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Family of eight sharing one bedroom

Family of eight sharing one bedroom

A cramped family of eight are begging the council for a bigger house after reaching bursting point in their one-bedroom flat.

Thieves swipe steel post box

Thieves swipe steel post box

Forget first class delivery... brazen thieves STOLE a steel post box from the ground!

Driver sought after biker badly hurt

Driver sought after biker badly hurt

Police are looking for a Mercedes driver today after a biker was seriously injured in a crash on the A228 at West Malling.

Angry head teacher does a Basil Fawlty

Angry head teacher does a Basil Fawlty

A furious head teacher destroyed an electric organ by running over it in his car during a school assembly in an outburst like one of Basil Fawlty's.

Ford mixes it with golf's superstars

Ford mixes it with golf's superstars

Bearsted's Matt Ford found himself sandwiched between two of the world’s best golfers when he played at the French Open last week.

Pre-season starts here for Angels

Pre-season starts here for Angels

Tonbridge Angels are auditioning players for their pre-season trip to Belgium.

Stones youngsters impress

Stones youngsters impress

Maidstone boss Jay Saunders saw Tuesday's friendly with Tunbridge Wells as the perfect opportunity to run the rule over some of the academy players.

Trialists stake claim for Stones striking role

Trialists stake claim for Stones striking role

Target men Leon McKenzie and Aaron Gayle are doing battle for the centre-forward vacancy in Maidstone United’s new-look squad.

Thousands flock to county show

Thousands flock to county show

As many as 100,000 people are expected to flock to the Kent County Show - a three-day annual agricultural extravaganza - from today.

Drug needles found close to where children play

Drug needles found close to where children play

Syringes used to inject drugs were discovered alongside blood-stained gauzes close to where children play.

‘I turned from mugging and drugs to a life serving God’

 ‘I turned from mugging and drugs to a life serving God’

Once a druggie, burglar and mugger, he’s now a disciple of the church – rubbing shoulders with the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Jason Swift killer jailed after inviting children into home

Jason Swift killer jailed after inviting children into home

One of Britain's most notorious paedophiles has been jailed after flouting a court ban on letting children into his Maidstone home.

Pupils rally to the defence of their school

Pupils rally to the defence of their school

Since the KM published a series of articles on Ofsted inspections in Maidstone, one set of pupils have their say

Small blaze in a garden in Boughton Monchelsea this morning

Small blaze in a garden in Boughton Monchelsea this morning

Fire crews were called after a pile of sawdust caught fire from a discarded cigarette

What's in the KM this week

What's in the KM this week

A look at the stories filling another packed edition of the Kent Messenger

Missing woman located in Mote Park

Missing woman located in Mote Park

A missing woman who police were searching for in Mote Park has been found

Car collides with lorry on M20

Car collides with lorry on M20

Motorists on the M20 experienced delays this morning following a collision between a grey car and a lorry.

Financial adviser jailed for scam

Financial adviser jailed for scam

A financial adviser who submitted fraudulent policy applications for fake clients to obtain thousands of pounds in commission has been locked up.

Soldier cleared of molesting drunk clubber

Soldier cleared of molesting drunk clubber

A squaddie walked free from court after being cleared of sexually assaulting a woman who had been thrown out of a nighclub.

Police speed checks find everyone within the limit

Police speed checks find everyone within the limit

Speed checks in Linton and East Farleigh did not find anyone going over the limit

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