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Sean Delaney

Sean Delaney joined the KM Group in 2019 as a trainee multimedia reporter for the Dartford and Gravesend Messenger series and KentOnline.
In 2021 he became senior reporter and was listed as a finalist for Kent New Journalist of the Year at the Kent Press and Broadcast Awards.

Teen under anaesthetic plays chess against hospital staff during foot op - and wins

27 November 2024
Teen under anaesthetic plays chess against hospital staff during foot op - and wins

A teenage boy played a game of chess with hospital staff during a foot operation as part of a pioneering new initiative to ease anxiety.

Dad spends £20K on new everyday ‘vintage look’ - and travels on a penny-farthing

27 November 2024
Dad spends £20K on new everyday ‘vintage look’ - and travels on a penny-farthing

Meet the vintage-loving dad who has spent a five-figure sum updating his wardrobe after learning to embrace himself and his “true” self.

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Streets undergo chewing gum cleaning blitz

14 November 2024
Streets undergo chewing gum cleaning blitz

The latest stage of a funded project to rid a town centre of a “disgusting habit” has been completed.

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Major UK energy project relocated to Kent

14 November 2024
Major UK energy project relocated to Kent

A planned energy project which would see the UK connected to Belgian wind farms via a subsea cable has been diverted to Kent.

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Dropped cigarette ends lead to £6K in fines

14 November 2024
Dropped cigarette ends lead to £6K in fines

Smokers have been ordered to stump up thousands in fines after being caught dropping cigarette butts at service stations and car parks.

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Top gong for Kent police cadet programme

14 November 2024
Top gong for Kent police cadet programme

Kent’s volunteer police cadet programme has gained royal recognition after being handed a prestigious national award.

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New £1.8m co-working space to open inside shopping centre

09 November 2024
New £1.8m co-working space to open inside shopping centre

A new co-working space carved out of the multi-million pound transformation of a shopping centre is set to welcome its first entrepreneurs.

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Plans for huge urban park with skate park and ‘teen-focused’ social spaces approved

09 November 2024
Plans for huge urban park with skate park and ‘teen-focused’ social spaces approved

Ambitious plans for part of a new 19-hectare urban park will now take shape on Kent’s largest housing estate after being given the green light.

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Work to start on sports and leisure hub after ‘vital’ £13m funding pledged

07 November 2024
Work to start on sports and leisure hub after ‘vital’ £13m funding pledged

Work is set to get underway to deliver a new sports and leisure hub at Kent’s garden city development after funding was secured.

‘I’m sure they are going to love it’: BGT star set to take panto stage

31 October 2024
‘I’m sure they are going to love it’: BGT star set to take panto stage

A fun-loving drama teacher who won the hearts of the nation on Britain’s Got Talent will be hoping to win over a new audience at a Kent panto.

Masses of ‘illegal meat’ seized amid swine fever concerns

31 October 2024
Masses of ‘illegal meat’ seized amid swine fever concerns

Large amounts of illegally imported meat have been seized amid concerns over a potential African swine fever outbreak.

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‘Magical’ Christmas displays return to garden centre

31 October 2024
‘Magical’ Christmas displays return to garden centre

A garden centre boss says the reaction to this year’s decorations and local food suppliers has been “very positive”.

Trespassers prompt power on rails to be cut

06 October 2024
Trespassers prompt power on rails to be cut

Rail services were affected this evening after trespassers on the line of a railway station prompted the power to be switched off.

Delays on Dartford Tunnel approach

06 October 2024
Delays on Dartford Tunnel approach

Motorists are facing queues on the M25 near the Crossing owing to reports of a broken down vehicle.

Strictly’s head judge Shirley Ballas drops into Kent sports centre

04 October 2024
Strictly’s head judge Shirley Ballas drops into Kent sports centre

The BBC show head judge was spotted as competitors from across the world converged on the county for four days of dancing contests.

Former BT depot earmarked for ‘much needed’ housing

20 September 2024
Former BT depot earmarked for ‘much needed’ housing

A former vehicle store and compound could soon be given a new lease of life as part of plans to deliver “much needed” housing.

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World's last seagoing paddle steamer to return to Kent for ‘special cruises’

18 September 2024
World's last seagoing paddle steamer to return to Kent for ‘special cruises’

People will get the opportunity to step aboard an historic ship when it docks into a Kent town later this month as part of a series of sailings.

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Major milestone for £32m new school building

17 September 2024
Major milestone for £32m new school building

The rebuilding of a crumbling secondary school, which began last year after a campaign to raise funds, has now reached its highest point.

Crews spent hours tackling blaze which ‘blew smoke across motorway’

13 September 2024
Crews spent hours tackling blaze which ‘blew smoke across motorway’

Crews spent more than four hours tackling a straw fire in a field after the blaze caused problems for motorists travelling along the M2.

Search continues for teenager missing for more than a week

02 September 2024
Search continues for teenager missing for more than a week

Renewed appeals are being made to trace a 17-year-old boy who was last seen near a town.

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