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In search of treacle mines

In search of treacle mines

Did the legend begin at the Madhatter's Teaparty?

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'Our street is blighted by crime'

'Our street is blighted by crime'

People who live, work and own businesses in a town centre street have set up a residents association with the hope of tackling antisocial behaviour.

Sleepy lorry drivers could wake up to clamp

Sleepy lorry drivers could wake up to clamp

A council has stepped up its fight against nuisance parking by using special powers to clamp sleepy lorry drivers.

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Popular church organist dies at 100

Popular church organist dies at 100

A church community is left grieving for the man who pulled out all the stops for their services when he played the organ.

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'When it's my turn I'll be taking the vaccine'

'When it's my turn I'll be taking the vaccine'

An MP has taken part in a video in encouraging people to get the vaccine, following concerns of a low uptake in ethnic minority groups.

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Kent man arrested after 'Covid-deniers' raid hospital

Kent man arrested after 'Covid-deniers' raid hospital

A man is in police custody after a group of 'Covid-deniers' is alleged to have tried to remove a patient from hospital.

Family 'elated' eviction notice overturned

Family 'elated' eviction notice overturned

A mother-of-three who has been fighting to stay in her home after being served an eviction notice is relieved the decision has been reversed.

Looking back on decades of fun at the Hazlitt Theatre

Looking back on decades of fun at the Hazlitt Theatre

Sometimes it's not until you fear you might lose something that you realise how precious it is.

Hospitals deliver 'battlefield medicine' in second wave

Hospitals deliver 'battlefield medicine' in second wave

Health bosses at one NHS trust are cautiously optimistic that their peak of the second wave of Covid-19 has now passed.

Son wielded three knives in housework row with mum

Son wielded three knives in housework row with mum

A woman 'passed out in fear' after her son threatened her with a knife during a row over household chores.

Treat us all the same

Treat us all the same

Maidstone boss Hakan Hayrettin thinks the National League have got it badly wrong by creating a split in their three divisions.

Soldiers to drive ambulances

Soldiers to drive ambulances

The Royal Logistics Corps will support SECAmb during the Covid crisis.

Mickey's Diner founder dies from Covid-19

Mickey's Diner founder dies from Covid-19

The man who founded one of the county's best-known roadside diners has died after catching coronavirus.

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Retired couple hit £30,000 lottery jackpot

Retired couple hit £30,000 lottery jackpot

A grandfather-of-three celebrating a staggering lotto win is looking forward to spending his winnings on a holiday and a hip replacement.

Funeral held for bus driver who died of Covid-19

Funeral held for bus driver who died of Covid-19

Former colleagues lined the roadside outside their depot to pay their respects to the passing funeral procession of a much-loved bus driver.

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'We will not let clubs go to the wall'

'We will not let clubs go to the wall'

National League clubs will be given access to grants – if they need it to avoid going bust.

Hak happy for Luque

Hak happy for Luque

Hakan Hayrettin is delighted to see Joan Luque hit the ground running at National League Weymouth.

A look back to civilian life in the Second World War

A look back to civilian life in the Second World War

Mussolini was famous for making Italian trains run on time, but it was Keith Webb who kept M&D buses on schedule.

Man 'threw beer' over police at railway station

Man 'threw beer' over police at railway station

A man was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and throwing beer over an emergency worker at a railway station.

Vaccine saves Hazlitt Theatre - for now

Vaccine saves Hazlitt Theatre - for now

Maidstone council has formerly reversed its decision to cancel its contract with a theatre management company, ending fears of closure.

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