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Max Chesson joined the KM Group in September 2022 as a trainee reporter, covering the east Kent area.

‘It’s a kick in the teeth for everyone’: Shock over ‘extremely disappointing’ cuts to family centres

01 April 2025
‘It’s a kick in the teeth for everyone’: Shock over ‘extremely disappointing’ cuts to family centres

Two family and children centres have been saved — only to see the majority of their funding from the county council axed.

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Mice droppings found at ‘dirty, greasy’ Chinese takeaway

01 April 2025
Mice droppings found at ‘dirty, greasy’ Chinese takeaway

A Chinese takeaway slated for its cleanliness was given a one-star hygiene rating after inspectors found mice droppings and gnawed food containers.

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Car engulfed in flames on A2

31 March 2025
Car engulfed in flames on A2

A car was engulfed in flames during a horror fire on a busy patch of the A2 triggering a swift response from the fire service.

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Closure of rat-run to fix mayor’s £1m house cut back after crisis talks

31 March 2025
Closure of rat-run to fix mayor’s £1m house cut back after crisis talks

An “absurd” closure of the only road through Britain’s smallest town to fix the mayor’s £1 million house will be cut back following crisis talks.

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Premier League club’s Legends team coming to Kent this summer

31 March 2025
Premier League club’s Legends team coming to Kent this summer

A legends football team filled with former players from one of Britain’s biggest clubs will take to the field in Kent this summer.

Mum’s heartbreak after death of son, 19, found in park

31 March 2025
Mum’s heartbreak after death of son, 19, found in park

The heartbroken mum of a teenager who took his own life after a silent battle with depression says the death of her only child “doesn’t feel real”.

Football club finally returns home - but resigns from league

30 March 2025
Football club finally returns home - but resigns from league

A Kent football club have confirmed a “bitter-sweet” move back home after years of ground-sharing - but will be relegated in the process.

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Road reopens after motorbike crash and oil spillage

30 March 2025
Road reopens after motorbike crash and oil spillage

An A-road has reopened following an accident involving a motorbike and a car.

Work on £41m link road to finally start next year despite changes to viaduct

30 March 2025
Work on £41m link road to finally start next year despite changes to viaduct

Work on a £41 million road project is on track to start in a year’s time - despite rehashed plans being submitted for the scheme.

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TV star Bradley Walsh delights fans during Kent post office visit

29 March 2025
TV star Bradley Walsh delights fans during Kent post office visit

A hugely popular TV personality - best known for hosting The Chase and Gladiators - has delighted customers and staff at a shop.

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Devastating fire at much-loved roadside café

29 March 2025
Devastating fire at much-loved roadside café

A popular roadside café has been ravaged by a huge fire - but staff have vowed to get it back up and running.

Morrisons butcher and fish counter at Kent store to shut, say staff

29 March 2025
Morrisons butcher and fish counter at Kent store to shut, say staff

Workers say Morrisons is set to bring the shutters down on its butcher and fish counter at a Kent store.

Queues clearing after police shut Dartford Crossing to help man on bridge

29 March 2025
Queues clearing after police shut Dartford Crossing to help man on bridge

Police were forced to close the Dartford Crossing following concerns for a man spotted on the bridge.

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Beloved former fish and chip shop goes up for sale for £400,000

28 March 2025
Beloved former fish and chip shop goes up for sale for £400,000

The former home of a once-loved fish and chip shop has gone up for sale months after its owners hung up their aprons for retirement.

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Woman, 64, ‘injured in attempted public toilet robbery’

28 March 2025
Woman, 64, ‘injured in attempted public toilet robbery’

Police have launched a probe after two suspects are said to have attempted to rob and assault a woman in a city centre public toilet.

‘My paedophile brother-in-law secretly filmed me in the shower’

24 March 2025
‘My paedophile brother-in-law secretly filmed me in the shower’

A brave teenager has revealed how her life was torn apart after she was secretly filmed in the shower by her paedophile brother-in-law.

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In pictures: How life in Kent changed during first lockdown

23 March 2025
In pictures: How life in Kent changed during first lockdown

Day-to-day life in Kent changed dramatically when the first Covid lockdown was imposed five years ago, as our pictures show.

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Army veteran found dead at park named

20 March 2025
Army veteran found dead at park named

A pensioner whose body was found after emergency services descended on a popular park has been named.

Controversial asylum seeker housing site to be shut down this year

20 March 2025
Controversial asylum seeker housing site to be shut down this year

A controversial scheme housing asylum seekers in a former military barracks will be scrapped this year, it’s been revealed.

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Motorway delays after crashes in both directions

19 March 2025
Motorway delays after crashes in both directions

Commuters faced heavy delays this morning after crashes on both directions of a busy motorway.

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