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Exciting plans for Mote redevelopment

Exciting plans for Mote redevelopment

The proposed £4million redevelopment of The Mote will be for the benefit of the club’s members – with Kent cricket’s potential return an added bonus.

Stones places still up for grabs

Stones places still up for grabs

Positions are still up for grabs in the Maidstone team with just a week to go until the new season.

Worgan proving a Stones hit

Worgan proving a Stones hit

Goalkeeper Lee Worgan is already showing his class in a Maidstone shirt.

A seal made a splash at the river festival

A seal made a splash at the river festival

Raft race crews were surprised by a seal at this year's river festival

Warrilow not too worried by defeat

Warrilow not too worried by defeat

Tonbridge Angels boss Tommy Warrilow refuses to read too much into the pre-season friendly defeat at Folkestone Invicta.

Firefighters tackle fire in Paddock Wood field

Firefighters tackle fire in Paddock Wood field

Firefighters spent almost one hour extinguishing a blaze in the undergrowth at a field in Paddock Wood.

Chart Sutton school pupil denied free bus pass to get to grammar school

Chart Sutton school pupil denied free bus pass to get to grammar school

An 11-year-old girl from Chart Sutton has been denied a free bus pass to travel to her grammar school because a comprehensive is closer to her home.

Hard shoulder closed on M20 between junctions 8 and 9

Hard shoulder closed on M20 between junctions 8 and 9

Motorists are advised to expect minor delays on the M20 between junctions eight and nine today (Thursday, August 1) and tomorrow.

Father stabs himself... before blaming ex

Father stabs himself... before blaming ex

A distraught mother was arrested when her devious ex-partner falsely claimed she had stabbed him with a kitchen knife.

Sister Sledge join sociable line-up

Sister Sledge join sociable line-up

Disco divas Sister Sledge will perform at the Family Social, in Mote Park, Maidstone

Spending a penny is to pricey, according to the authorities

Spending a penny is to pricey, according to the authorities

Women's portable toilets late at night in Maidstone are vital - but just too expensive.

MP: 'We must push ahead with fracking'

MP: 'We must push ahead with fracking'

An MP has been condemned by opponents of fracking in Kent by saying the government has a duty to allow companies to explore for shale gas.

Extra free events in Maidstone town centre

Extra free events in Maidstone town centre

Jubilee Square will be hosting more music and art events, after they proved popular.

Teen charged with possessing heroin and cocaine

Teen charged with possessing heroin and cocaine

A 17-year-old has been charged with possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine. The teen was arrested in Maidstone.

Jail for bomb hoaxer who sparked huge alert at supermarket

Jail for bomb hoaxer who sparked huge alert at supermarket

A blackmailer who attempted to extort £10,000 from a supermarket by making a bomb threat is behind bars today.

Two cars collide on M20 slip road

Two cars collide on M20 slip road

A lane on the entry slip road of the M20 junction six was closed this morning because of a collision involving two vehicles.

4X4 car set alight in Mereworth

4X4 car set alight in Mereworth

Firefighters had to extinguish a blaze caused by a 4X4 vehicle that was set alight in Mereworth last night. (Monday, July 29)

Knole to get £7.7m lottery cash injection

Knole to get £7.7m lottery cash injection

One of Britain's most historic and complete stately homes is to get a multi-million pounds boost, it's been revealed.

Rape victims to get 24-hour help centre

Rape victims to get 24-hour help centre

Kent is finally set to get a round-the-clock centre for victims of rape... the last county in the region to have one.

Four arrested in suspected drugs bust

Four arrested in suspected drugs bust

Four people have been arrested in Maidstone this morning on suspicion of drug offences

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