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Nicola Jordan

Nicola Jordan joined the KM Group as a senior reporter in 2012. She was previously news editor of the Medway News.

Coffee chain opens first Kent branch at railway station

21 February 2025
Coffee chain opens first Kent branch at railway station

Thousands of commuters will once again be able to grab a cuppa on their way to work as a new coffee shop opens.

‘Knowing we’re doing something good helps me grieve mum’

19 February 2025
‘Knowing we’re doing something good helps me grieve mum’

The family of a woman who went missing and was found in a river have paid tribute to her and shared their plans to honour her.

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‘Social media helped reunite me with my stolen childhood bike’

18 February 2025
‘Social media helped reunite me with my stolen childhood bike’

A dad has been reunited with a priceless family heirloom stolen from a lock-up garage thanks in large part to the power of social media.

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Evacuations and measles outbreak revealed in school’s 120 year history

15 February 2025
Evacuations and measles outbreak revealed in school’s 120 year history

A head teacher has discovered a suitcase filled with photos and documents from the school’s rich history.

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Fresh flats bid for iconic high street pub just months after blaze

13 February 2025
Fresh flats bid for iconic high street pub just months after blaze

New plans to convert a historic pub into flats have been submitted just months after a blaze destroyed the inside of the building.

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The £20m plan to turn iconic college building into riverview apartments

13 February 2025
The £20m plan to turn iconic college building into riverview apartments

A former college where some of the biggest names in art and fashion trained is to be converted into apartments.

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Boss of homeless charity he founded takes a back seat

08 February 2025
Boss of homeless charity he founded takes a back seat

The head of a charity supporting homeless people has taken a back seat and one of its shops is to switch to a click-and-collect business.

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Hero soldier to have full military funeral at village church

07 February 2025
Hero soldier to have full military funeral at village church

A decorated soldier who went on to run a cab company and was a golf club captain is to be honoured with a full military funeral at a village church.

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The 16-year mystery of what happened to missing Richard

05 February 2025
The 16-year mystery of what happened to missing Richard

In 2009, a 19-year-old left his home in the early hours of the morning and was never seen by his friends or family again.

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Appeal against order to clear industrial-scale scrapyard rejected

30 January 2025
Appeal against order to clear industrial-scale scrapyard rejected

A planning inspector has turned down an appeal by landowners who have been ordered to clear an industrial-scale rubbish tip in the countryside.

Bikers rip up meadow at award-winning country park

30 January 2025
Bikers rip up meadow at award-winning country park

Off-road bikers have carved up a meadow at an award-winning country park used by ramblers, dog walkers and children.

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Makeover for shopping centre ahead of Home Bargains’ arrival

30 January 2025
Makeover for shopping centre ahead of Home Bargains’ arrival

A shopping centre is to receive a facelift ahead of a discount store’s long-awaited move.

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Stray cat’s ears amputated after sun-induced cancer scare

29 January 2025
Stray cat’s ears amputated after sun-induced cancer scare

An appeal has been made for someone to give a home to a stray cat who had both ears amputated after concerns he had sun-induced cancer.

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‘We were woken up by firefighters telling us our garden was alight’

26 January 2025
‘We were woken up by firefighters telling us our garden was alight’

A family slept in their home unaware that just feet away a fire was raging through their back garden.

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Two school trusts eye merger

25 January 2025
Two school trusts eye merger

Plans are underway to merge two education academies to create a super provider covering the county.

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Café chain closes branch but pledges to open another venture

16 January 2025
Café chain closes branch but pledges to open another venture

A town centre café, which was forced to close because of flood damage, will not reopen - but bosses behind it say a new venture is on its way.

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Safety fears raised as healthcare firm battles to restore IT systems

16 January 2025
Safety fears raised as healthcare firm battles to restore IT systems

A healthcare firm which deals with 10,000 patients a month is still trying to get back on its feet six weeks after it had to shut down its IT system.

‘Midwife told me I had a urine infection - just hours later I gave birth’

12 January 2025
‘Midwife told me I had a urine infection - just hours later I gave birth’

A mum who rushed to hospital convinced she was in labour was wrongly discharged, only to give birth nine weeks early to a baby boy at home.

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Dad pleads for return of ‘70s must-have’ stolen bike heirloom

10 January 2025
Dad pleads for return of ‘70s must-have’ stolen bike heirloom

A dad who spent 20 years restoring the iconic Ghostbusters’ car is pleading for the return of a much-loved family heirloom bike stolen from a lock-up.

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Long-running fitness club snapped up by Mike Ashley-backed Frasers

10 January 2025
Long-running fitness club snapped up by Mike Ashley-backed Frasers

A major health club, put on the market with a £3million price tag last year, has been bought by a company with links to the millionaire businessman.

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