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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.

Former tool shop goes on market for £1m

11 July 2024
Former tool shop goes on market for £1m

A plot of land just off a busy one-way system has been put on the market to buy for £1 million.

Man’s epic challenge to cycle to other side of the world

10 July 2024
Man’s epic challenge to cycle to other side of the world

A 24-year-old former IT worker has embarked on a year-long challenge to cycle from the county to the land Down Under.

Kent councillor charged with historic child sex offences

10 July 2024
Kent councillor charged with historic child sex offences

A 73-year-old councillor will appear in court charged with multiple historic sex offences involving children under the age of 16.

Council reshuffles cabinet after Labour’s election success

09 July 2024
Council reshuffles cabinet after Labour’s election success

A council has made changes to its cabinet after seeing three of its members take up new postings at Westminster.

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Mum talks about nightmare of two-year-old’s intensive care battle

09 July 2024
Mum talks about nightmare of two-year-old’s intensive care battle

The mother of a young girl who has been fighting a heart condition in hospital for weeks has spoken about her daughter’s life-threatening ordeal.

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Fly-tippers could find their faces on a ‘wall of shame’

08 July 2024
Fly-tippers could find their faces on a ‘wall of shame’

A council has vowed to plaster the faces of fly-tippers and anti-social motorists online in an attempt to clampdown on environmental crime.

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Tories retain ‘true blue’ Sevenoaks

04 July 2024
Tories retain ‘true blue’ Sevenoaks

The Conservatives have held onto Sevenoaks in what has otherwise been a disappointing night for the Tories.

Nigel Farage arrives in Kent on campaign trail

24 June 2024
Nigel Farage arrives in Kent on campaign trail

Around 300 people came out in the heat to listen to Reform UK’s new leader Nigel Farage as he visited Kent.

Mum found with shotgun avoids jail after ‘exceptional’ eight-year delay

24 June 2024
Mum found with shotgun avoids jail after ‘exceptional’ eight-year delay

A 47-year-old found with a sawn-off shotgun at her home has been spared a prison term after it took more than eight years to sentence her.

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Crews called to fire at derelict building

23 June 2024
Crews called to fire at derelict building

Emergency services were called out to a fire after flames from a bonfire spread to an empty building.

Everything you need to know about town's first Pride celebration

22 June 2024
Everything you need to know about town's first Pride celebration

As one Kent town hosts its first ever Pride celebration, here’s a rundown of when, where, and how you can be a part of it.

Former Creams dessert restaurant could become housing

20 June 2024
Former Creams dessert restaurant could become housing

An empty dessert restaurant in the heart of a town centre could be turned into a HMO property.

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Second man dies after fatal A2 crash

17 June 2024
Second man dies after fatal A2 crash

Police are appealing for information after a second man, in his 20s, has died after a crash between a lorry and van.

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Garden city ‘health hub’ plans welcomed despite fears ‘rooms will overheat’

14 June 2024
Garden city ‘health hub’ plans welcomed despite fears ‘rooms will overheat’

Long-awaited plans for a health centre and education hub ‘promised’ at Britain’s newest garden city have been submitted.

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Child rapist handed 22 year sentence

12 June 2024
Child rapist handed 22 year sentence

A 40-year-old paedophile has been locked up after subjecting a young victim to six years of torment.

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Family-run golf club celebrates half a century

11 June 2024
Family-run golf club celebrates half a century

A family-run golf club which has been passed down generations is celebrating 50 years since it first opened.

The Sevenoaks constituency and the candidates standing

11 June 2024
The Sevenoaks constituency and the candidates standing

We profile Sevenoaks constituency and the candidates vying for your votes on July 4.

Cannabis farm discovered near schools

10 June 2024
Cannabis farm discovered near schools

Around 50 cannabis plants were discovered after reports of “drug-related activity” on a residential street next to two schools.

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Former restaurant boss jailed for sexually assaulting teen

06 June 2024
Former restaurant boss jailed for sexually assaulting teen

A 49-year-old man has been locked up after being found guilty of two sexual assaults on a young girl.

Family of woman killed as she walked home ‘tortured’ by death

03 June 2024
Family of woman killed as she walked home ‘tortured’ by death

The family of a woman sexually assaulted and killed as she returned home from a night out have opened up on their torment at her inquest.

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