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Why aren't developers paying for £3m junction?

Why aren't developers paying for £3m junction?

A £3.2m junction will be paid for by the taxpayer, but the only reason it's needed is because of new homes - so why aren't developers paying?

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'Less drinking and more snooker!'

'Less drinking and more snooker!'

Barry Hawkins loses in the fourth round of the English Open and admits too many pints and not enough potting has held his career back.

Akanbi back for Stones

Akanbi back for Stones

Maidstone striker Ibby Akanbi - last season's top goalscorer - speaks about his return from a knee injury.

Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

Catch up with all the latest football fixtures and results for our teams here.

A20 reopens following crash

A20 reopens following crash

A crash involving a car and motorbike closed part of the A20 in both directions.

Discarded match causes blaze

Discarded match causes blaze

Ambulancemen needed to treat one resident for smoke inhalation after a house fire.

The story of a country lane

The story of a country lane

Edmund Gandy was respected enough to have a road named after him, but there was also a black sheep in the family.

More positive coronavirus cases at school

More positive coronavirus cases at school

Further positive coronavirus cases at an academy have emerged.

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Police dog finds suspects in field

Police dog finds suspects in field

A pair suspected of theft and driving offences have been apprehended thanks to the help of a police dog called Cliff.

Confirmed Covid-19 case at school

Confirmed Covid-19 case at school

Pupils have been forced to isolate after a member of staff in their class tested positive for coronavirus.

'It's a planning nightmare'

'It's a planning nightmare'

Campaigners battling against a huge 4,000 home development say even more houses could be on the way.

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Percentage of perpetrators charged after domestic abuse offences revealed

Percentage of perpetrators charged after domestic abuse offences revealed

The number of domestic abuse offences in west Kent has climbed, but the charge rate is low.

Kent potter taking no risks at English Open

Kent potter taking no risks at English Open

Barry Hawkins will be going nowhere near restaurants for as long as his run at the English Open continues.

Take away restaurant to solve congestion

Take away restaurant to solve congestion

Kent County Council has come up with a queue-busting solution to a town's traffic blackspot - demolish a curry house.

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Busy road to be narrowed to help cyclists

Busy road to be narrowed to help cyclists

Concerns have been raised that KCC is putting forward a scheme for a shared-use cycle path that doesn't meet national standards.

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Class self-isolating after confirmed coronavirus case

Class self-isolating after confirmed coronavirus case

Thirty pupils will be learning at home after a positive coronavirus test in their class.

Dog owner's suicide to be mentioned in parliament

Dog owner's suicide to be mentioned in parliament

A dog owner who took his life after being denied pets in his new home will be mentioned in parliament as an MP pushes for a change in the law.

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We didn't do the right things - Hak

We didn't do the right things - Hak

Hakan Hayrettin blasted Maidstone’s game management after their FA Cup exit at Wimborne.

'She was my best friend, hero and a true legend'

'She was my best friend, hero and a true legend'

A veteran of the Women's Land Army from the Second World War has died.

Stones out of FA Cup on penalties

Stones out of FA Cup on penalties

Maidstone were knocked out of the FA Cup on penalties after conceding a last-gasp equaliser in normal time.

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