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Police lost property auction helps cancer charity expand

Police lost property auction helps cancer charity expand

A drop-in cancer centre in Tunbridge Wells has benefited from the sale of unclaimed lost property handed into the police.

Smoke alarm saves Staplehurst family from chip pan fire

Smoke alarm saves Staplehurst family from chip pan fire

A Staplehurst family who were eating their dinner while a chip pan fire raged in their kitchen were saved by their smoke alarm.

Crash closes one lane of M20

Crash closes one lane of M20

A crash closed one lane of the slip road at Junction 7 this morning

DIY SOS success to be screened

DIY SOS success to be screened

A community effort to give an ex-serviceman the adapted home he needed will be aired next week

People choose Mote Park as one of the best

People choose Mote Park as one of the best

Mote Park, in Maidstone, has been named as one of the top three open spaces in the county

Rapist locked for abusing young girl

Rapist locked for abusing young girl

A pervert who raped a girl he began sexually abusing when she was just seven has been jailed for 12 years.

Rush hour delays after M20 smash

Rush hour delays after M20 smash

A four-car smash closed a motorway slip-road this morning, causing rush hour delays.

Pile up closes Snodland bypass overnight

Pile up closes Snodland bypass overnight

The A228 was closed at Snodland after a four car pile-up last night.

Stones back in top spot

Stones back in top spot

Maidstone regained top spot in the Ryman League Premier Division with a 1-0 win at Canvey Island on Tuesday night.

Fire crews battle burning car

Fire crews battle burning car

Emergency services were called to a car blaze on the A20 in Wrotham, yesterday afternoon

Man charged over knife-point robbery

Man charged over knife-point robbery

A 50-year-old man is due in court over a knife-point robbery at a jeweller's in which rings worth £3,000 were stolen.

Model traction engine worth £8k snatched from shop

Model traction engine worth £8k snatched from shop

Police are hunting a thief with a penchant for model traction engines... after one worth £8,000 was swiped from a shop.

Teacher: 'I had sexual fling with pupil'

Teacher: 'I had sexual fling with pupil'

A teacher has admitted having a sexual relationship with a pupil after she developed a crush on him.

Killer ash disease spreads through Kent

Killer ash disease spreads through Kent

Cases of the killer tree disease ash dieback have risen nearly fivefold in Kent in a matter of months.

Stooshe nominated in three categories for European Urban Music Awards

Stooshe nominated in three categories for European Urban Music Awards

A pop princess from Maidstone will compete alongside Emeli Sandé, Wiley, Rudimental and Charlie Brown at the European Urban Music Awards next month.

Goudhurst chimney fire prompts safety warning

Goudhurst chimney fire prompts safety warning

Firefighters are urging people to make sure their chimneys are swept after a fire in a Goudhurst home.

A 27-year-old man was treated for head and facial injuries after an assault in Maidstone

A 27-year-old man was treated for head and facial injuries after an assault in Maidstone

Witnesses to assault in Week Street, Maidstone, are being sought by police

Man cut free from car on junction 4 of the M20

Man cut free from car on junction 4 of the M20

Commuters may face delays on the M20 junction 4 after a man had to be cut free from his car following a two vehicle collision.

Police raid six houses in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells

Police raid six houses in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells

Kent Police raided six houses in Maidstone and Tunbridge this week in a continued attempt to crackdown on illegal drugs.

Revealed: How false widow spider scare spreading web across Kent

Revealed: How false widow spider scare spreading web across Kent

The full extent of the false widow spider scare spreading across Kent has been revealed for the first time.

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