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Sam Lennon

KM Reporter since 1997, for Dover since 2016.

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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'My movie's on Amazon Prime - but plastering still pays the bills'

28 March 2025
'My movie's on Amazon Prime - but plastering still pays the bills'

A tradesman swapped his trowel for a tripod to make a new movie now being streamed on Amazon Prime.

Man climbs out of window as police seize 1,500 boxes of illegal cigarettes

26 March 2025
Man climbs out of window as police seize 1,500 boxes of illegal cigarettes

A man tried to escape from a first-floor window as police swooped on a property.

'They are damaging town prosperity and destroying community cohesion'

25 March 2025
'They are damaging town prosperity and destroying community cohesion'

Two new houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) have been approved - despite fears the growing number of such properties “destroys community cohesion”.

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Two taken to hospital after motorbike crash

24 March 2025
Two taken to hospital after motorbike crash

An air ambulance was called out and two casualties were taken to hospital after a crash on a major road.

‘We’re not going to become a pub – it’ll be more like wine with your olives’

24 March 2025
‘We’re not going to become a pub – it’ll be more like wine with your olives’

A town centre café is hoping customers will soon be able to enjoy a glass of wine as well as tea and coffee as it seeks to stand out from the crowd.

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Search for missing teenage girls

23 March 2025
Search for missing teenage girls

The public is being ask to help find two girls who have disappeared and may have travelled to Kent.

'It looks more like a toilet block'

23 March 2025
'It looks more like a toilet block'

A new sailing club pavilion has been approved despite being compared to looking like a nearby public toilet block.

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‘There are already too many empty shops in town - these new ones won’t be filled’

23 March 2025
‘There are already too many empty shops in town - these new ones won’t be filled’

Plans to create four new shops in a town centre have been approved – despite fears they will never be filled.

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Trespasser on line causes rail chaos

22 March 2025
Trespasser on line causes rail chaos

A town lost its train service after someone wandered onto the line.

‘Brain surgery was hardest thing I’ve been through’

22 March 2025
‘Brain surgery was hardest thing I’ve been through’

A Kent TV star has emotionally told Red Nose Day audiences of the anguish of having to undergo brain surgery.

‘We’ve queued for six hours to see Gladiators, but we’ll stick with it’

22 March 2025
‘We’ve queued for six hours to see Gladiators, but we’ll stick with it’

Thousands of people have formed a gigantic queue at a Kent shopping centre to meet their TV heroes.

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