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Heartless carer stole large sums of cash from man with motor neurone disease

Heartless carer stole large sums of cash from man with motor neurone disease

A motor neurone disease sufferer was fleeced by a carer who used his bank cards to withdraw large amounts of cash.

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Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

Catch up with all the week’s football fixtures and results here.

Mum died in her sleep after ambulance six minutes from her home was cancelled

Mum died in her sleep after ambulance six minutes from her home was cancelled

A mum-of-two died in her sleep after an ambulance sent to her home was cancelled just minutes before it was due to arrive, an inquest has heard.

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Stones players accept criticism

Stones players accept criticism

George Elokobi says Maidstone players have taken his comments on the chin.

Shoplifter who stole £600-plus of goods vows never to offend again

Shoplifter who stole £600-plus of goods vows never to offend again

A shoplifter told magistrates he would never offend again after kicking his drug habit into touch and getting a job.

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Elokobi’s honest assessment

Elokobi’s honest assessment

George Elokobi felt Maidstone looked flat in their 2-0 home defeat by relegation battlers Aveley on Tuesday night.

Parish councils could go if new town authority is created

Parish councils could go if new town authority is created

Proposals to create an urban town council to address a “democratic deficit” could result in the abolition of 12 existing parish councils.

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Signalling faults disrupt train services across Kent

Signalling faults disrupt train services across Kent

Commuters are facing delays on Southeastern trains this morning due to signalling problems at two stations.

Report: Back-to-back defeats for Maidstone

Report: Back-to-back defeats for Maidstone

Maidstone limped to defeat against Aveley on a sombre night at the Gallagher Stadium.

‘Too cramped’ and ‘ignored rules’: Residents pushback against HMOs

‘Too cramped’ and ‘ignored rules’: Residents pushback against HMOs

Two more HMO applications are to be considered in part of a town which already has the highest proportion of that type of housing in a borough.

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Mum sets up charity in honour of daughter with rare brain disorder

Mum sets up charity in honour of daughter with rare brain disorder

A mum has set up a charity after her nine-year-old girl was diagnosed with a life-limiting condition that affects just 500 people worldwide.

‘Dangerous’ sex offender jailed after police find knives and swords

‘Dangerous’ sex offender jailed after police find knives and swords

Nine illegal weapons and seven internet-enabled devices that had not been declared were found by police during a check of a sex offender’s home.

Pub ‘shook visibly’ as juggernaut smashes into building

Pub ‘shook visibly’ as juggernaut smashes into building

A landlady has described how her pub “shook visibly” as a juggernaut smashed into the building twice after getting stuck in a road closure.

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‘Even though I could prove I paid, they still threatened to send the bailiffs’

‘Even though I could prove I paid, they still threatened to send the bailiffs’

A parking company has backed down after KentOnline took on the case of a pensioner who was fined despite correctly paying to visit a shopping centre.

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Major road blocked after crash

Major road blocked after crash

Drivers experienced delays after a major route was partially blocked following a collision.

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Missing schoolgirl safely located

Missing schoolgirl safely located

Police have safely located a missing teenage girl who was last seen on Friday.

Major housing projects for more than 8,000 homes under review

Major housing projects for more than 8,000 homes under review

A borough’s three biggest housing schemes – which would see 8,300 new properties – are being put under the microscope.

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Dancing dragons join hundreds in town centre for Chinese New Year festivities

Dancing dragons join hundreds in town centre for Chinese New Year festivities

Traditional tea room melodies, folk dancing and colourful costumes welcomed the Year of the Snake in a town centre.

Chef banned from driving after crashing into parked car

Chef banned from driving after crashing into parked car

A chef was driven away from the scene of a crash by his boss’s mother-in-law after he hit a parked car.

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Shock as dog swallows vape which ‘could have been in her stomach for weeks’

Shock as dog swallows vape which ‘could have been in her stomach for weeks’

A 13-year-old dog is lucky to be alive after swallowing a nicotine-filled vape pod during a walk.

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