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6th June 2016Lauren Patterson murder retrial adjourned again - mother left feeling 'so fed up
The retrial of a manaccused of murdering West Malling schoolteacher Lauren Patterson in Qatar has been adjourned again leaving her mother feeling "so fed up". The ...
6th June 2016Four car break-ins in Maidstone - security warning
Four break-ins on cars in Maidstone has promptedpolice to issue crime prevention advice to vehicle owners. The cars were tragete between Tuesday May 31 and WednesdayJune 1 four cars ...
Maidstone girl in bid for Miss England title
MAIDSTONE’S Karen Sandland is hoping to be crowned Miss England. The former head girl at Valley Park School posed for a series of fabulous photos at the Museum of Kent Life to impress the ...
Ruptured gas main shuts main road
A road has been shut off in both directions after reports of a potential gas leak. The highway throughStaplehurst is closed between Marden Road and George Street since just before ...
Roy Blackman murder: hundreds attend suspect's funeral
A murder suspect shot dead by police investigating the killing of widower Roy Blackman has been given an emotional send-off. The funeral ofWilliam Smith, known as 'Billy' of ...
Jail for drug grower who stole electricity to cultivate cannabis
A drugcultivatorwho stole £4,000 worth of electricity to grow cannabis plants has been jailed for two years and eight months. Sam Harris, 27, pleaded guilty to stealing the ...
Maidstone transit van thieves sent to prison
Two thieves who stole Transit vans from areas across Maidstone and Medway towns have been sent to prison. James Steel and Wayne Byrne, right, were sentenced to a total of five years in ...
Police target 'nighthawk' thieves with metal detectors
Kent Police have vowed to crack down on the practice of 'nighthawking' after seizure ofhistoric artefacts as part of aninvestigation into illegal metal-detecting. Medieval ...
Aylesford pensioner dies and husband injured in road crash
POLICE have appealed for witnesses of a head-on crash in which a 73-year-old Aylesford woman died and her 74-year-old husband was seriously injured. A four-year-old boy, who was also in their car ...
Coffee thief jailed for 40 days
Shoplifter Josh Drewett has been jailed for stealing coffee from a shop in Maidstone. Josh Drewett, 24,was sentenced on 25 May 2016 at Medway Magistrates’ Court after hepleaded ...