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Cara Simmonds

Cara Simmonds joined the KM Group in 2022 as a reporter for the Kent Messenger.

Inspectors ‘deeply concerned’ at care agency where staff ‘pressurised to be dishonest’

17 April 2025
Inspectors ‘deeply concerned’ at care agency where staff ‘pressurised to be dishonest’

A care agency has been put into special measures after inspectors found a closed culture where leaders allegedly pressurised staff to act dishonestly.

Woman remains in hospital after ‘serious accident’ on M2

16 April 2025
Woman remains in hospital after ‘serious accident’ on M2

An air ambulance landed on a motorway after a serious accident and car fire, which caused traffic problems on the coastbound carriageway.

Tributes to theatre stalwart with ‘sunny smile and can-do attitude’

16 April 2025
Tributes to theatre stalwart with ‘sunny smile and can-do attitude’

A much-loved wife and volunteer who spent 50 years at a performing arts venue has died.

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Dog walker ‘followed, pushed and kicked in the face’ by stranger

15 April 2025
Dog walker ‘followed, pushed and kicked in the face’ by stranger

A man has been taken to hospital after allegedly being followed and attacked by a stranger.

Construction starts on two major housing developments

15 April 2025
Construction starts on two major housing developments

A housing developer has begun the first stages of construction on two plots of land.

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Works start on farmland set to become ‘much-needed’ 135-home development

14 April 2025
Works start on farmland set to become ‘much-needed’ 135-home development

A developer has started to carry out assessments on former farmland and orchards which have been earmarked for hundreds of new homes.

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Major routes to remain shut as roadwork closures are extended

11 April 2025
Major routes to remain shut as roadwork closures are extended

The reopening of part of a multi-million-pound improvement scheme has been delayed by more than a week.

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Couple banned from keeping animals after elderly cat found with large abscess

11 April 2025
Couple banned from keeping animals after elderly cat found with large abscess

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: A couple who failed to seek treatment for their cat who had an abscess on his head have been banned from keeping animals.

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Missing man found safe after coastguard and police search

11 April 2025
Missing man found safe after coastguard and police search

A man reported missing has now been found after a search was launched by the coastguard and police.

‘Goodnight, Gaffer’: Funeral held for much-loved football manager

10 April 2025
‘Goodnight, Gaffer’: Funeral held for much-loved football manager

Club supporters lined a street with flags as they said goodbye to the “greatest football manager”.

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School praised for ‘caring and nurturing ethos’ in new report

09 April 2025
School praised for ‘caring and nurturing ethos’ in new report

Staff and students are celebrating after being praised in a new report.

Biker taken to hospital after crash involving van

08 April 2025
Biker taken to hospital after crash involving van

A motorbike driver was taken to hospital following an accident on a bridge.

Delay for drivers after van fire

08 April 2025
Delay for drivers after van fire

A van that caught alight caused delays for drivers along a well-used route.

‘Despicable’ robber pushed 92-year-old woman to the ground during handbag heist

07 April 2025
‘Despicable’ robber pushed 92-year-old woman to the ground during handbag heist

A robber who injured and knocked an elderly pensioner to the ground after robbing her has been jailed.

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Popular playgroup to close after 10 years due to ‘escalating costs’

06 April 2025
Popular playgroup to close after 10 years due to ‘escalating costs’

The owner of a playgroup has announced its final closure despite a strong community campaign.

‘It would increase the noise’: Ex-cannabis farm could become children’s home

05 April 2025
‘It would increase the noise’: Ex-cannabis farm could become children’s home

A property once discovered to have been growing 1,069 cannabis plants could now get a new lease of life as a “residential care facility”.

Family heartbroken after cat shot by pellets from ‘air weapon’

04 April 2025
Family heartbroken after cat shot by pellets from ‘air weapon’

A family has been left heartbroken after their beloved pet cat suffered horrific injuries and had to be put down.

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Basketball club launch fundraiser after former sports hub sold

02 April 2025
Basketball club launch fundraiser after former sports hub sold

A basketball club is “gutted” after not being able to move back into a council-run facility after it was sold on.

Man’s thumb ‘almost completely severed’ with knife during robbery

02 April 2025
Man’s thumb ‘almost completely severed’ with knife during robbery

A man has been charged after another man’s thumb was cut with a knife during a reported robbery.

High Street taped off after large emergency service response

01 April 2025
High Street taped off after large emergency service response

Emergency services descended on a town centre following a medical incident.

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