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Ship's bell rings in sailor's 90th birthday

Ship's bell rings in sailor's 90th birthday

Former matelot Shiner Wright was reunited with his ship's bell as a surprise 90th birthday present.

The day the music died...

The day the music died...

A town centre nightclub has been banned from playing music - and faces huge fines if it stops being a song-free zone.

Brockman: I had to finish

Brockman: I had to finish

Martin Brockman revealed he limped to the end of the Commonwealth Games decathlon to set an example to the youngsters he coaches across Kent.

Crews tackle crop fire

Crews tackle crop fire

Firefighters were called to Blue Bell Hill where an area of corn has caught alight.

Massive hole opens up in car park

Massive hole opens up in car park

A gaping hole has opened up in a station's car park - revealing a chasm in the tarmac surface.

Approval for Hermitage Lane development

Approval for Hermitage Lane development

Councillors heaped rare praise on a developer's plans for a 'sustainable' housing scheme of Hermitage Lane.

Police fined for not buying pay-and-display car park ticket

Police fined for not buying pay-and-display car park ticket

A police officer has been hit with a fine after failing to buy a ticket in a pay-and-display car park.

Shadow ministers visit builders

Shadow ministers visit builders

Labour shadow ministers visited Maidstone to launch the party's new policy to support house-building.

"Exceptional" collection of Henry VIII's armour opens

"Exceptional" collection of Henry VIII's armour opens

Henry VIII is making a return to Leeds Castle - in the shape of his armour.

Council says "No" to homes plan

Council says "No" to homes plan

Councillors went against their own officers' recommendations to reject plans for 220 homes.

Thirteen arrested over immigration offences

Thirteen arrested over immigration offences

A group of 13 people has been detained by police on suspicion of immigration offences after reports of people acting suspiciously on a road.

Traffic chaos as M20 shut for nine hours after huge lorry blaze

Traffic chaos as M20 shut for nine hours after huge lorry blaze

Commuters have been enduring long delays on the M20, which finally reopened nine hours after a huge blaze involving a lorry carrying soft fruit.

Final member of £2.3m drug ring jailed

Final member of £2.3m drug ring jailed

The final member of a multi-million pound drug ring is behind bars after being jailed for more than eight years.

Man fined after sexual act in store's children's section

Man fined after sexual act in store's children's section

A 25-year-old man has walked away with a fine after he was caught performing a sex act in the children's section of a large department store.

Menzies worker's paramedic 'fantasy'

Menzies worker's paramedic 'fantasy'

When police saw a car with flashing lights, First Response on the bonnet and paramedic jackets and equipment inside, they didn't expect this.

Woman, in 80s, hospitalised after kitchen fire

Woman, in 80s, hospitalised after kitchen fire

An elderly woman has been taken to hospital following a blaze in her kitchen in Downswood.

Teacher's naked ambition to be stand-up comic

Teacher's naked ambition to be stand-up comic

A former private school teacher has turned her back on education to star in her own one-woman comedy show - totally NAKED.

Teenager killed by bus in summer holiday tragedy

Teenager killed by bus in summer holiday tragedy

A heartbroken family have paid tribute to an 18-year-old killed when he was hit by a bus on holiday with friends in Cyprus.

Maidstone revellers choose fines over volunteering

Maidstone revellers choose fines over volunteering

Maidstone revellers are choosing fines over the chance to volunteer on Urban Blue after being found drunk and incapable on night's out.

Invicta duo run winners close in battle for national title

Invicta duo run winners close in battle for national title

Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club's Ross Porter and Jack Grace were close to being crowned national champions in the British Junior Rowing Championships.

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