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Sam Lennon

KM Reporter since 1997, for Dover since 2016.

Head warns of ‘serious risk’ to pupils as cars mount kerb

15 February 2025
Head warns of ‘serious risk’ to pupils as cars mount kerb

A head teacher has warned of the “serious risk” to pupils at a busy three-way junction due to “high volumes of cars” mounting a kerb.

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The Apprentice candidate reveals what Lord Sugar is really like

14 February 2025
The Apprentice candidate reveals what Lord Sugar is really like

A Kent schoolboy and candidate on the latest series of The Apprentice discusses competing on the popular show and his respect for Lord Sugar.

Fire crews rush to house blaze

13 February 2025
Fire crews rush to house blaze

The fire brigade was called out to a blaze at a home, with crews spending two hours putting out the flames.

Museum’s battle to save war hero medals

12 February 2025
Museum’s battle to save war hero medals

A museum hopes to raise £58k in less than three weeks on behalf of "the nation" - to stop a collection of war medals from going to private buyers.

High street gas works will trigger week-long diversions

12 February 2025
High street gas works will trigger week-long diversions

Part of a high street is due to shut for a week for gasworks and diversion routes have been planned.

7 years on - has huge retail park killed the high street?

12 February 2025
7 years on - has huge retail park killed the high street?

Has a £53 million shopping centre sucked the life out of a town’s traditional high street as was feared seven years ago? We went to find out.

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Fears someone could be killed as abandoned building’s roof caves in

10 February 2025
Fears someone could be killed as abandoned building’s roof caves in

There are fears someone could be killed after the roof of a long-abandoned building partially caved in.

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‘Our street already smells - this will make it a lot worse’

06 February 2025
‘Our street already smells - this will make it a lot worse’

Neighbours who say their street already smells are worried it will only get worse if plans for more homes nearby are approved.

'The wife's pleased we're closing the shop - I've got mixed feelings'

02 February 2025
'The wife's pleased we're closing the shop - I've got mixed feelings'

A married couple have taken the difficult decision to close their much-loved high street business, which they have run for the past 14 years.

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Illegal tobacco worth £2,000 seized from two shops

31 January 2025
Illegal tobacco worth £2,000 seized from two shops

Police swooped on premises illegally selling tobacco and as a bonus came across a man wanted for recall to prison.

‘Amazing’ former publican who was ‘great company’ dies

30 January 2025
‘Amazing’ former publican who was ‘great company’ dies

A newspaper columnist, author, photographer and ex-landlord at two pubs has died at the age of 86.

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Third CCTV image released after £500 stolen from 90-year-old

29 January 2025
Third CCTV image released after £500 stolen from 90-year-old

Police have issued an image of a third person they wish to speak to after £500 was taken from a partially-sighted widow.

‘Elon Musk needs to go away and leave our Channel alone!’

28 January 2025
‘Elon Musk needs to go away and leave our Channel alone!’

People in Kent have told Elon Musk to keep his “hands off our English Channel” after he said it should be rechristened.

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New EU border checks for ferries and tunnel ‘delayed until November’

28 January 2025
New EU border checks for ferries and tunnel ‘delayed until November’

Exclusive: New EU border checks are not expected to be introduced at the Channel ports until November, a year after the previous deadline.

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Kent enterpreneur, 23, to star in The Apprentice

27 January 2025
Kent enterpreneur, 23, to star in The Apprentice

A man who started a tutoring business at university will battle it out to win Lord Alan Sugar’s favour in the new season of The Apprentice.

Mum’s heartache as mystery still surrounds death of son, 26

26 January 2025
Mum’s heartache as mystery still surrounds death of son, 26

A heartbroken mother admits she may never know why her “wonderful and kind” son fell into the path of a car and died.

Clifftop Victorian pub could become care home and microbar

25 January 2025
Clifftop Victorian pub could become care home and microbar

A clifftop pub from the Victorian era could be turned into a care home and microbar under new plans.

Barren site will be revived for new affordable homes

24 January 2025
Barren site will be revived for new affordable homes

A former brickworks site, bare and derelict for decades, will be revived with 77 homes and business space after the site was finally sold.

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Two students and man killed in ‘tragedy that should not have happened’

22 January 2025
Two students and man killed in ‘tragedy that should not have happened’

A coroner has recorded conclusions of unlawful killings at the inquests of three men in a “tragedy that should not have occurred”.

Bags of cash seized from Ford Focus in organised crime crackdown

21 January 2025
Bags of cash seized from Ford Focus in organised crime crackdown

Cash, cigarettes and a baseball bat have been seized by police during work to tackle organised crime.

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