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Millie Bowles

Millie Bowles joined the KM Group in September 2022 as a community news reporter, covering Thanet.

Councillor 'lucky to be alive' after pickaxe hits cable

11 May 2024
Councillor 'lucky to be alive' after pickaxe hits cable

A volunteer escaped death after sending his pickaxe through an electrical cable buried in the ground while planting trees.

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Libertines to close seafront hotel

10 May 2024
Libertines to close seafront hotel

Rock band The Libertines are closing their hotel and turning it into a recording studio and events space.

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CCTV image released as search for missing woman reaches fifth day

10 May 2024
CCTV image released as search for missing woman reaches fifth day

A CCTV image has been released of a young woman who has been missing for five days

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The ‘eyesore’ McDonald’s restaurant which could open next to historic ruins

10 May 2024
The ‘eyesore’ McDonald’s restaurant which could open next to historic ruins

A new computer-generated image shows how a “garish” McDonald’s drive-thru could be built next to historic ruins.

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Patched-up high street pothole becomes 'rapidly growing' sinkhole

09 May 2024
Patched-up high street pothole becomes 'rapidly growing' sinkhole

A small pothole recently patched up with tarmac has suddenly expanded into a “rapidly growing” sinkhole.

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WW2 airfield with permission for 110 homes on market for £4.5 million

09 May 2024
WW2 airfield with permission for 110 homes on market for £4.5 million

A former airfield used in the Second World War has gone on the market for £4.5 million - with the green light to build 110 homes.

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Manhunt for driver after car ‘flees from crash’

08 May 2024
Manhunt for driver after car ‘flees from crash’

Police are hunting for the driver of a car following a crash on a busy road.

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CCTV image released after woman ‘sexually assaulted in high street’

08 May 2024
CCTV image released after woman ‘sexually assaulted in high street’

A CCTV image of a man has been released following reports of a late-night sexual assault in a high street.

Town centre car park to close as film crews descend

08 May 2024
Town centre car park to close as film crews descend

A town centre car park is set to shut over the weekend to make way for film crews.

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Man arrested and ‘muscular’ dog seized after seafront drama

07 May 2024
Man arrested and ‘muscular’ dog seized after seafront drama

A man was injured and a dog seized after it reportedly attacked two other dogs in a popular tourist spot.

Woman, 54, smashed into police car drunk

07 May 2024
Woman, 54, smashed into police car drunk

A woman who climbed behind the wheel drunk before smashing into a parked police car - narrowly missing officers - has avoided jail.

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Outrage as funeral car given parking ticket during service for war hero

01 May 2024
Outrage as funeral car given parking ticket during service for war hero

A traffic warden sparked outrage after sticking a parking ticket on a funeral car while mourners were paying their respects to a war hero.

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Family’s drive ‘looks like a war zone’ after ‘hit-and-run’

30 April 2024
Family’s drive ‘looks like a war zone’ after ‘hit-and-run’

A disheartened family whose cars and home were smashed up in a suspected hit-and-run say their drive “looks like a warzone”.

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Car stuck on steep bank after hitting tree

30 April 2024
Car stuck on steep bank after hitting tree

A car has been left precariously balanced on a steep verge after hitting a tree.

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Fury in village at 'grotesque' kebab banner on historic pub

30 April 2024
Fury in village at 'grotesque' kebab banner on historic pub

A pub owner has defended himself after backlash to a “grotesque” sign advertising his new business went up

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Missing man, 23, safely located

29 April 2024
Missing man, 23, safely located

Missing 23-year-old man found after appeal

Footage shows council’s waste firm dumping filthy water near river

26 April 2024
Footage shows council’s waste firm dumping filthy water near river

A council has said “lessons have been learned” after disturbing footage showed a waste truck dumping filthy water near a river

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‘Please save our town's last live music venue'

26 April 2024
‘Please save our town's last live music venue'

A town’s only dedicated music venue has launched a campaign to buy the building amid fears it could land in the hands of developers.

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Seal pup with ‘severe breathing issues’ rescued from beach

26 April 2024
Seal pup with ‘severe breathing issues’ rescued from beach

A seal pup with “severe breathing issues” has been rescued after it was found on a beach

'Doctors thought I begged to have testicle removed'

26 April 2024
'Doctors thought I begged to have testicle removed'

A deaf man almost had his testicle removed without knowing the risks after a hospital blunder saw him seen by doctors without an interpreter.

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