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Thrills and spills expected as line-up announced for county show

24 March 2014
Thrills and spills expected as line-up announced for county show

Extra entertainment, no increase in ticket prices and at least some sunshine - all are being promised by Kent's County Show organisers.

Sport Relief puts a spring in the step of schoolchildren

23 March 2014
Sport Relief puts a spring in the step of schoolchildren

Children at schools across west Kent pulled on their sports gear and got active to raise money for Sports Relief.

Sisters' devastation at inheriting breast cancer gene from mum

22 March 2014
Sisters' devastation at inheriting breast cancer gene from mum

Two sisters have told how their lives went in different directions as they reacted to the tragic news they had a cancer gene.

It's curtain up on a new look for Maidstone's theatre

19 March 2014
It's curtain up on a new look for Maidstone's theatre

More than £120,000 worth of improvements have been unveiled at Maidstone's Hazlitt Theatre.

Pooches from west Kent compete to be named Top Dog

11 March 2014
Pooches from west Kent compete to be named Top Dog

Small screen fame beckons for two dogs vying for the title of Sport Relief's Top Dog

Hospital bosses stop surgery after five avoidable deaths

07 March 2014
Hospital bosses stop surgery after five avoidable deaths

Hospital bosses have been forced to suspend specialist surgery for cancer patients after five deaths from avoidable complications.

Singers get into vintage voice for popular TV drama

07 March 2014
Singers get into vintage voice for popular TV drama

TV fame beckons for the Maidstone Singers on the Sunday night drama Call the Midwife.

Patient who fled hospital found by police

24 February 2014
Patient who fled hospital found by police

A 21-year-old who fled from Tunbridge Wells Hospital has been found, three days after going on the run.

Pharmacy application turned down had support from locals

24 February 2014
Pharmacy application turned down had support from locals

An application for a chemist in Leybourne was rejected when two others nearby objected.

Star Wars and sci fi characters caused a stir in Maidstone

21 February 2014
Star Wars and sci fi characters caused a stir in Maidstone

Four hundred comic and sci fi fans - some in costume - gathered in Maidstone for the seven Demoncon convention

A charity is calling on firms to provide their services, skills or time

19 February 2014
A charity is calling on firms to provide their services, skills or time

A Maidstone charity has made a "DIY SOS"-style appeal for businesses to help create a new therapy room.

Officers made four arrests in a nightime raid in the centre of Maidstone

18 February 2014
Officers made four arrests in a nightime raid in the centre of Maidstone

Police arrested four, including one woman on suspicion of allowing a property to be used as a brothel, in Maidstone.

Wall crashes into garage... leaving trail of destruction

17 February 2014
Wall crashes into garage... leaving trail of destruction

This is the scene of devastation after the wall of a house collapsed into a garage.

Car ploughs into woods off A21... after four injured in pile-up

16 February 2014
Car ploughs into woods off A21... after four injured in pile-up

A pile-up on the A21 left four people injured - just hours before firefighters had to rescue the occupants of a car that crashed on the same road.

Maidstone singer Amrick Channa got his message across on prime time TV

16 February 2014
Maidstone singer Amrick Channa got his message across on prime time TV

Aussie popstar Kylie was wowed by turban-wearing Maidstone singer Amrick Channa's look when he appeared on The Voice.

Artists and film characters will be in Maidstone this weekend for a comic convention

14 February 2014
Artists and film characters will be in Maidstone this weekend for a comic convention

Sci fi and comic fans are in for a treat when Star Wars 501st Legion and comic artist legends converge on Maidstone.

Maidstone's popular river festival may not return this summer, warn organisers

11 February 2014
Maidstone's popular river festival may not return this summer, warn organisers

Maidstone River Festival could be replaced by a more carnival-style event.

Four police officers sacked after crime figures corruption inquiry

07 February 2014
Four police officers sacked after crime figures corruption inquiry

Four police officers accused of getting criminals to confess to crimes they had not committed have been sacked after a corruption investigation.

Bid to find seven stolen spaniel pups

06 February 2014
Bid to find seven stolen spaniel pups

Puppies stolen aged just two weeks might now be offered for sale by thieves, police believe.

Unexploded mortar bomb found in woodland

04 February 2014
Unexploded mortar bomb found in woodland

Bomb disposal officers were called to woodland this afternoon after an unexploded mortar bomb was discovered.

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