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Sam Lennon

KM Reporter since 1997, for Dover since 2016.

‘Fracas’ caught on camera as developer and residents clash after meeting

23 April 2025
‘Fracas’ caught on camera as developer and residents clash after meeting

A row between a developer and residents was caught on camera after proposals for six flats on a “tiny parcel” of land were approved.

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Residents put up in hotel as ‘some lose everything’ in devastating flats fire

22 April 2025
Residents put up in hotel as ‘some lose everything’ in devastating flats fire

Dozens of residents are being put up in a hotel following a devastating fire at a block of flats - as council bosses say some have “lost everything”.

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Multi-million selling singer makes surprise appearance at pier

21 April 2025
Multi-million selling singer makes surprise appearance at pier

The lead singer of one of the UK’s best-loved bands delighted fans this weekend when he posed for photos on a trip to the seaside.

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‘A friend I will miss deeply’

21 April 2025
‘A friend I will miss deeply’

Leading religious figures in Kent have joined global expressions of sorrow after the death of the Pope this morning.

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Homes could go days without gas

21 April 2025
Homes could go days without gas

Homes could be without gas for several more days after a car accidentally struck a main yesterday.

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Is this Kent Spoons really ‘the best in England’?

21 April 2025
Is this Kent Spoons really ‘the best in England’?

We visited a Wetherspoon pub in Kent recently ranked among the country’s best to see if it deserves to be so highly rated.

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42 homes evacuated as crews battle fire for 10 hours

20 April 2025
42 homes evacuated as crews battle fire for 10 hours

Dozens of residents have been evacuated from their homes overnight after a fire at a block of flats.

‘We can’t cope with more traffic!’: Backlash to huge expansion bid for Kent business park

19 April 2025
‘We can’t cope with more traffic!’: Backlash to huge expansion bid for Kent business park

Fed-up residents who claim their houses shake as lorries drive by are objecting to plans to expand the size of a nearby industrial estate by 75%.

New date set for border checks bringing big changes to catching ferries

15 April 2025
New date set for border checks bringing big changes to catching ferries

Long-awaited digital border checks for cross-Channel passengers are expected to be introduced this autumn.

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Huge cruise ships to arrive in Kent amid £6m investment

15 April 2025
Huge cruise ships to arrive in Kent amid £6m investment

Some of the largest cruise ships in the world can now stop in Kent following the completion of a £6 million upgrade project.

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Are smaller units the future for high street?

15 April 2025
Are smaller units the future for high street?

Shoppers are split over plans to break up an empty high street shop - but bosses claim the units will be easier to fill.

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100-year-old sewers given £18m upgrade as mining experts called in

10 April 2025
100-year-old sewers given £18m upgrade as mining experts called in

An £18m upgrade of historic sewers aimed at reducing the risk of flooding has been completed.

Fears new water quality laws ‘won’t change anything’ for Kent town

09 April 2025
Fears new water quality laws ‘won’t change anything’ for Kent town

Pressure is being ramped up on water companies to reveal their plan to improve bathing quality as a government minister visited the Kent coast.

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‘Get out!’ Protester told to leave meeting as plans for mini-estate rejected

09 April 2025
‘Get out!’ Protester told to leave meeting as plans for mini-estate rejected

A protester was ordered out of a meeting as emotions ran high over fears about potential deaths at a junction serving a new housing development.

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The family park where police ‘fight daily battles with 30 street drinkers’

07 April 2025
The family park where police ‘fight daily battles with 30 street drinkers’

A family park where a mass brawl erupted has become a sustained trouble hotspot where police fight daily battles with 30 street drinkers.

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Six arrested during operation to stop stolen vehicles being smuggled out of UK

04 April 2025
Six arrested during operation to stop stolen vehicles being smuggled out of UK

Six people were arrested at the border as part of an operation to stop stolen goods being smuggled out of the country.

Bosses take ‘heartbreaking decision’ to close bar

04 April 2025
Bosses take ‘heartbreaking decision’ to close bar

A popular bar has announced it is closing after plans were approved to demolish the building.

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Historic building could be turned into 17 flats

01 April 2025
Historic building could be turned into 17 flats

A distinctive seafront building could be transformed into 17 new homes as part of the ongoing regeneration of a waterfront.

The parts of Kent lost to London - and what people there think

01 April 2025
The parts of Kent lost to London - and what people there think

Sixty years ago today, a chunk of Kent was officially lost to London. But do people there consider themselves part of the capital or the county?

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‘Our village can’t cope with this!’ 630 people object to 70 new homes

31 March 2025
‘Our village can’t cope with this!’ 630 people object to 70 new homes

Opposition to a housing estate on the edge of a village has quadrupled in less than a month - as furious residents say the scheme is “too big”.

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