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Chris Hunter joined the KM Group in 2004 as an editorial assistant. He became a trainee reporter at the Kent Messenger the following year and qualified as a senior reporter in 2007.
From visiting thieves’ parents to displaying their pictures in the street, shopkeepers are employing brave tactics in the battle against shoplifting.
A band with a dedicated following will mark 50 years of playing regular gigs at the same pub tonight.
If you’re bored of the usual Halloween ghost stories, we’ve unearthed a few truly strange, dark and spirit-free tales from around the county.
The famous karting track has welcomed both racing royalty and actual royalty over the years, and celebrates its 60th anniversary this week.
Judging is under way after more than 100 companies entered the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2023.
Kent’s historic homes and garden are great for a relaxing afternoon, but they’ve also hosted their fare share of drama in these TV and film classics.
As rugby’s Alex Mitchell faces one of the biggest games of his life this weekend, we look back on other Kent sports stars to have risen to the top.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for government help for low income drivers, following plans to introduce a toll at the Blackwall tunnel.
New powers to fine anti-social motorcyclists in public parks are set to be approved by councillors.
A mother and daughter are aiming to run the London Marathon, after being hit by a van and seriously injured.
Drivers were warned to approach with caution, after a power cut knocked the traffic lights out on a town centre bridge system.
The Environment Agency has ordered that illegal waste be cleared from a scrapyard in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
Twenty years ago and fresh out of jail, Pete Doherty reunited with his band and played the "gig of the decade" putting part of Kent on the music map.
KFC says it is investigating after a customer said he found a ‘fried screw’ lurking in his chips.
The Bridge Estate in Dartford was meant to be a landmark regeneration scheme and flourishing sustainable community, so how did things unfold?
Police say a driver will have to complete a speed awareness course, after a crash involving several Gillingham football players.
The head of a Kent clinic has warned of a rising number of patients suffering severe medical issues after procedures by cowboy surgeons in Turkey.
With a £10 million renewable power plant and a robotic pest control system, this farm is leading the way in an agricultural revolution.
It’s mean and built like a brick outhouse, but how worried should residents be about the arrival of a venomous tube web spider on their estate?
A secondary school has put forward plans to create a four-classroom unit to help meet increasing demand for special educational needs places.
