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Hospital issues warning after temporary traffic lights cause delays

Hospital issues warning after temporary traffic lights cause delays

Drivers are facing up to 30-minute delays along a busy hospital route due to electrical works.

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Speedboat, motorhome and knuckleduster seized in raids

Speedboat, motorhome and knuckleduster seized in raids

Several men have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences following raids by police.

Demolition to start on housing estate ahead of regeneration

Demolition to start on housing estate ahead of regeneration

The bulldozers are set to move onto an estate as work begins on a multi-million-pound makeover, which will see the number of homes double.

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Two barber’s on same street on the market

Two barber’s on same street on the market

Two properties that were formerly barber shops just metres away from each other have both been placed on the market.

‘Wasn’t me!’ X-Factor star responds to familiar e-fit

‘Wasn’t me!’ X-Factor star responds to familiar e-fit

Millions of people, including X Factor star Rylan and a Kent MP, have weighed into what is being joked about as one of the worst e-fit pictures ever.

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Campaigners in High Court battle to stop 2,000 homes

Campaigners in High Court battle to stop 2,000 homes

A parish council is raising funds for legal battle to stop a garden village which would “destroy neighbourhoods, countryside and wildlife”.

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Stones prepare to put plan into action

Stones prepare to put plan into action

Sam Corne is anticipating news on who will be staying with him at Maidstone next season.

Police release e-fit image after attempted robbery in town centre

Police release e-fit image after attempted robbery in town centre

Police have released an e-fit image of a man following an attempted robbery and assault in a town centre.

Boy, 15, arrested after peacock ‘killed with catapults’

Boy, 15, arrested after peacock ‘killed with catapults’

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty following a report a pet peacock was killed with catapults.

The Chase star at school quiz night

The Chase star at school quiz night

A celebrity brainbox has helped raise thousands of pounds for charity after hosting a quiz night.

Hill up and running with podium double

Hill up and running with podium double

Jake Hill scored some solid points as his BTCC title bid began at Donington Park.

‘Our players gave everything’

‘Our players gave everything’

George Elokobi spoke of his pride in Maidstone’s players after a season to remember ended in play-off semi-final defeat.

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Report: Stones promotion bid over

Report: Stones promotion bid over

Maidstone conceded an 89th-minute winner as their National League South promotion hopes ended at Worthing.

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Calls for ‘no-show’ police to act after spate of ‘TikTok-inspired’ catapult crimes

Calls for ‘no-show’ police to act after spate of ‘TikTok-inspired’ catapult crimes

Residents say they have “lost faith” in the police’s ability to tackle low-level crime in one town amid rising reports of catapult-related incidents.

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Elokobi’s message before play-off semi-final

Elokobi’s message before play-off semi-final

George Elokobi says Maidstone must embrace the occasion in the National League South play-off semi-finals.

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‘It sounds like a gun going off 1,000 times an hour…’

‘It sounds like a gun going off 1,000 times an hour…’

A clanging manhole cover in a busy town centre has been tormenting residents and traders for more than a month.

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‘We lost lots of shops but we’re turning things around’

‘We lost lots of shops but we’re turning things around’

A town centre could be at a turning point, it is claimed, with trade on the up and new stores on the cards.

Man dies after accidental house fire

Man dies after accidental house fire

Three fire engines were called to a home yesterday where a person died after a house blaze.

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Barrier smash prompts motorway delays

Barrier smash prompts motorway delays

Part of a motorway was shut after a car crashed into the central reservation barrier.

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Luque: I’ll be watching

Luque: I’ll be watching

Joan Luque will be an interested spectator when Maidstone go to Worthing in the National League South play-off semi-finals.

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