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Millie Bowles

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

Six Kent Homebase stores hit the market

25 November 2024
Six Kent Homebase stores hit the market

Six branches of DIY giant Homebase are up for sale after the chain fell into administration.

'Our son didn't attend lectures for five months - why didn't uni check on him?'

25 November 2024
'Our son didn't attend lectures for five months - why didn't uni check on him?'

A “kind-hearted” student who failed to attend a lecture for five months took his own life at home the day before he was due to return to university.

Big changes planned at one of Kent’s top-rated glamping sites

24 November 2024
Big changes planned at one of Kent’s top-rated glamping sites

Bosses at a top-rated glamping site based in a highly protected area have unveiled plans for big changes - triggering a wave of public support.

Two arrested and woman in hospital after ‘unexplained medical incident’

22 November 2024
Two arrested and woman in hospital after ‘unexplained medical incident’

Two men have been arrested and a woman was taken to hospital after an ‘unexplained medical incident’.

Joy over decision on major changes to iconic Kent tower block

21 November 2024
Joy over decision on major changes to iconic Kent tower block

Artist Tracey Emin and residents of an “iconic” tower block are celebrating after a controversial plan to replace windows was quashed.

‘This Christmas market is truly magical - but there’s just one problem’

20 November 2024
‘This Christmas market is truly magical - but there’s just one problem’

Canterbury Cathedral is hosting a Christmas market for the first time in 200 years - but was it worth the wait? Our reporter went along to find out.

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'I was always healthy and never smoked - now I have terminal lung cancer'

18 November 2024
'I was always healthy and never smoked - now I have terminal lung cancer'

A woman who has never smoked says she was shocked to be told she had terminal lung cancer despite being “fit and healthy”.

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Homes bid ‘wholly inappropriate’ for former campsite

17 November 2024
Homes bid ‘wholly inappropriate’ for former campsite

A bid to build houses on a shut-down campsite has been quashed following a planning appeal.

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Hole in ceiling and cooked duck in cardboard boxes at Chinese takeaway

17 November 2024
Hole in ceiling and cooked duck in cardboard boxes at Chinese takeaway

Bosses of a village takeaway issued a hygiene improvement notice by a council insist they have now cleaned up their act.

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New CGIs reveal how new McDonald’s drive-thru will look in front of historic castle

15 November 2024
New CGIs reveal how new McDonald’s drive-thru will look in front of historic castle

New images reveal how a controversial McDonald’s drive-thru will look beneath one of Kent’s most famous castles.

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Jack Russell suffers horrific injuries in attack by two ‘big fluffy dogs’

14 November 2024
Jack Russell suffers horrific injuries in attack by two ‘big fluffy dogs’

A rescue Jack Russell has been left needing surgery after he was attacked by two “large fluffy dogs” while out on a walk

Huge cannabis farm found inside village home

14 November 2024
Huge cannabis farm found inside village home

Police have raided a 600-plant cannabis farm growing inside a home in a small village.

Police officer masturbated on duty in uniform and filmed it

13 November 2024
Police officer masturbated on duty in uniform and filmed it

A British Transport Police officer has been dismissed without notice after he filmed himself masturbating while on duty and in his uniform.

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Mystery Kent woman to rake in £10k each month for a year in Lotto win

12 November 2024
Mystery Kent woman to rake in £10k each month for a year in Lotto win

A mystery Kent woman will receive £10,000 every month for a year after a lottery win

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Worker’s leg crushed after vending machine fell at power station

12 November 2024
Worker’s leg crushed after vending machine fell at power station

A man was taken to hospital after being hurt by a vending machine on a stairwell, resulting in a firm being issued with improvement notice.

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Bowling alley with out-of-date food blames hygiene score on staffing changes

12 November 2024
Bowling alley with out-of-date food blames hygiene score on staffing changes

Bowling alley bosses have blamed a damning hygiene report on a change in staff after food a month out of date was discovered by an inspector.

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Duo sped down motorway in robbed Fiat 500

11 November 2024
Duo sped down motorway in robbed Fiat 500

A man and woman have been jailed after robbing their victim’s Fiat 500 and speeding down the motorway.

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UK’s largest Spoons to become even bigger with £750k revamp

11 November 2024
UK’s largest Spoons to become even bigger with £750k revamp

The UK’s biggest Wetherspoon pub is about to get even bigger as bosses announce a £750k expansion.

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‘Come back and do a proper job!’

11 November 2024
‘Come back and do a proper job!’

Shocked residents have told workers to “come back and do a proper job” after leaving a “black scar” on paving outside a gallery.

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One of Kent’s oldest pubs could be turned into holiday lets

09 November 2024
One of Kent’s oldest pubs could be turned into holiday lets

A 17th-century seafront inn could now be transformed into holiday rentals after plans to convert it into flats were ditched.

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