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‘It sounded like a bomb’: Bus passenger fright as services come under catapult siege

‘It sounded like a bomb’: Bus passenger fright as services come under catapult siege

Two buses were damaged and services delayed after a group of teenagers targeted passing vehicles in a “deliberate” catapult attack.

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Greenidge’s play-off hope after Gold Cup KO

Greenidge’s play-off hope after Gold Cup KO

Reiss Greenidge is hoping to finish the season on a high at Maidstone after disappointment on the international stage.

‘There was sauce all over the ground’: Woman’s upset after McDonald’s rubbish is tipped into garden

‘There was sauce all over the ground’: Woman’s upset after McDonald’s rubbish is tipped into garden

One woman returned home from a weekend away to find McDonald’s sauce, napkins and bags in her garden in a “shocking” act caught on video.

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Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

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

Mother and teenage daughter took poison in suicide pact

Mother and teenage daughter took poison in suicide pact

A mother and daughter took their own lives using a poison “notoriously promoted” on suicide websites following the death of a family member.

‘The majority of our players would pick Bivesh’

‘The majority of our players would pick Bivesh’

Assistant manager Craig Fagan says Bivesh Gurung is a man most Maidstone players would pick in their team.

Neighbours describe ‘primal shriek’ as man fatally stabbed in the heart

Neighbours describe ‘primal shriek’ as man fatally stabbed in the heart

A court has heard neighbours woke to the sound of screaming and chaos as attempts were made to save a man who was stabbed in the heart.

Trial date set for football fan who fell from stand during FA Cup match

Trial date set for football fan who fell from stand during FA Cup match

A football fan alleged to have fallen onto home supporters during a club’s historic FA Cup victory has been charged with multiple counts of assault.

Emergency services search river near town shopping centre for nearly eight hours

Emergency services search river near town shopping centre for nearly eight hours

Fire crews, ambulance and police were pictured near a shopping centre following reports of people in the water.

Baby born on petrol station forecourt after fuel driver’s heroics

Baby born on petrol station forecourt after fuel driver’s heroics

A fuel tanker driver helped deliver a baby on a petrol station forecourt after an expecting couple got stuck in traffic on the way to the hospital.

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More units put up for rent at shopping centre as software company shuts

More units put up for rent at shopping centre as software company shuts

Another business has shut in a blow to a shopping centre with a reputation for vacant units and falling footfall.

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Church defends ‘disgraceful’ decision to install ANPR cameras in car park

Church defends ‘disgraceful’ decision to install ANPR cameras in car park

An unholy row has broken out after new parking restrictions were brought in by a church in response to what it called “problematic behaviour”.

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Drunk dad called Asian driver ‘slanty’ before weeing in taxi

Drunk dad called Asian driver ‘slanty’ before weeing in taxi

A plumber has been convicted of racially abusing a taxi driver and urinating in the AC vent of his cab after a booze-filled golf day out.

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Teen stabbed cousin's boyfriend in ‘act of anger’, murder trial told

Teen stabbed cousin's boyfriend in ‘act of anger’, murder trial told

A teenage girl fatally stabbed her cousin's boyfriend in the heart in "an act of anger and aggression", a murder trial has heard.

Parties debate issues at election hustings ahead of May 1 vote

Parties debate issues at election hustings ahead of May 1 vote

Candidates gathered for a hustings as the clocked ticks down towards the county council elections.

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Delay for drivers after van fire

Delay for drivers after van fire

A van that caught alight caused delays for drivers along a well-used route.

Driver's near-miss as ladder falls off van and smashes through windscreen

Driver's near-miss as ladder falls off van and smashes through windscreen

Dashcam footage shows the moment a car was forced into a grass verge after a ladder fell off a van and ploughed through the windscreen of a Mercedes.

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'It's not rocket science to update us’: Frustration over five-month-long roadworks delays

'It's not rocket science to update us’: Frustration over five-month-long roadworks delays

Motorists continue to face “chaos” along a busy town route as 28-week-long gas works overrun.

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Neighbours’ anger at farm’s plan for 55 acres of polytunnels for strawberries

Neighbours’ anger at farm’s plan for 55 acres of polytunnels for strawberries

Two new applications for polytunnel sites on a farm will be a blot on the landscape, say neighbours.

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Councillor admits going over 30mph limit during debate on speed camera

Councillor admits going over 30mph limit during debate on speed camera

A councillor has been told his driving was “irresponsible, dangerous and illegal”, after he admitted speeding in 30mph zones.

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