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Brad Harper joined the KM Group in 2019, working as the Whitstable reporter. He also covers the Canterbury district, Faversham and Thanet.
A man was taken to hospital with broken bones and facial injuries after he was reportedly attacked leaving a pub.
Taco Bell is set to open its first restaurant in a Kent district creating 20 jobs inside a former Debenhams store.
A mum says her “heart was ripped out” after her biker son suffered injuries in a crash so severe he was not expected to survive.
A train crashed into a broken-down car on a level crossing triggering delays and a large emergency response.
A new image of a young man with a “toothy grin” found dead on this day has been released 28 years later by investigators trying to identify him.
A “nuisance” man has been banned from a high street for three years for his repeated drunken behaviour.
A police sergeant who admitted masturbating near a play park while naked has been sacked for gross misconduct.
A KFC in Kent has been rated one of the most unhygienic in the country after an inspector blasted its “poor” level of cleaning.
An air ambulance landed near a popular beach after a man suffered a “serious” fall and was later taken to hospital.
2,500 people have been left without electricity due to an unexpected power cut.
Emergency services were called to the railway after a person was hit by a train.
A senior city councillor fears “dreadful” plans to convert a high street cafe into a house in multiple occupancy will “drag” the area down.
The mum of a teenager who died in a tragic accident says her daughter’s memorial bench has been damaged for a third time by “hurtful” yobs.
The grieving mum of a teenager killed in a crash argues a council’s plan to “continue to monitor” the stretch of road is insufficient.
A coastguard helicopter was spotted searching for a kayaker near a popular beach.
Emergency services launched a major operation at a beach after a woman got into trouble in the sea.
A driver police discovered asleep behind the wheel was arrested after failing a roadside drugs test.
The death of a child in the care of a foster agency sparked a visit from Ofsted.
The devastated family of a nan who died after she was hit by a taxi say she was “loved by every person who ever met her”.
Overnight closures will continue at the Dartford Crossing this week as part of repair work.
