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Chris Hunter joined the KM Group in 2004 as an editorial assistant. He became a trainee reporter at the Kent Messenger the following year and qualified as a senior reporter in 2007.

The shopkeepers fighting back against shoplifters

14 November 2023
The shopkeepers fighting back against shoplifters

From visiting thieves’ parents to displaying their pictures in the street, shopkeepers are employing brave tactics in the battle against shoplifting.

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Jazz band’s 50-year pub residency could be world record

02 November 2023
Jazz band’s 50-year pub residency could be world record

A band with a dedicated following will mark 50 years of playing regular gigs at the same pub tonight.

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From crow sandwiches to occultists – weird and wonderful tales of Kent

31 October 2023
From crow sandwiches to occultists – weird and wonderful tales of Kent

If you’re bored of the usual Halloween ghost stories, we’ve unearthed a few truly strange, dark and spirit-free tales from around the county.

How dilapidated circuit became celebs’ favourite racing track

25 October 2023
How dilapidated circuit became celebs’ favourite racing track

The famous karting track has welcomed both racing royalty and actual royalty over the years, and celebrates its 60th anniversary this week.

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Best of Kent business to be celebrated in awards event

24 October 2023
Best of Kent business to be celebrated in awards event

Judging is under way after more than 100 companies entered the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2023.

The classic film and TV dramas filmed in Kent

22 October 2023
The classic film and TV dramas filmed in Kent

Kent’s historic homes and garden are great for a relaxing afternoon, but they’ve also hosted their fare share of drama in these TV and film classics.

Kent’s top sports stars past and present

21 October 2023
Kent’s top sports stars past and present

As rugby’s Alex Mitchell faces one of the biggest games of his life this weekend, we look back on other Kent sports stars to have risen to the top.

Drivers could face £10 return fee for tunnel

18 October 2023
Drivers could face £10 return fee for tunnel

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for government help for low income drivers, following plans to introduce a toll at the Blackwall tunnel.

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Clampdown on anti-social off-road bikes

17 October 2023
Clampdown on anti-social off-road bikes

New powers to fine anti-social motorcyclists in public parks are set to be approved by councillors.

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Marathon hopes rekindled after mum and daughter seriously injured

14 October 2023
Marathon hopes rekindled after mum and daughter seriously injured

A mother and daughter are aiming to run the London Marathon, after being hit by a van and seriously injured.

Power cut causes traffic light failure on bridge

12 October 2023
Power cut causes traffic light failure on bridge

Drivers were warned to approach with caution, after a power cut knocked the traffic lights out on a town centre bridge system.

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Landowners given six months to clear ‘illegal tip’

11 October 2023
Landowners given six months to clear ‘illegal tip’

The Environment Agency has ordered that illegal waste be cleared from a scrapyard in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

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The Libertines' legendary Kent gig and 'rebirth as a band'

08 October 2023
The Libertines' legendary Kent gig and 'rebirth as a band'

Twenty years ago and fresh out of jail, Pete Doherty reunited with his band and played the "gig of the decade" putting part of Kent on the music map.

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‘I could have broken a tooth’

07 October 2023
‘I could have broken a tooth’

KFC says it is investigating after a customer said he found a ‘fried screw’ lurking in his chips.

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Did this £70m pioneering housing estate live up to its promises?

05 October 2023
Did this £70m pioneering housing estate live up to its promises?

The Bridge Estate in Dartford was meant to be a landmark regeneration scheme and flourishing sustainable community, so how did things unfold?

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Gills player must do speed awareness course after crash

02 October 2023
Gills player must do speed awareness course after crash

Police say a driver will have to complete a speed awareness course, after a crash involving several Gillingham football players.

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'My clinic's full of botched Turkish surgery victims...'

30 September 2023
'My clinic's full of botched Turkish surgery victims...'

The head of a Kent clinic has warned of a rising number of patients suffering severe medical issues after procedures by cowboy surgeons in Turkey.

The futuristic Kent farm that could save the world

30 September 2023
The futuristic Kent farm that could save the world

With a £10 million renewable power plant and a robotic pest control system, this farm is leading the way in an agricultural revolution.

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‘Most people would have moved out of the house!’

29 September 2023
‘Most people would have moved out of the house!’

It’s mean and built like a brick outhouse, but how worried should residents be about the arrival of a venomous tube web spider on their estate?

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Special needs unit part of school expansion plans

29 September 2023
Special needs unit part of school expansion plans

A secondary school has put forward plans to create a four-classroom unit to help meet increasing demand for special educational needs places.

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