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Katie Heslop joined the Kent Messenger as a reporter in December 2019, gaining her senior reporter qualifications soon after. Before that, she worked as a trainee reporter at the Dunmow Broadcast and Saffron Walden Reporter.
The CEO of the Port of Dover has unveiled ambitious plans for the future, and told the new government how it can help.
A large mural of inflatable jackets has been painted onto a sea wall, to raise awareness of the lives lost in the Channel.
A car appears to have come off the motorway, with traffic forming as the accident is dealt with.
Five people have now been arrested after a man and a woman were assaulted at a bar.
Police have released an image after a man reportedly made inappropriate comments to teenage boys in a public toilet.
Firefighters have responded to a blaze at a derelict town centre building.
A beaver has been filmed swimming in a river by a pub-goer after she finished her meal.
The Full Monty, playing at The Marlowe, will leave you whooping with joy and rooting for the ex-steel workers who form a stripping group.
The Princess of Wales has announced she is in the early stages of treatment for cancer.
Five people have been arrested after someone was attacked with a hammer, resulting in the British Transport Police being called.
Six men have been arrested in raids on a suspected smuggling gang.
Firefighters were required after a chimney blaze spread to the surrounding hearth at a high street pub.
A man has been winched to safety after a huge emergency service operation was launched following concerns for someone in difficulty in the sea.
High-speed services and Eurostar trains are running again, but passengers have been warned of knock-on delays, following flooding yesterday.
The parents of a seven-year-old boy killed in a hit-and-run are pleading for him to buried at a graveyard which was one of his “favourite” places.
Dozens of people gathered in the rain holding electric candles during a vigil at Canterbury Cathedral, amid the horror of conflict in the Middle East
The Environment Agency has warned flooding is likely across a swathe of the Kent coast, as heavy rain pelts the county.
Divers had to battle through unclear waters and tidal movements to locate 137 kilos of cocaine stowed deep within a container ship.
The family of an elderly man who went missing on Tuesday morning have been informed after a body was found during the search.
People were queueing out of the door to grab a taste of the unlimited meat feast on offer at this Kent restaurant.
