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Liane Castle joined the KM Group as a trainee reporter at the Kent Messenger in February 2020.
More than £27 million has been put forward to fund ‘London-style’ bus services across Kent and Medway.
A new £34 million “zero-emission” bus route has been branded a “joke” - as it will launch with diesel-powered vehicles instead of electric ones.
A town’s fourth Costa Coffee shop has opened with a drive-thru after eight months of construction.
We were taken on an exclusive tour around a highly-anticipated new block of “homeless pods” as the first tenants prepare to move in.
A seaside spot has been named the cheapest place to buy a property in the whole of the south east.
Contractors are set to remove more than 35,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste from a beauty spot – a job that could cost £15 million.
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.
