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Ed McConnell joined the Kent Messenger as a junior reporter in 2014. Since then he has covered Gravesend, Dartford and Medway and now works as news editor for KentOnline.

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The street corner pub where the pizza is 'better than Rome'

16 March 2023
The street corner pub where the pizza is 'better than Rome'

On a rainy day what better place to visit than a pub offering what one man claims is better pizza than Rome – but does it live up to expectations?

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Kent features prominently in episode two of The Gold

19 February 2023
Kent features prominently in episode two of The Gold

Episode two of BBC One's rip-roaring Brink's-Mat gold heist drama sees Kent feature prominently.

'You may not like them but get used to foxes screaming outside your room'

01 February 2023
'You may not like them but get used to foxes screaming outside your room'

Foxes have plagued our columnist's existence and things are only going to get worse - but we must all learn to live with them.

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'Sunak's promises? He may as well have handed out Raving Loony's £1m notes'

06 January 2023
'Sunak's promises? He may as well have handed out Raving Loony's £1m notes'

The Monster Raving Loony party's manifesto has more substance than any of Rishi Sunak's promises, writes columnist Ed McConnell.

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Is this Kent's best pie... served in a tipi?

05 January 2023
Is this Kent's best pie... served in a tipi?

Our reviewer dined in a tipi next to a fire pit and here's what he thought.

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'Adopting a dog has made me selfish - and I love it'

27 December 2022
'Adopting a dog has made me selfish - and I love it'

Brexit doesn't matter when you have a dog and it makes you selfish too, writes columnist Ed McConnell.

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'They loved Captain Tom but think nurses should be seen not heard'

23 December 2022
'They loved Captain Tom but think nurses should be seen not heard'

The government embraced gestures to support the NHS yet it would seem nurses are there to be seen and not heard, writes columnist Ed McConnell.

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Four people dead in Channel crossing tragedy

14 December 2022
Four people dead in Channel crossing tragedy

Four people have died and dozens others been rescued after a dinghy carrying asylum seekers capsized into freezing water overnight.

'Robots will take our jobs – and we'll deserve it'

14 December 2022
'Robots will take our jobs – and we'll deserve it'

Robots are slowly stealing our jobs and are excelling at the ones we thought they could never do – we deserve it, writes columnist Ed McConnell.

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Ice causing rail chaos

11 December 2022
Ice causing rail chaos

Trains are cancelled across East Kent all day due to ice on the tracks.

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'Nothing says it's coming home like a riot van outside Spoons'

28 November 2022
'Nothing says it's coming home like a riot van outside Spoons'

A riot van parked outside Wetherspoon at 20 to 1 on a rainy Monday might be the first sign it's coming home this World Cup, writes our columnist.

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'She came to me in my dreams - she told me she was in a good place'

24 November 2022
'She came to me in my dreams - she told me she was in a good place'

A year on from the deaths of 32 people in the Channel, what's changed? We speak to the grieving families left behind and those fighting for solutions.

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Harrowing call logs reveal 32 people's last moments

14 November 2022
Harrowing call logs reveal 32 people's last moments

Call logs reveal French and British authorities knew a dinghy was sinking in the Channel but passed the buck as 32 drowned.

Laughing man drove 100 miles before petrol bomb attack

31 October 2022
Laughing man drove 100 miles before petrol bomb attack

A laughing man drove 100 miles before launching petrol bombs at an asylum centre.

Rishi Sunak becomes third PM in two months

24 October 2022
Rishi Sunak becomes third PM in two months

Rishi Sunak has become the third Prime Minister in two months after rivals Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt pull out.

Who's backing Boris? Kent MPs declare support

20 October 2022
Who's backing Boris? Kent MPs declare support

Boris Johnson is reportedly eyeing up a bid to lead the Conservative Party again following Liz Truss' resignation – here's who our MPs are backing.

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Two pubs on fire in one night

09 October 2022
Two pubs on fire in one night

Fire crews are battling blazes at two pubs tonight.

Government u-turns on 45% tax rate scrap

03 October 2022
Government u-turns on 45% tax rate scrap

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has u-turned on the abolition of the top tax rate after the "bolt-from-the-blue" policy left the markets in turmoil.

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'What were you thinking?!' Truss faces Kent's wrath

29 September 2022
'What were you thinking?!' Truss faces Kent's wrath

Prime Minister Liz Truss faces the wrath of Kent in a whistle-stop interview, with a listener asking her: “What on earth were you thinking?”

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Police plane circles as armed officers called to reports of knifemen

20 September 2022
Police plane circles as armed officers called to reports of knifemen

A police plane circled overhead as armed officers arrested four people following reports of knifemen roaming a neighbourhood.

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