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Alex Langridge

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

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.

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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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Huge gaming arcade opens at shopping centre

15 December 2024
Huge gaming arcade opens at shopping centre

A national entertainment company has opened an arcade offering more than 50 games and activities.

‘Someone has robbed us of the place we go to remember our nan’

14 December 2024
‘Someone has robbed us of the place we go to remember our nan’

A mum-of-three says she is heartbroken after discovering her grandmother’s gravestone has been stolen.

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Jail for driver who caused serious crash while undertaking on motorway

13 December 2024
Jail for driver who caused serious crash while undertaking on motorway

A BMW driver left a woman with life-changing injuries and needing a prosthetic eye after he hit her while driving along a motorway hard shoulder.

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Victim suffers broken jaw in beer bottle attack

13 December 2024
Victim suffers broken jaw in beer bottle attack

A suspect accused of attacking a man with a beer bottle will spend Christmas in custody.

Investigation complete after ‘suspicious activity’ detected on healthcare system

13 December 2024
Investigation complete after ‘suspicious activity’ detected on healthcare system

The IT system at a major healthcare organisation is set to be reconnected after “suspicious activity” was found.

Potential future of vacant sewing shop revealed

09 December 2024
Potential future of vacant sewing shop revealed

Plans have been submitted to change the use of a once popular school uniform shop.

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‘There’s always hope’: How it felt watching my hometown on the big screen

07 December 2024
‘There’s always hope’: How it felt watching my hometown on the big screen

It’s not everyday a blockbuster movie tipped for a BAFTA is shot in your hometown. Reporter Alex Langridge gives her verdict on Andrea Arnold’s Bird.

Kent’s biggest Christmas market cancelled due to Storm Darragh

06 December 2024
Kent’s biggest Christmas market cancelled due to Storm Darragh

Organisers of Kent’s biggest Christmas market have announced it is cancelled as the county is hit by Storm Darragh.

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