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Brad Harper

Brad Harper joined the KM Group in 2019, working as the Whitstable reporter. He also covers the Canterbury district, Faversham and Thanet.

‘I photographed 77 piles of dog poo in 40-minute family walk along Kent coast’

15 February 2025
‘I photographed 77 piles of dog poo in 40-minute family walk along Kent coast’

A stroll along a Kent seafront became a grim exercise in dog poo-dodging for one reporter and his family.

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Town bridge closed due to police incident

14 February 2025
Town bridge closed due to police incident

Drivers are facing delays after a busy town route was closed off following a police incident.

Drivers suffered delays amid rush hour gridlock

14 February 2025
Drivers suffered delays amid rush hour gridlock

Motorists faced long delays on their route home following gridlock at rush hour.

Long delays on M20 after crash

14 February 2025
Long delays on M20 after crash

A crash on a busy motorway has led to miles of tailbacks.

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Warning as video captures stranger unlocking car with device

14 February 2025
Warning as video captures stranger unlocking car with device

Doorbell footage shows a suspect rummaging through a car after gaining access with a remote electronic device.

Footage shows state of damaged cars along residential street

14 February 2025
Footage shows state of damaged cars along residential street

Police have launched a probe as footage emerged showing the extent of damage to cars along a residential street.

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Police storm flat and seize 200 cannabis plants

13 February 2025
Police storm flat and seize 200 cannabis plants

Police stormed a flat and discovered 200 cannabis plants after concerns drugs were being grown there.

Warning as video shows surveyors stuck in mud at beauty spot

12 February 2025
Warning as video shows surveyors stuck in mud at beauty spot

A council is warning how coastal conditions can dramatically change after its surveyors were filmed becoming stuck in deep mud.

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‘Miracle anyone walked away’ from horror crash as house and car destroyed

11 February 2025
‘Miracle anyone walked away’ from horror crash as house and car destroyed

Witnesses to a horror crash say it is a “miracle anybody walked away from it” after a car ploughed into a house and the driver fled the scene.

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Three charged after cash stolen from cars

10 February 2025
Three charged after cash stolen from cars

Two women and one man are due in court over thefts from cars, as police appeal for more victims to come forward.

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Police probe after man dies at recycling centre

10 February 2025
Police probe after man dies at recycling centre

A man has died at a recycling centre after reports a bale of waste fell on a worker.

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Police investigating huge car garage fire

10 February 2025
Police investigating huge car garage fire

Police are investigating after a huge fire broke out at a car garage.

Police called to fight at McDonald’s as man taken to hospital

10 February 2025
Police called to fight at McDonald’s as man taken to hospital

Police are investigating a fight at a fast-food restaurant which left a man needing hospital treatment.

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‘Cyclist ran over my dog, didn’t stop and left me with £1.3k vet bill’

09 February 2025
‘Cyclist ran over my dog, didn’t stop and left me with £1.3k vet bill’

A pensioner has told how her Chihuahua was left “screaming in pain” after being run over by a reckless cyclist - who fled the scene.

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Ghost hunter hopes to transform historic building into paranormal investigation site

08 February 2025
Ghost hunter hopes to transform historic building into paranormal investigation site

A ghost hunter hopes to transform one of a town’s oldest buildings which he says is a prime supernatural site.

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Street flooded as burst main leaves commercial units without water

06 February 2025
Street flooded as burst main leaves commercial units without water

A burst pipe has flooded a street and left commercial units without water.

Reform drops aspiring councillor in Kent town over Facebook messages

06 February 2025
Reform drops aspiring councillor in Kent town over Facebook messages

Reform UK has dropped a candidate on polling day after he meted out a tirade of abuse towards a rival over Facebook.

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XL Bully bites officer during dawn raids on drug-dealing network

05 February 2025
XL Bully bites officer during dawn raids on drug-dealing network

An XL Bully bit a police officer during one of seven dawn raids this morning designed to smash a criminal network.

Witnesses sought as woman, 47, charged with attempted murder after street knife attack

04 February 2025
Witnesses sought as woman, 47, charged with attempted murder after street knife attack

Detectives are hunting for witnesses after a woman was charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking a walker with a blade in a busy street.

‘Ongoing financial difficulties’ blamed for shock cancellation of weddings

03 February 2025
‘Ongoing financial difficulties’ blamed for shock cancellation of weddings

The company behind a wedding venue has gone into administration as a result of “ongoing financial difficulties” and cannot host events.

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