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Max Chesson

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

Vampire-inspired diner to open at shopping centre this summer

21 April 2025
Vampire-inspired diner to open at shopping centre this summer

A derelict store at a shopping centre will be transformed into a “premium neighbourhood diner” paying homage to a cult vampire film.

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Why is Kent town seeing a spike in drug deaths?

21 April 2025
Why is Kent town seeing a spike in drug deaths?

It has been called the number one location to visit in the UK - but “alarming” statistics reveal a darker side to this Kent town.

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Nightclub boss wants to open new seafront venue five days a week

20 April 2025
Nightclub boss wants to open new seafront venue five days a week

The boss of a new seafront nightclub set to open five days a week has promised there will be no trouble as it prepares for its launch.

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Pest droppings, mould and food stored in cardboard at ‘dirty’ Chinese

18 April 2025
Pest droppings, mould and food stored in cardboard at ‘dirty’ Chinese

A Chinese takeaway has been slapped with a one-star food hygiene rating after inspectors found pest droppings and black mould.

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'Greggs said I couldn’t use disabled loo - until I showed them my catheter bag'

17 April 2025
'Greggs said I couldn’t use disabled loo - until I showed them my catheter bag'

A woman unable to urinate because of a rare condition claims she was denied access to a disabled toilet in Greggs until she showed her catheter bag.

Staff told closing date as Iceland to shut Kent store

17 April 2025
Staff told closing date as Iceland to shut Kent store

Iceland has confirmed it is bringing the shutters down on one of its town centre stores in Kent.

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Developer promises train tickets for new-build residents - as estate plans spark uproar

17 April 2025
Developer promises train tickets for new-build residents - as estate plans spark uproar

Developers say they will buy train tickets for new residents if controversial plans for a 90-home estate in a village are approved.

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‘There is nowhere better to eat in Kent right now’

17 April 2025
‘There is nowhere better to eat in Kent right now’

Our reviewer has given this restaurant five stars across the board - and thinks it’s only a matter of time before it earns a Michelin star.

Ambulance at scene of crash as busy A-road shut

16 April 2025
Ambulance at scene of crash as busy A-road shut

Ambulance crews are at the scene of a crash along a busy A-road which has been shut this evening.

Street drinker banned from drinking outside after ‘history of offending and criminal damage’

16 April 2025
Street drinker banned from drinking outside after ‘history of offending and criminal damage’

A 24-year-old has been banned from a high street and drinking outside in public after a run of bad booze-fuelled behaviour.

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Police probe after teens ‘spray liquid’ on pensioner

16 April 2025
Police probe after teens ‘spray liquid’ on pensioner

A pensioner was assaulted, racially abused and had liquid sprayed on her by a group of teens say police.

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Co-op worker taken to hospital after ‘shoplifting teens hit him with pack of beer’

16 April 2025
Co-op worker taken to hospital after ‘shoplifting teens hit him with pack of beer’

A convenience store worker was taken to hospital after reportedly being injured by two teenagers who were allegedly stealing from the shop.

Emergency response after person spotted on hospital roof

16 April 2025
Emergency response after person spotted on hospital roof

Emergency services descended on a hospital after a person was spotted on the roof.

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Police patrol area after reports of ‘assault on woman’

15 April 2025
Police patrol area after reports of ‘assault on woman’

A house was reportedly taped off with forensic teams at the scene after police descended on a quiet neighbourhood.

‘They’re ruining it’: Rowdy teens thrown out of cinema over viral 'Chicken Jockey TikTok trend'

15 April 2025
‘They’re ruining it’: Rowdy teens thrown out of cinema over viral 'Chicken Jockey TikTok trend'

A cinema boss had to hit pause on a film for the first time in “many years” to remove rowdy teenagers during a screening of A Minecraft Movie.

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Search for missing man ramps up as residents urged to ‘check sheds and outbuildings’

15 April 2025
Search for missing man ramps up as residents urged to ‘check sheds and outbuildings’

Police are urging residents living near a town centre to look through their gardens, sheds and garages as the search for a missing man continues.

Kent’s first medical school awarded regulator’s seal of approval

15 April 2025
Kent’s first medical school awarded regulator’s seal of approval

A joint university venture for training doctors in the county has reached a major milestone ahead of its first ever cohort of graduates this summer.

Sadness as High Street craft and book shop confirms closure

15 April 2025
Sadness as High Street craft and book shop confirms closure

A discount retailer has confirmed it will be closing one of its high street branches later this year.

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Man charged after £23K worth of shoes ‘stolen from lorry while driver napped’’

14 April 2025
Man charged after £23K worth of shoes ‘stolen from lorry while driver napped’’

A man has been charged on suspicion of theft after shoes were allegedly stolen from a lorry while the driver slept at a motorway service station.

Two new stores confirmed at shopping centre after HMV’s shock closure

14 April 2025
Two new stores confirmed at shopping centre after HMV’s shock closure

Two new stores have confirmed they will move into a shopping centre plot left vacant by the music chain’s recent departure.

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