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Sean McPolin

Sean McPolin joined the Kent Media Group as a reporter for the Dartford, Gravesend and Medway Messenger in 2018. In 2020 he began working on the Sheerness Times Guardian and Sittingbourne News.

Notorious burglar caught hiding in bushes after stealing £30 from vulnerable pensioner’s home

20 December 2024
Notorious burglar caught hiding in bushes after stealing £30 from vulnerable pensioner’s home

A 40-year-old thief who distracted an elderly woman before stealing £30 from her purse has been sent to prison.

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John Lewis worker awarded £6K after ‘unfair’ dismissal following trip abroad

18 December 2024
John Lewis worker awarded £6K after ‘unfair’ dismissal following trip abroad

A store worker dismissed for missing work after a trip to Pakistan to see family during the pandemic has been awarded a large pay-out.

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‘Our baby wasn’t expected to live – now she’s about to have second Christmas’

17 December 2024
‘Our baby wasn’t expected to live – now she’s about to have second Christmas’

A young girl whose parents were told they should terminate her birth after she was found to have a rare brain defect is defying the odds.

CCTV released after woman’s purse stolen from Card Factory

17 December 2024
CCTV released after woman’s purse stolen from Card Factory

Police are looking for a woman after a purse was taken from a birthday card shop.

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Man, 25, arrested after several hairdressers targeted by suspected phone thief

17 December 2024
Man, 25, arrested after several hairdressers targeted by suspected phone thief

A young man has been arrested after multiple reports salons around the county that staff had their phones swiped.

Man jailed for sexually assaulting homeless woman

17 December 2024
Man jailed for sexually assaulting homeless woman

A 38-year-old sex offender has been locked up for targeting a vulnerable homeless woman as she slept in a shop doorway.

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Former 18th century watermill for sale at £390k

15 December 2024
Former 18th century watermill for sale at £390k

A Grade II listed watermill which has been converted into a home and now an office has been put on the market.

Several hairdressers targeted by suspected thief who pretended to make appointment

12 December 2024
Several hairdressers targeted by suspected thief who pretended to make appointment

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to after multiple hairdressers in two towns were targeted.

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Trains stopped after lorry hits railway bridge

12 December 2024
Trains stopped after lorry hits railway bridge

Commuters are facing delays after a lorry collided with a railway bridge.

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Motorway partially closed after lorry fire

12 December 2024
Motorway partially closed after lorry fire

Part of a busy motorway has been shut and motorists sent on a diversion due to a large vehicle fire.

Depraved brothers jailed for 25 years for raping child

11 December 2024
Depraved brothers jailed for 25 years for raping child

Two men aged 68 and 57 have been locked up for raping a vulnerable child.

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Man in court after police officers threatened with axe

11 December 2024
Man in court after police officers threatened with axe

A 44-year-old man is due in court accused of brandishing an axe and assaulting a police officer after reports a car window was being smashed.

Boy, 16, taken to hospital after stabbing

11 December 2024
Boy, 16, taken to hospital after stabbing

Police are investigating after a young boy was stabbed near a town centre.

‘Fumes, chemicals and gridlock’: Flood of objections to car wash next to school

11 December 2024
‘Fumes, chemicals and gridlock’: Flood of objections to car wash next to school

Plans to set up a car cleaning business in a town centre have been withdrawn after fears children would be put at risk from traffic and pollution.

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Air ambulance called after man hit by minibus

10 December 2024
Air ambulance called after man hit by minibus

A pedestrian was rushed to a major trauma centre after he was hit by a minibus in a town centre.

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Paedophile left dead in cell for 12 hours, report reveals

10 December 2024
Paedophile left dead in cell for 12 hours, report reveals

A sex offender who was jailed 30 years after his crimes was left dead in his prison cell for hours, it’s been revealed.

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Car flips onto roof after roundabout crash outside Sainsbury’s

09 December 2024
Car flips onto roof after roundabout crash outside Sainsbury’s

Emergency services are at the scene of a roundabout crash which saw a vehicle flip onto its roof.

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Vets scammed after ‘customer gives himself £6k refund’

06 December 2024
Vets scammed after ‘customer gives himself £6k refund’

An independent vets which employs just three people could miss out on their Christmas bonuses this year due to a card machine scam.

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Kent grammar picks up ‘school of the year’ award

06 December 2024
Kent grammar picks up ‘school of the year’ award

A school with more than 1,500 pupils has picked up a prestigious title after being named in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide again.

Castle cancels Christmas lights due to Storm Darragh

05 December 2024
Castle cancels Christmas lights due to Storm Darragh

Customers have been left disappointed after an annual Christmas lights trail was cancelled due to poor weather.

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