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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.

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.

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