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Chantal Weller

Chantal Weller joined the KM Group in May 2022 as a trainee reporter for the Kent Messenger.

Hand-reared lion cubs move from mansion to public enclosure

07 December 2023
Hand-reared lion cubs move from mansion to public enclosure

Two adorable lion cubs hand-reared by Kent animal park owner Damian Aspinall have moved to a public enclosure for the first time.

Chain returns to Designer Outlet after 10 years away

07 December 2023
Chain returns to Designer Outlet after 10 years away

A jewellery brand is opening in time for Christmas at a popular shopping centre, having left 10 years ago.

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Pool reopens as swimmers warned ‘water might be colder than usual’

07 December 2023
Pool reopens as swimmers warned ‘water might be colder than usual’

A public swimming pool forced to shut due to heating problems has reopened today but water may be colder than usual.

Avocado and eggs on toast cost £11 – but this is my new favourite cafe

07 December 2023
Avocado and eggs on toast cost £11 – but this is my new favourite cafe

Our reporter is blown away by the aesthetic of this cafe – but did the food measure up to the decoration?

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Town’s ‘underwhelming’ Christmas tree finally replaced

06 December 2023
Town’s ‘underwhelming’ Christmas tree finally replaced

A new, 17ft Christmas tree has been erected at a town’s pier – after the wrong one was delivered in the first place.

Smash between motorcycle and car prompts traffic delays

06 December 2023
Smash between motorcycle and car prompts traffic delays

A smash between a car and a motorcyclist has prompted delays.

Deadly bluetongue cases rise as control zone expands

06 December 2023
Deadly bluetongue cases rise as control zone expands

Farmers could face fines or jail for moving livestock as cases of the potentially fatal bluetongue virus rise.

‘We can’t heat the pools and don’t know when it will be fixed’

05 December 2023
‘We can’t heat the pools and don’t know when it will be fixed’

Leisure centre bosses say they are unable to confirm when technical issues forcing the closure of a town’s swimming pools will be fixed.

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Swimming pool shut ‘until further notice’

04 December 2023
Swimming pool shut ‘until further notice’

A leisure centre has announced its swimming pool will be shut until further notice.

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Release date and trailer for new TV drama shot in Kent revealed

04 December 2023
Release date and trailer for new TV drama shot in Kent revealed

The trailer and release date of a new drama series which saw a street turned into a “crime scene” and several scenes shot in Kent have been revealed.

Parents in tears after finding scam using picture of their dead son

04 December 2023
Parents in tears after finding scam using picture of their dead son

The grieving parents of a baby who died say they are “livid” after finding out a suspected online scam is using an image of their son.

‘Monstrous solar farm will see our house prices tumble’

02 December 2023
‘Monstrous solar farm will see our house prices tumble’

Divisive plans for a “monstrous” solar farm to be built around a village could knock tens of thousands of pounds off property prices, residents fear.

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'The road can't cope with more traffic this development would create!'

02 December 2023
'The road can't cope with more traffic this development would create!'

Residents living opposite land where a 67-bedroom care home is proposed say the road cannot cope with the extra traffic the development would create.

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Christmas market huts covered in loo roll

01 December 2023
Christmas market huts covered in loo roll

A bystander has told of the moment she saw three ‘cheerful women’ unload trollies of loo roll over Christmas market stalls.

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CCTV released after phone stolen at university

30 November 2023
CCTV released after phone stolen at university

Police investigating reports of a phone theft at a university have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to.

Car badly damaged in lamppost crash

30 November 2023
Car badly damaged in lamppost crash

Police were called to a junction after a car left the road and smashed into a lamppost.

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Five more high street bank branches to close in Kent

30 November 2023
Five more high street bank branches to close in Kent

Lloyds is shutting another 45 branches across its network amid the ongoing shift away from high street banking – including five sites in Kent.

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The Kent husband and wife believed to be UK’s oldest couple

30 November 2023
The Kent husband and wife believed to be UK’s oldest couple

A couple both aged over 100 say they have never argued during 81 years of marriage and admit: “We had no idea we’d last this long.”

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Council to move into town's tallest building

28 November 2023
Council to move into town's tallest building

A cash-strapped council is to move into a town's tallest building – allowing its current HQ to be potentially turned into social housing.

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Anger over plans to build wellness retreat ‘for millenials from London’

24 November 2023
Anger over plans to build wellness retreat ‘for millenials from London’

Plans to build a woodland retreat for “millennials from London” have been met with anger – as neighbours fear the loss of green space and “peace”.

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