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Landowner ordered to pay £100k or go to jail for illegal waste dumping

Landowner ordered to pay £100k or go to jail for illegal waste dumping

A council hopes that the threat of jail will bring to an end a decade of illegal waste dumping.

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Five fire engines called to flat blaze

Five fire engines called to flat blaze

A town centre road was shut yesterday evening while firefighters tackled a flat fire.
Adam Birchall handed major coaching position at Premier League Arsenal

Adam Birchall handed major coaching position at Premier League Arsenal

Former Gillingham and Dover striker Adam Birchall has earned a big coaching promotion after becoming a ‘key member of the Arsenal family’

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Troops join Remembrance Sunday parade

Troops join Remembrance Sunday parade

Motorists are warned to expect delays as a town prepares for Remembrance Sunday events.
‘The pressure is working’ - Quarry decision delayed by six months

‘The pressure is working’ - Quarry decision delayed by six months

Opponents of a plan to extend a ragstone quarry into an area of Ancient Woodland have been given cause to hope.

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Landmark pub saved from demolition as junction scheme dropped

Landmark pub saved from demolition as junction scheme dropped

A pub which has sat empty for five years will no longer need to be demolished, as a council drops plans for a junction revamp.

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Air ambulance lands after biker seriously injured in crash

Air ambulance lands after biker seriously injured in crash

A biker has been seriously injured after a collision with a car on a busy route.

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Park littered with polystyrene balls after boys empty beanbag

Park littered with polystyrene balls after boys empty beanbag

A clean-up operation is under way after it was discovered the contents of a beanbag had been emptied across a park.

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Access agreed for controversial 450 homes plot on farmland

Access agreed for controversial 450 homes plot on farmland

After nine years and various planning hurdles a plan for hundreds of homes on open farmland has been given the go-ahead - despite 800 objections.

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‘Parking is bad enough already - we don’t want a HMO in our street’

‘Parking is bad enough already - we don’t want a HMO in our street’

A borough council has rejected plans to convert a family bungalow into a seven-bedroom HMO after fears were raised about parking.

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Overwhelming support for new 30mph speed limit on busy A-road

Overwhelming support for new 30mph speed limit on busy A-road

Residents have voiced their support for reducing the speed limit on a key section of road from 40mph to 30mph.

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Stones’ away match OFF due to traffic disruption

Stones’ away match OFF due to traffic disruption

Maidstone’s scheduled National League South trip to Aveley has been postponed due to traffic disruption.
Body found in search for missing runner

Body found in search for missing runner

A body has been found and a road has been closed as part of search operations to find a runner who went missing over 24 hours ago.
‘It’s a very quick turnaround’

‘It’s a very quick turnaround’

Maidstone are straight back in action tonight after their weekend draw with Slough.
Supermarket and flats planned for former dance school

Supermarket and flats planned for former dance school

Plans have been submitted to convert a former dance studio into a retail store and four flats.

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Vandalised and torched motorbikes found at children’s playground

Vandalised and torched motorbikes found at children’s playground

Three burnt-out motorbikes discovered near a children’s play area is “the latest in a series of destructive events” in a town.

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Military charity gets government backing

Military charity gets government backing

The Royal British Legion Industries has been given a £1m grant towards more accommodation for veterans in Kent.

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‘It's 55 years since a man walked on the moon, yet we can't fix a flooded towpath’

‘It's 55 years since a man walked on the moon, yet we can't fix a flooded towpath’

Walkers, runners and dog owners are getting fed up of splashing through water after more than a year of flooding along a popular towpath.

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Fagan on Blair’s hot streak as Stones striker scores again

Fagan on Blair’s hot streak as Stones striker scores again

Assistant manager Craig Fagan praised Aaron Blair after the Maidstone striker continued his fine form on Saturday.
Large house seriously damaged after fire breaks out

Large house seriously damaged after fire breaks out

Dozens of firefighters were called to a serious house blaze this morning.

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Foreign lorries partly to blame for Kent’s pothole peril, says transport chief

Foreign lorries partly to blame for Kent’s pothole peril, says transport chief

Council roads chief Neil Baker says that foreign lorry drivers are partly to blame for the state of the county’s potholed roads.

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Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

Shoppers ordered to leave Bluewater for ‘unsuitable’ Halloween costumes

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Missing girl, 12, last seen riding purple bike

Missing girl, 12, last seen riding purple bike
Van jammed in width restriction barriers for almost seven hours

Van jammed in width restriction barriers for almost seven hours

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Suspected cannabis farm found in town centre

Suspected cannabis farm found in town centre

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