticised a "draconian" order for him to be detained in hospital indefinitely.

Fallen pylon blocks road

Fallen pylon blocks road

Diversions are in place in Langley after a pylon came crashing down this afternoon

Lorry crash closed two lanes of M20

Lorry crash closed two lanes of M20

A lorry closed the coastbound carriageway of the M20, between Aylesford and Maidstone

Police warn people in Maidstone to secure garden tools

Police warn people in Maidstone to secure garden tools

The police have issued a statement warning people to take extra care when it comes to securing garden tools.

Lorry goes up in smoke on M25

Lorry goes up in smoke on M25

A blazing lorry carrying rubbish blocked a stretch of the M25 in Kent this afternoon.

A lost cockatiel is still waiting to be claimed after stopping off at a Maidstone school

A lost cockatiel is still waiting to be claimed after stopping off at a Maidstone school

Pupils at St Simon Stock School in Maidstone were delighted when a lost cockatiel flew in.

Fire crews tackle straw blaze

Fire crews tackle straw blaze

Fire crews continue to monitor straw fire in Birling

Firefighters called to burning log

Firefighters called to burning log

Firefighters were called out to a burning log in East Malling this morning

Historic will goes under the hammer in Cranbrook

Historic will goes under the hammer in Cranbrook

A will written by Admiral Nelson in 1798 has gone under the hammer in Cranbrook

Maidstone man arrested in drug raid

Maidstone man arrested in drug raid

A 41-year-old man was arrested by police after a raid at a home in East Farleigh, Maidstone

CCTV shows unprovoked attack in pub garden

CCTV shows unprovoked attack in pub garden

This image could help catch the bully who repeatedly punched and kicked a man who brushed past him in a pub car park.

Frightened to go into garden because of dangerous tree

Frightened to go into garden because of dangerous tree

A couple from Allington feel they are forced to play “Russian roulette” every time they go in their garden because of a neighbour’s tree.

A car overturned on the M20 near Larkfield late last night

A car overturned on the M20 near Larkfield late last night

A man was taken to hospital after his car overturned on the M20 near Larkfield late last night.

Former bank to become a pub

Former bank to become a pub

A historic bank in Maidstone town centre is set to be turned into a traditional pub

Woodland left severely damaged by 19-hour blaze

Woodland left severely damaged by 19-hour blaze

Crews tackled weekend fire in Angley Woods, Cranbrook, for more than 19 hours

Quarry extension given go-ahead

Quarry extension given go-ahead

Campaigners have lost their fight to save an 80-acre swathe of ancient woodland.

Brit winning men’s title at Wimbledon nothing new for Vera... aged 108!

Brit winning men’s title at Wimbledon nothing new for Vera... aged 108!

A care home resident has celebrated her 108th birthday - in the week Andy Murray became the fourth man to lift the Wimbledon title in her lifetime.

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