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

‘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.

‘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.

Contractors set to finally clear wood turned into 'desolate wasteland'

12 November 2024
Contractors set to finally clear wood turned into 'desolate wasteland'

Contractors are set to remove more than 35,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste from a beauty spot – a job that could cost £15 million.

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Bid to increase number of lorries accessing controversial water works

04 November 2024
Bid to increase number of lorries accessing controversial water works

Permission is being sought for more HGVs to access a controversial treatment works – which produces a “rotten eggs-like odour” – on bank holidays.

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‘I woke up covered in blood and glass – but don’t remember a thing!’

04 November 2024
‘I woke up covered in blood and glass – but don’t remember a thing!’

A driver who woke up after a “terrifying” crash with no memory of the accident is appealing for witnesses.

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The Diamonds from Kent celebrate their diamond anniversary

02 November 2024
The Diamonds from Kent celebrate their diamond anniversary

Diamond by name for six decades, a husband and wife are now officially a diamond couple after celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.

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First look inside ‘swanky’ new smokehouse, bar and music venue

01 November 2024
First look inside ‘swanky’ new smokehouse, bar and music venue

A “swanky” new smokehouse, bar and music venue has opened in a former diner after six months of renovations.

Mum tells inquest: ‘Deadly online trend cost my darling boy his life’

01 November 2024
Mum tells inquest: ‘Deadly online trend cost my darling boy his life’

The mum of a boy who died after inhaling deodorant believes he had been taking part in a deadly online trend called “chroming”, an inquest has heard.

Woman injured after crash between car and pedestrian on major route

30 October 2024
Woman injured after crash between car and pedestrian on major route

A woman has been taken to hospital following a crash between a car and a pedestrian.

‘New shops would be great - but we don't need more flats’

29 October 2024
‘New shops would be great - but we don't need more flats’

Residents have welcomed plans to replace an empty shop with four retail units - but have raised concerns over the 11 homes that could come with it.

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New £150k play park set to be built in town centre

28 October 2024
New £150k play park set to be built in town centre

A new train-themed play park is set to be built in a town centre as part of £150,000 investment plans.

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Work set to start on new Aldi as planning dispute finally resolved

28 October 2024
Work set to start on new Aldi as planning dispute finally resolved

Work on a long-awaited Aldi supermarket is set to finally begin after a “frustrating” planning dispute was finally resolved.

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Former Chinese restaurant and pub could become vets

26 October 2024
Former Chinese restaurant and pub could become vets

A former pub-turned-restaurant occupying a prime spot on an A-road could be converted into a vets under new plans.

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