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Alex Langridge

Alex Langridge joined the KM Group in 2021 as a trainee reporter covering Dartford, Gravesend and Medway.

Wedding shells for romantic couple who got engaged on popular beach

01 January 2025
Wedding shells for romantic couple who got engaged on popular beach

It is certainly a happy new year for one Kent couple who got engaged in a unique way, recreating their second date.

Yellow weather alert for snow issued

01 January 2025
Yellow weather alert for snow issued

The Met Office has warned the county could see “heavy snow” as it issues a yellow weather warning.

Navy’s £3bn aircraft carrier sailing off Kent coast

01 January 2025
Navy’s £3bn aircraft carrier sailing off Kent coast

The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth is sailing off the Kent coast.

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Ambulance service responding to three calls every minute

01 January 2025
Ambulance service responding to three calls every minute

Am ambulance service is urging people to think before calling 999 as it expects demand to stay high into the new year.

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Police object to temporary alcohol licence for pub over ‘disorder and underage drinking’ fears

01 January 2025
Police object to temporary alcohol licence for pub over ‘disorder and underage drinking’ fears

A pub boss applying to run a string of events from his venue has been branded “incapable” by police officers who have raised several concerns.

Body found in search for missing man, 29

31 December 2024
Body found in search for missing man, 29

Police officers have confirmed a body has been recovered in the search for a missing 29-year-old.

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Man stabbed in chest outside convenience store

30 December 2024
Man stabbed in chest outside convenience store

A man was taken to hospital after allegedly being attacked in a high street.

House closed by police following ‘significant’ anti-social behaviour set for £500k refurb

30 December 2024
House closed by police following ‘significant’ anti-social behaviour set for £500k refurb

A bungalow which was closed down by police following 18 months of anti-social behaviour is set to be redeveloped.

Enforcement action after unauthorised mobile home sparks ‘traffic chaos’

29 December 2024
Enforcement action after unauthorised mobile home sparks ‘traffic chaos’

A council says legal action is being pursued after a mobile home was brought onto green belt land despite planning permission still being considered.

Ted Baker out, Sephora in! The shops coming and going at Bluewater this year

27 December 2024
Ted Baker out, Sephora in! The shops coming and going at Bluewater this year

As House of Fraser closes down at Bluewater Shopping Centre, here are the other shops that have ended their leases at the mall.

‘We are ready to drop everything to save lives this Christmas’

25 December 2024
‘We are ready to drop everything to save lives this Christmas’

A critical care paramedic explains what is like to spend Christmas Day standing by ready to save lives.

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Tributes paid to ‘hard-working and committed’ councillor

24 December 2024
Tributes paid to ‘hard-working and committed’ councillor

Tributes have been paid to a well-known councillor who represented his community for more than two decades.

Work begins to clear homes ravaged by blaze

24 December 2024
Work begins to clear homes ravaged by blaze

Contractors are clearing out six terraced homes which were severely damaged by a blaze but have warned it's “unlikely anything will be salvageable”.

Trees ‘destroyed’ as caravan illegally brought onto land

24 December 2024
Trees ‘destroyed’ as caravan illegally brought onto land

Council officers are investigating a breach of a High Court injunction after a mobile home was transported onto land despite being banned.

Man taken to hospital following concerns for welfare at cathedral

23 December 2024
Man taken to hospital following concerns for welfare at cathedral

The emergency services were called to welfare concerns for an injured man at a cathedral cafe.

‘My beautiful Ella was let down by those who should have helped her’

21 December 2024
‘My beautiful Ella was let down by those who should have helped her’

A coroner found there were failings in the mental health care of a 13-year-old as an inquest into her death concludes.

Revealed: Date new town centre traffic camera goes live

20 December 2024
Revealed: Date new town centre traffic camera goes live

Drivers can soon expect fines if they wrongly use a bus gate as an ANPR camera is set to be switched on.

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Violent rapist jailed after attacking two women

20 December 2024
Violent rapist jailed after attacking two women

A rapist who is said to pose a “very real danger to women” has been jailed for almost two decades.

‘We don’t want to break the rules’: Travelling Showpeople win fight to remain on green belt

20 December 2024
‘We don’t want to break the rules’: Travelling Showpeople win fight to remain on green belt

A Travelling family who have been entertaining audiences in Kent for around 100 years have won their battle to continue living next to the M25.

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Plea to return ‘prized’ Elf ‘stolen’ from Christmas shop’s light display

17 December 2024
Plea to return ‘prized’ Elf ‘stolen’ from Christmas shop’s light display

The owner of one of the country’s largest Christmas stores says he’s been left “disheartened” after its “prized” mascot was allegedly stolen.

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