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Cara Simmonds

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

’Everything is being ripped out’: Pub undergoing £100k revamp

25 November 2024
’Everything is being ripped out’: Pub undergoing £100k revamp

A seafront pub is having a huge makeover after a family took on the lease with the intention of bringing it “back to life”.

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A day on the front-line of policing with new bobby on beat

24 November 2024
A day on the front-line of policing with new bobby on beat

We spent a day with a beat officer to find out if having a “visible presence” on the streets is having an impact on crime.

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Win for independent group in council by-election

22 November 2024
Win for independent group in council by-election

A by-election for a seat on a borough council has been won by an independent group candidate.

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School forced to shut after being left without running water

22 November 2024
School forced to shut after being left without running water

A special needs school has been forced to send pupils home early after it was left without water.

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Sex offender secretly used Snapchat to groom girl, 13

22 November 2024
Sex offender secretly used Snapchat to groom girl, 13

A convicted sex offender has been jailed after using Snapchat to try and secretly groom a 13-year-old girl.

Vandal-hit town centre water tower for sale

19 November 2024
Vandal-hit town centre water tower for sale

An historic building that’s fallen into a state of disrepair and has planning permission to become luxury flats is for sale with a £500k price tag.

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Award for medic who ‘created order out of chaos’ after pub stabbing

19 November 2024
Award for medic who ‘created order out of chaos’ after pub stabbing

A paramedic has been recognised for her courage and quick thinking after a person was stabbed.

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Sex offender jailed again after images of children found on phone

18 November 2024
Sex offender jailed again after images of children found on phone

A registered sex offender has been jailed for a second time after “blatantly” looking at indecent images of children.

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‘We didn’t think he’d see his first Christmas, let alone his second’

18 November 2024
‘We didn’t think he’d see his first Christmas, let alone his second’

A couple who were told their baby could die within hours of being born are preparing to celebrate their second Christmas with him.

‘It’s the best way to get into the festive spirit’

17 November 2024
‘It’s the best way to get into the festive spirit’

We went to see if this year’s Christmas at Bedgebury light trail still has its magical touch.

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Police drones and unmarked vehicles used after drivers ‘shot at’

13 November 2024
Police drones and unmarked vehicles used after drivers ‘shot at’

Drones and unmarked cars are being used by police after yobs targeted drivers on major roads.

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Landlord fined £12k after ‘serious hazards’ found in home

12 November 2024
Landlord fined £12k after ‘serious hazards’ found in home

A property owner has been penalised after failing to fix mould, damp and other hazards at a home they rented out.

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Wartime Wren shares D-Day memories on 100th birthday

12 November 2024
Wartime Wren shares D-Day memories on 100th birthday

A woman who worked as a radar plotter during the Second World War was joined by friends and family at a pub to celebrate a century of memories.

Rocks lobbed at drivers on motorway by ‘children on bridges’

11 November 2024
Rocks lobbed at drivers on motorway by ‘children on bridges’

Angry drivers are having to fork out for repairs after rocks were thrown at their cars on a motorway.

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Boats and helicopter join search after aircraft ‘vanishes’

11 November 2024
Boats and helicopter join search after aircraft ‘vanishes’

A distress call from an aircraft that then disappeared off radar sparked a huge emergency response.

Emergency services called to bus station after man found dead

11 November 2024
Emergency services called to bus station after man found dead

Police and paramedics were sent to a bus station after reports a man had been found dead.

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Sadness as garden centre shuts unexpectedly

10 November 2024
Sadness as garden centre shuts unexpectedly

“Desperately sad” garden centre bosses revealed they have been forced to shut after 35 years prompting visitors to voice their sorrow.

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Kent falls silent on Remembrance Sunday

10 November 2024
Kent falls silent on Remembrance Sunday

Towns across the county paid tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom on Remembrance Sunday.

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Four arrested and cocaine haul seized after armed police descend on harbour

10 November 2024
Four arrested and cocaine haul seized after armed police descend on harbour

Four men have been arrested after armed police descended on a harbour this morning.

Search launched after boy, 16, goes missing from village

10 November 2024
Search launched after boy, 16, goes missing from village

Police searching for a missing teenager have asked the public for help.

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