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Child injured in alleged hit-and-run

The driver initially stopped at the scene but then drove away, say Kent Police.

A prison officer, wearing a white shirt and black trousers, stands with his back to the camera. There are pale green prison doors to the left and right of him

Surge in call-outs for specialist prison squad

The prison squad also deals with young offender institutions and immigration removal centres.

A20 Terrace Road in Maidstone

Man dies after moped crash in Maidstone

Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash on the A20 in Maidstone on Saturday.

The new group of Reform UK councillors pictured after their emphatic win at the May local elections. A group of 10 people are in the picture, with two councillors in the middle cutting a cake.

KCC deputy leader defends Reform's performance

KCC deputy leader Brian Collins tells BBC Radio Kent the "public have had enough of this nonsense".

Volunteers and NHS staff at Oakwood Recovery Nature Garden.

Volunteers create mental health wellbeing garden

Oakwood Nature Recovery Garden in Maidstone is created for mental health patients and NHS staff.

A stretch of motorway.

Man dies in lorry crash on M20

The fatal collision closed a stretch of the road between Ashford and Maidstone for 12 hours.

A view of the campus of the University for the Creative Arts in New Dover Road, Canterbury, featuring many steel and concrete buildings, a sign announcing the name of the institution and a blue and white sign giving directions to different parts of the campus.

University head steps down 'by mutual agreement'

Professor Jane Roscoe has been vice-chancellor and president of the university since February 2024.

Two bald men in suits standing either side of a woman in a white hoodie and beige denim jacket. There are wheelchairs parked either side of the group.

Community-run mobility service launches in town

Wheeleasy Mobility in Maidstone offers short-term wheelchair loans and other mobility aids.

Allington Castle with colourful flowers in the foreground.

Castle to open gardens to help local hospice

Heart of Kent Hospice in Aylesford is hoping to raise money with events at Allington Castle.