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18th June 2018Coup for K Sports as Ebbsfleet United return to Cobdown
K SPORTS at Cobdown has secured a coup by securing a deal that will see National League side Ebbsfleet United return to the facility for their training. Fleet previously trained at the site in ...
6th June 2018Maidstone United boss Jay Saunders staying amid Macclesfield Town links
MAIDSTONE United have denied reports that their manager Jay Saunders is set to leave the club. Long-serving Stones boss Saunders emerged as the favourite to become the new Macclesfield Town manager ...
Maidstone rider has surgery after Isle of Man TT crash
A MAIDSTONE bike racer is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after being involved in a crash at the Isle of Man TT. Steve Mercer, who is 36, was hurt in a collision with the safety car ...
Maidstone's Courtney Tulloch wins second Commonwealth gold
MAIDSTONE gymnast Courtney Tulloch is celebrating his second gold medal of the Commonwealth Games. The 22-year-old, a member of Pegasus gym club, added the rings title to his all-round team ...
Maidstone pair win gold for England at Commonwealth Games
TWO MAIDSTONE gymnasts have secured gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in Australia. James Hall and Courtney Tulloch (pictured) are part of a five-strong team who have won the men's team ...
Stones swoop to bring in Hull City striker
MAIDSTONE United have added to their squad with the capture of Hull City striker Greg Luer. The Stones, who have won their last two matches to end a disappointing run of form, have swooped to bring ...
TONIGHT: Your chance to hear champion jockey Frankie Dettori talk about his life
CHAMPION jockey Frankie Dettori will be appearing at the Hazlitt Theatre this evening - a week ahead of the original date. The Earl Street venue is playing host to the sporting legend early ...
Lenham School pupil hits the ground running with major medal
ATHLETCS whizzkid Kristian Samwell-Nash has followed up his successes of 2017 with a major medal early this year. The 15-year-old Lenham School enjoyed a fantastic first season last year, ...
Football club's night matches dictated by bat population
THE plight of moth-eating bats living in woodland near the A274 became the focus of an impassioned planning debate recently. Bearsted Football Club was looking to increase the ...
MGGS former pupil Lizzy Yarnold carries flag for Britain at Winter Olympics
FORMER Maidstone Girls' Grammar School pupil Lizzy Yarnold - a gold medal winning Olympian from 2014 - will carry the Great Britain flag at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in ...