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Alex Langridge

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

Pub to undergo six-figure refurb to give it ‘new lease of life’

18 April 2025
Pub to undergo six-figure refurb to give it ‘new lease of life’

A pub and restaurant will temporarily close after the bank holiday as renovations take place to modernise it.

Long delays as emergency gas works shut A-road in both directions

18 April 2025
Long delays as emergency gas works shut A-road in both directions

Drivers are facing long delays as emergency gas works have shut part of an A-road.

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Emergency services called to ‘medical incident’ on roundabout

18 April 2025
Emergency services called to ‘medical incident’ on roundabout

Police and paramedics were called to a busy roundabout following concerns for a man’s welfare.

Six fire engines battle blaze at recycling centre

18 April 2025
Six fire engines battle blaze at recycling centre

Fire crews spent five hours battling a blaze at a recycling centre.

Search continues for missing man last seen in park a week ago

18 April 2025
Search continues for missing man last seen in park a week ago

Specialist teams are making extensive checks in a town as they search for a missing man last seen a week ago.

‘My breast implants could be a ticking time bomb in my chest’

17 April 2025
‘My breast implants could be a ticking time bomb in my chest’

A mum-of-three fears she may be living with breast implants which are linked to a rare cancer after seeing a reality TV star’s warning.

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Care home which ‘smelled strongly of urine’ placed in special measures

17 April 2025
Care home which ‘smelled strongly of urine’ placed in special measures

A care home has been rated “inadequate” and placed into special measures by healthcare watchdogs.

MP calls on government to stop 235-acre solar panel farm

15 April 2025
MP calls on government to stop 235-acre solar panel farm

An MP has said he is “deeply concerned” about plans to build one of the UK’s biggest solar farms in the Kent countryside.

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New images reveal secondary school expansion plans

14 April 2025
New images reveal secondary school expansion plans

Plans have been submitted to create a new teaching block as a secondary school looks to meet growing demand.

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Investigation launched after cat and fox mutilated

13 April 2025
Investigation launched after cat and fox mutilated

Two people have been left horrified after they found two animals mutilated and killed outside their homes.

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Prolific and ‘violent’ shoplifter banned from every Tesco

11 April 2025
Prolific and ‘violent’ shoplifter banned from every Tesco

A 31-year-old man has been handed a community behaviour order after he was caught shoplifting from a supermarket and attacking a shop worker.

Concerns grow for missing pensioner

08 April 2025
Concerns grow for missing pensioner

Police are appealing for help to find a 76-year-old woman who has been reported missing.

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Empty office block could become new SEN school

08 April 2025
Empty office block could become new SEN school

A disused commercial building could be turned into a special educational needs school if plans are approved.

Man died after being hit by train

07 April 2025
Man died after being hit by train

Police and paramedics were called to an incident at a train station.

Closure order for property connected with violence and drug dealing extended

07 April 2025
Closure order for property connected with violence and drug dealing extended

A closure order on a property which had become a hotspot for anti-social behaviour has been extended.

‘Hundreds asked for a health centre and dentist - so I’m giving it to them’

07 April 2025
‘Hundreds asked for a health centre and dentist - so I’m giving it to them’

A businessman says he’s answered the prayers of those living in a new-build development after quizzing them on what was missing from their community.

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‘This club needs reopening - I’m bringing nightlife back to the town’

05 April 2025
‘This club needs reopening - I’m bringing nightlife back to the town’

An experienced nightclub businessman has revealed plans to reopen a “beloved” Kent venue and invest six-figure sums into its new offering.

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Boss sent photos of The Exorcist to disabled employee following seizure at work

03 April 2025
Boss sent photos of The Exorcist to disabled employee following seizure at work

A worker has won a discrimination claim after her boss sent her photos from The Exorcist after she suffered a seizure.

Drainage firm takes enforcement notice battle to planning appeal

03 April 2025
Drainage firm takes enforcement notice battle to planning appeal

A family-run drainage firm which opened offices at a former plant nursery has appealed an enforcement notice demanding it stop using HGVs at the site.

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Hospital apology as patient who couldn’t stand told to ‘stop crying’ by nurse

03 April 2025
Hospital apology as patient who couldn’t stand told to ‘stop crying’ by nurse

A woman claims she was told to stop crying as other patients were worse off than her when she arrived at A&E unable to walk.

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