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Cara Simmonds joined the KM Group in 2022 as a reporter for the Kent Messenger.
A foster carer who has looked after asylum-seeker children has spoken out about the “worrying” increase in hostility towards them.
Temporary traffic lights have been set up on a busy main road and are expected to last more than three weeks.
A prolific shoplifter has been jailed and is prevented from entering a store with a bag that is not clear, on her release from prison.
A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman just hours after being released from prison should not have been let out.
The construction of a new health facility that aims to speed up the process of patients being diagnosed is “progressing well”, despite delays.
A renovated £20k family entertainment centre has launched in a former troubled snooker club and bar.
An inseparable couple celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary says the secret is to “never go to bed on an argument”.
The principal of a special needs school that’s been given its third “outstanding” rating in a row says it’s a “fantastic outcome”.
Tributes have been paid to a former mayor and long-serving Labour councillor who has been described as a “real gentleman” and a “one-off”.
Developers wanting to build 45 homes in a village have been told they would need to pay more than £40k for a new GP surgery.
The county could lose another well-known American-style restaurant after TGI Fridays enters administration.
More than £17,000 will be spent on installing second-hand Christmas lights for the first time in a bid to boost an area’s economy.
Council-owned land which was previously set aside for an affordable housing scheme is set to go under the hammer.
Plans for a multi-million-pound college extension have been approved by the council.
A 51-year-old man has been sent back to prison after attempting to damage the window of police station not long after his cake stealing exploits.
An opening date has been confirmed for a much-awaited discount chain store, once home to a supermarket chain.
Measures are being introduced to combat antisocial behaviour in a town’s high street.
The government is set to go ahead with cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners across the country.
A mum who started a ”cake floristry” business after finding her talent while baking for her kids’ birthdays has smashed a national contest.
A 17-year-old who had gone missing has been found safe and well.
