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Liane Castle joined the KM Group as a trainee reporter at the Kent Messenger in February 2020.
Permission is being sought for more HGVs to access a controversial treatment works – which produces a “rotten eggs-like odour” – on bank holidays.
A driver who woke up after a “terrifying” crash with no memory of the accident is appealing for witnesses.
Diamond by name for six decades, a husband and wife are now officially a diamond couple after celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
A “swanky” new smokehouse, bar and music venue has opened in a former diner after six months of renovations.
The mum of a boy who died after inhaling deodorant believes he had been taking part in a deadly online trend called “chroming”, an inquest has heard.
A woman has been taken to hospital following a crash between a car and a pedestrian.
Residents have welcomed plans to replace an empty shop with four retail units - but have raised concerns over the 11 homes that could come with it.
A new train-themed play park is set to be built in a town centre as part of £150,000 investment plans.
Work on a long-awaited Aldi supermarket is set to finally begin after a “frustrating” planning dispute was finally resolved.
A former pub-turned-restaurant occupying a prime spot on an A-road could be converted into a vets under new plans.
A heartbroken mother has decorated her son’s grave with pumpkins, flowers and spiderwebs in tribute to her Halloween-loving teenager.
A 10-year-old boy left “abandoned” by an NHS trust after being hit by a bus is set to finally receive the therapy he needs, his mother says.
Drivers are being warned after scammers placed fake QR codes on pay-and-display machines.
Twelve homes will be built on an “eyesore” patch of land where five blocks of flats once stood if new plans are approved.
A driver was lucky to escape serious injury after his Range Rover left the road and ploughed into a river.
Officers searched a railway station following reports a man was carrying a bladed weapon.
An overturned lorry on a slip-road closed part of a motorway for several hours, causing delays.
A father-of-three wrongly imprisoned for nine months says the government’s offer of £600,000 compensation is not a "fair amount".
New images reveal latest project designed to revamp town, where almost half a billion pounds is being invested in a bid to increase its appeal.
A village’s only pub has been saved from closure after plans to build six homes on its car park were refused.
