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Mum won’t look as Nancy leaps

 Mum won’t look as Nancy leaps

Student Nancy Watts is quite cool about her parents being terrified when she leaps 10,000 feet from a plane: “I’ll phone them when I’ve landed.”

Samaritans need help themselves

Samaritans need help themselves

Samaritans' Maidstone branch is appealing for new volunteers to cope with demand

Witnesses sought for subway attack

Witnesses sought for subway attack

Kent Police has issued an appeal for information about an assault in a Maidstone subway

Kent Police opens recruitment for new officers

Kent Police opens recruitment for new officers

Kent Police have started recruitment for new officers.

Bus passenger complains to Arriva... and sent out-of-date tickets!

Bus passenger complains to Arriva... and sent out-of-date tickets!

When angry bus passenger Maureen Jopson complained to Arriva after several bad journeys she was sent complimentary tickets... that were out of date!

Loner terrorised by youths may have been dead for weeks

Loner terrorised by youths may have been dead for weeks

The life of a recluse victimised by youths fell apart after members of his family died, an inquest heard.

Green-fingered twins grow their own TV show

Green-fingered twins grow their own TV show

Twin brothers Charlie and Adam Benton, from Maidstone, have secured a weekly gardening series on This Morning

Image released after elderly couple's home ransacked

Image released after elderly couple's home ransacked

Is this the face of a balaclava-clad robber who injured an elderly man in a raid on his home?

Dead pony left to rot in stream

Dead pony left to rot in stream

A villager has hit out after a dead pony was left by authorities to rot just feet away from walkers at a stream. WARNING: graphic image inside

Woman died after taking overdose of painkillers: Inquest

Woman died after taking overdose of painkillers: Inquest

A woman accidentally took an overdose of morphine tablets prescribed for her back pain, an inquest has heard.

Passengers experience delays on train between Yalding and Paddock Wood

Passengers experience delays on train between Yalding and Paddock Wood

Passengers on Southeastern trains experienced delays of up to 20 minutes between Yalding and Paddock Wood because of a broken down train.

Driver who died from alcohol poisoning to donate liver

Driver who died from alcohol poisoning to donate liver

The liver of a driver who died with an alcohol level "in the fatal range" will be donated to help others.

Maidstone's new £2 million bowling centre to open its doors on August 6

Maidstone's new £2 million bowling centre to open its doors on August 6

A £2 million bowling centre will open its doors for the first time on Tuesday, August 6.

Bids for 'new' grammar school move a step closer

Bids for 'new' grammar school move a step closer

Two rival plans for a 'new' grammar school in Kent are set to go head to head... with bids sent to the government.

Man crushed in car by falling tree

Man crushed in car by falling tree

A man has been seriously hurt when a large tree plunged onto four parked cars - leaving him trapped inside his vehicle.

Former QPR defender training with Tonbridge

Former QPR defender training with Tonbridge

Former QPR defender Gary Borrowdale is training with Tonbridge and is set to play in friendlies for the club.

Mystery as man found hurt in road

Mystery as man found hurt in road

A police investigation has been launched after a man was discovered injured in a road in the early hours today.

Powerboat racer proves he's the best

Powerboat racer proves he's the best

Teenager Ben Jelf is the most successful British powerboat junior of all time after winning the European Championships for the third year running.

Shaw already preparing for Rio 2016

Shaw already preparing for Rio 2016

Bryony Shaw’s confirmed she is already preparing to race for gold at the sunny shorelines of Rio 2016.

Watt chosen as Stones captain

Watt chosen as Stones captain

Defender Steve Watt has been named as Maidstone’s new captain ahead of the club’s pre-season trip to France.

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