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Liane Castle joined the KM Group as a trainee reporter at the Kent Messenger in February 2020.

Abandoned Pontins site still ‘in limbo’ one year after sudden closure

30 November 2024
Abandoned Pontins site still ‘in limbo’ one year after sudden closure

The future of an abandoned seaside holiday park is still in “limbo” with bosses showing no signs of reopening the site.

Furniture shop moves into empty Argos - despite impending demolition

28 November 2024
Furniture shop moves into empty Argos - despite impending demolition

A new furniture store has moved into an empty town centre unit - even though the site is earmarked for demolition.

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New image shows how empty restaurant will be transformed into six shops

27 November 2024
New image shows how empty restaurant will be transformed into six shops

Six new shops are set to open inside a former all-you-can-eat restaurant in a trendy corner of a Kent town.

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Kebab shop opens inside petrol station

26 November 2024
Kebab shop opens inside petrol station

Drivers can now pick up a kebab at the same time as filling up following the opening of a new takeaway at a petrol station.

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‘Relief’ as music venue saved from closure

26 November 2024
‘Relief’ as music venue saved from closure

A grassroots music venue has been saved from closure after a charity stepped in to buy the historic building.

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‘I feel trapped in my home and nobody will help'

25 November 2024
‘I feel trapped in my home and nobody will help'

A wheelchair user who cuts and bashes his knees as he manoeuvres around his home, is sick of waiting to be moved into a more suitable property.

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Man walking down street ‘with kitchen knife’ arrested

22 November 2024
Man walking down street ‘with kitchen knife’ arrested

Police have made an arrest after a man was seen carrying a kitchen knife in the street.

Private school scraps plans to leave historic site for housing

21 November 2024
Private school scraps plans to leave historic site for housing

Plans to move a private school out of its current home to make way for more than 1,000 homes have been ditched due to high costs.

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New Home Bargains raided for sweets by thieves with ‘crowbar’

20 November 2024
New Home Bargains raided for sweets by thieves with ‘crowbar’

Thieves armed with a “crowbar” raided a new Home Bargains store for sweets.

Excitement as rare fungus found at nature reserve

20 November 2024
Excitement as rare fungus found at nature reserve

A rare, legally protected fungus that resembles a lion's mane has been found at nature reserve in Kent.

Brown bear Boki ‘doing so well’ six weeks after pioneering brain surgery

20 November 2024
Brown bear Boki ‘doing so well’ six weeks after pioneering brain surgery

A brown bear who underwent pioneering, life-saving brain surgery has made a “very encouraging” recovery after six weeks of rehabilitation.

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‘I carried on playing guitar during eight-hour brain surgery’

19 November 2024
‘I carried on playing guitar during eight-hour brain surgery’

A musician who played his acoustic guitar during an eight-hour operation to remove a brain tumour says it was a “fascinating” experience.

Opening date revealed for new Waterstones inside former Jobcentre

19 November 2024
Opening date revealed for new Waterstones inside former Jobcentre

Waterstones has revealed when it will return to a closure-hit shopping centre - six months after it left the site.

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‘Risk to life’ warning as cold weather health alert issued across Kent

19 November 2024
‘Risk to life’ warning as cold weather health alert issued across Kent

A cold weather health alert has been issued across Kent, with authorities warning there could be a “greater risk to life” for vulnerable people.

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Fears over farmland, views and house prices if village encircled by ‘mammoth’ project

19 November 2024
Fears over farmland, views and house prices if village encircled by ‘mammoth’ project

There are fears a village could be swallowed up by “mammoth” plans for the largest solar farm ever proposed for Kent.

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Kent and Medway receive £27m boost to fund ‘London-style’ bus services

18 November 2024
Kent and Medway receive £27m boost to fund ‘London-style’ bus services

More than £27 million has been put forward to fund ‘London-style’ bus services across Kent and Medway.

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Why Kent’s first ‘zero-emission’ route is launching this weekend - with no electric buses

16 November 2024
Why Kent’s first ‘zero-emission’ route is launching this weekend - with no electric buses

A new £34 million “zero-emission” bus route has been branded a “joke” - as it will launch with diesel-powered vehicles instead of electric ones.

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Town’s fourth Costa coffee shop opens

14 November 2024
Town’s fourth Costa coffee shop opens

A town’s fourth Costa Coffee shop has opened with a drive-thru after eight months of construction.

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First look inside new ‘homeless pods’ set to house struggling families in Kent

14 November 2024
First look inside new ‘homeless pods’ set to house struggling families in Kent

We were taken on an exclusive tour around a highly-anticipated new block of “homeless pods” as the first tenants prepare to move in.

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The Kent town ranked the most affordable in the south east

14 November 2024
The Kent town ranked the most affordable in the south east

A seaside spot has been named the cheapest place to buy a property in the whole of the south east.

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