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Howzat? Maasai warriors take on Gurkha soldiers at cricket

Howzat? Maasai warriors take on Gurkha soldiers at cricket

An unusual cricket match turned heads... when Gurkha soldiers played a match against a team of Maasai warriors at a Kent barracks.

Angels boss cautious despite first victory

Angels boss cautious despite first victory

Tommy Warrilow is not getting carried away after Tonbridge’s first win of the season on Bank Holiday Monday.

Booth: I'm your man

Booth: I'm your man

Striker Paul Booth says Maidstone don’t need to sign a big frontman to thrive in the Ryman League, Premier Division.

Saunders wants to see a response

Saunders wants to see a response

Maidstone players have been challenged by manager Jay Saunders to to respond to their first defeat of the season when they face leaders Kingstonian.

Hospital food is good, say patients

Hospital food is good, say patients

Patients in Maidstone and Pembury have given hospital food there the thumbs up

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a wallaby in Kent!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a wallaby in Kent!

A driver was shocked when he spotted this cute wallaby in a quiet country lane early this morning.

Lockmeadow footbridge will close for two weeks

Lockmeadow footbridge will close for two weeks

The footbridge next to the Lockmeadow Complex, in Barker Road, will close for two weeks on Monday, September 2.

Gormley's boulders get new Maidstone home

Gormley's boulders get new Maidstone home

One of the first works by Angel of the North sculptor Antony Gormley has been carefully winched into its new home today.

Baby Jenson zooms in to 800th place

Baby Jenson zooms in to 800th place

Maidstone Birth Centre has seen its 800th birth since it opened

'Illegal immigrants' found in back of lorry

'Illegal immigrants' found in back of lorry

Police have found eight suspected illegal immigrants in a lorry at Maidstone today.

Murdered man's mother facing jail sentence for knife attack

Murdered man's mother facing jail sentence for knife attack

A woman whose son was murdered by her partner is herself facing prison after today admitting stabbing a man in the thigh.

Tonbridge and Malling children perform Oliver

Tonbridge and Malling children perform Oliver

Budding young actors staged their own production of Oliver to celebrate the end of a four-day drama workshop.

Public toilets cordoned off after 'assault'

Public toilets cordoned off after 'assault'

A man is thought to have suffered head injuries after being assaulted near the River Medway in Maidstone this afternoon.

Man dies after 'cardiac arrest' in street

Man dies after 'cardiac arrest' in street

A man has died after collapsing and suffering a cardiac arrest in front of shoppers in a busy street this afternoon.

Angels off the mark against Chelmsford

Angels off the mark against Chelmsford

Tonbridge beat Chelmsford on Monday to pick up their first points of the season in The Skrill South.

Mother's plea after victim comes face to face with paedophile abuser

Mother's plea after victim comes face to face with paedophile abuser

The mother of a sexually assaulted girl is calling for tighter restrictions on paedophiles after her daughter bumped into her abuser twice in months.

Councillors find a way round allowance controversy

Councillors find a way round allowance controversy

Maidstone council finds a way of claiming extra allowances to pay for having to use the internet

Police were called after Maidstone residents reported a quad bike bring driven anti socially

Police were called after Maidstone residents reported a quad bike bring driven anti socially

Officers seized a quad bike being ridden dangerously in Maidstone at the weekend

Angels thrashed at Bromley

Angels thrashed at Bromley

Tonbridge crashed to their third straight defeat in Saturday's Kent derby at early Skrill South leaders Bromley.

Dickens the 'hero' tended to wounded in fatal train crash: Book

Dickens the 'hero' tended to wounded in fatal train crash: Book

In a tale straight out of the pages of a Dickens novel, new details have emerged of the day the great novelist survived a train crash

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