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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.

5,000 homes plan called into question over rail station doubts

5,000 homes plan called into question over rail station doubts

The future of a massive new housing development has been called into question over a proposed railway station.

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Thug glassed man in town centre bar

Thug glassed man in town centre bar

The victim of a “brutal and unprovoked” attack needed 18 stitches and is still recovering months later, a court heard.

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‘They killed our pet peacock with a catapult – it was an evil act’

‘They killed our pet peacock with a catapult – it was an evil act’

WARNING: Graphic content: A family has been left devastated after seeing CCTV of teens carrying out a “brutal” attack which killed their pet peacock.

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Jail for ‘relentless’ fraudster who posed as police officer to trick pensioner

Jail for ‘relentless’ fraudster who posed as police officer to trick pensioner

A grandmother with an “extraordinary” 40-year-long criminal record was told the courts simply couldn’t keep up with her offending.

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Hill revving up for another title challenge

Hill revving up for another title challenge

The new British Touring Car Championship season gets under way this weekend and Platts Heath’s Jake Hill says his latest car has plenty of promise.

Faal: I told myself I’d score the winner

Faal: I told myself I’d score the winner

Mo Faal had a feeling he was going to score the winning goal in Maidstone’s play-off eliminator against Aveley.

Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

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

Row over ‘misleading’ election pamphlet

Row over ‘misleading’ election pamphlet

A councillor has defended a privately-funded election pamphlet after claims it resembled an official parish council release.

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Mayor takes blindfolded train journey

Mayor takes blindfolded train journey

Dignitaries donned blindfolds to experience what it is like for the visually impaired to travel on the railways.

Hawkins falls at first hurdle

Hawkins falls at first hurdle

Ditton’s Barry Hawkins is the latest casualty as the top-16 seeds continue to fall at the World Snooker Championship.

Elokobi: Two exceptional sides

Elokobi: Two exceptional sides

George Elokobi described Maidstone’s dramatic play-off victory over Aveley as a fantastic advert for National League South.

I hope you become world champion

I hope you become world champion

The man Sam Noakes beat to win the European title has told him to go out and become world champion.

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