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Tunbridge Hospital gets good feedback

Tunbridge Hospital gets good feedback

Inspectors have praised the Tunbridge Wells Hospital for the quality of care patients receive.

Thief steals painting from Anne Boleyn's ancestral home

Thief steals painting from Anne Boleyn's ancestral home

This man is wanted by police after a daring thief plundered a print from a bedroom in the 13th Century Hever Castle.

A teenager has been remanded in custody in relation to offences in Maidstone and Sevenoaks

A teenager has been remanded in custody in relation to offences in Maidstone and Sevenoaks

A 16-year-old has been charged in connection with burglaries in Maidstone and in the Sevenoaks area

Crash caused delays on Blue Bell Hill

Crash caused delays on Blue Bell Hill

A crash partially blocked the slip road for the Lord Lees roundabout this morning

Fallen tree blocked village lane

Fallen tree blocked village lane

A fallen tree blocked a lane in Bearsted this morning

Slingshot yobs' shocking wrecking spree

Slingshot yobs' shocking wrecking spree

Yobs caused thousands of pounds of damage by firing slingshot pellets at houses and cars in a two-day wrecking spree.

Lorry boss banned for 'appalling' safety record

Lorry boss banned for 'appalling' safety record

A lorry firm director has been banned indefinitely after flouting a catalogue of safety laws... in one of the worst cases seen by a commissioner.

Spate of car thefts triggers police warning

Spate of car thefts triggers police warning

Shoppers, dog walkers and school-run mums had their days ruined when they realised their bags were missing last week.

Court: 'Our judge isn't the softest in Britain'

Court: 'Our judge isn't the softest in Britain'

Barristers and court staff have leapt to defend a Kent judge branded the most lenient in the country.

Driver cut free from two-car A21 crash

Driver cut free from two-car A21 crash

A lorry driver was taken to hospital after a head-on collision with a transit van on the A21 this morning.

Fuel spillage causes delays into Maidstone

Fuel spillage causes delays into Maidstone

A fuel spillage has caused long delays on the Maidstone-bound carriageway of Blue Bell Hill

Hundreds voice concern over new homes at Kings Hill

Hundreds voice concern over new homes at Kings Hill

More than 400 people filled Kings Hill Community Centre last night to voice their views on plans to build almost 1,000 homes on the estate

Kent's police helicopter has been busy this afternoon

Kent's police helicopter has been busy this afternoon

Two distraction burglars are being sought in Maidstone, with the police helicopter being called in to join the search.

Man, 73, arrested after 'sex attack' in store

Man, 73, arrested after 'sex attack' in store

Police have arrested a man in his seventies after a teenage girl was said to have been sexually assaulted in a busy shop.

Three drivers caught in speed checks

Three drivers caught in speed checks

Drivers were caught by police carrying out speed checks in Tonbridge

Biker dies after motorway crash

Biker dies after motorway crash

A 44-year-old man has died in hospital after his motorbike smashed into the central reservation of the M26 last night.

Crunchie the cat looking for a home

Crunchie the cat looking for a home

Cat found wandering Maidstone's streets is now looking for a new home

Next faces opposition from town centre businessman

Next faces opposition from town centre businessman

Opponents of the new Next store off junction 7 of the M20 say the chain should have used empty space in the town centre instead.

Overturned van closes road

Overturned van closes road

An overturned van has closed Seven Mile Lane near Wrotham Heath

Police in Maidstone were called after a man threatened to jump into the river

Police in Maidstone were called after a man threatened to jump into the river

A man jumped off Maidstone Bridge on Saturday evening

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