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Millie Bowles

Millie Bowles joined the KM Group in September 2022 as a community news reporter, covering Thanet.

Revealed: The cheapest and priciest neighbourhoods in Kent to buy a house

20 April 2025
Revealed: The cheapest and priciest neighbourhoods in Kent to buy a house

New figures have revealed the cheapest and most expensive places to buy a home in Kent - but what is it like to live in each area?

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‘Bea-ewe-tiful:’ Lamb in nappy delights care home residents for Easter

18 April 2025
‘Bea-ewe-tiful:’ Lamb in nappy delights care home residents for Easter

A two-week-old lamb delighted care home residents with a visit for Easter.

New home found for Kent’s biggest Pride after park’s closure

17 April 2025
New home found for Kent’s biggest Pride after park’s closure

A new home has been found for Kent’s biggest Pride celebration, as their usual venue shuts all summer for Levelling Up works.

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‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Nature buff stumped by mystery insect swarms

17 April 2025
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Nature buff stumped by mystery insect swarms

A "bizarre” video has shown swarms of insects appearing to “waft like smoke” from a tree line.

Car bursts into flames on busy slip-road

17 April 2025
Car bursts into flames on busy slip-road

A dramatic video shows a car on fire close to one of Kent’s busiest roundabouts.

Warning over new Eurotunnel rule forcing passengers to buy tickets TWICE

17 April 2025
Warning over new Eurotunnel rule forcing passengers to buy tickets TWICE

Holidaymakers have been hit with surprise extra charges on the Eurotunnel for failing to comply with a “totally immoral” change in ticket terms.

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Massive rescue operation takes place off Kent coast

17 April 2025
Massive rescue operation takes place off Kent coast

A large rescue operation took place today after “small boat activity” in the Channel.

Tragedy as Kent showjumper dies after fall

16 April 2025
Tragedy as Kent showjumper dies after fall

A “greatly respected” Kent showjumper has died in hospital after falling from his horse.

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Man charged after loaded handgun found at house

15 April 2025
Man charged after loaded handgun found at house

A man has been arrested and charged after a loaded gun was found at a house.

Man, 54, charged after woman’s campervan ‘set alight while she slept inside’

15 April 2025
Man, 54, charged after woman’s campervan ‘set alight while she slept inside’

A man has been charged after a woman’s campervan was set alight while she slept inside.

Plans unveiled for huge £20m ‘bread campus’ powered by solar farm

15 April 2025
Plans unveiled for huge £20m ‘bread campus’ powered by solar farm

Plans are underway to roll out a huge new £20m bread factory in Kent powered by its own solar farm.

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Coroner says failures and delays at Dreamland didn’t contribute to teen’s death

10 April 2025
Coroner says failures and delays at Dreamland didn’t contribute to teen’s death

Delays and failures in treating a teenager at a Dreamland gig who died after taking MDMA did not contribute to her death, a coroner has found.

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Medical staff ‘didn’t have enough training’ at gig where teen took fatal MDMA

09 April 2025
Medical staff ‘didn’t have enough training’ at gig where teen took fatal MDMA

The dad of a 17-year-old girl who died after taking MDMA at a Dreamland gig believes medical staff did not have enough training, an inquest has heard.

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Michelin-star restaurant hit with poor hygiene rating after mould found in fridge

09 April 2025
Michelin-star restaurant hit with poor hygiene rating after mould found in fridge

A Michelin-star restaurant loved by celebrities has been hit with a poor hygiene rating after an inspector found mould in a walk-in fridge.

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Dreamland security seized drugs from 82 people before teen’s tragic death

08 April 2025
Dreamland security seized drugs from 82 people before teen’s tragic death

More than 80 people were found with drugs at a Dreamland drum and bass gig where a 17-year-old was taken to hospital and died after taking MDMA.

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TV star given green light for pool at Kent home despite neighbour’s objection

08 April 2025
TV star given green light for pool at Kent home despite neighbour’s objection

TV star Ashley Walters has won permission to build a swimming pool in the garden of his Kent home – despite objections from a neighbour.

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Bomb squad called to residential street after ‘suspicious package’ found

07 April 2025
Bomb squad called to residential street after ‘suspicious package’ found

Homes were evacuated and the bomb squad called to a village street following the discovery of a ‘suspicious package’.

Bus and two cars crash on busy route

07 April 2025
Bus and two cars crash on busy route

A crash between a bus and two cars caused delays on a busy route this afternoon.

Smokehouse slapped with two-star hygiene rating shuts after just five months

07 April 2025
Smokehouse slapped with two-star hygiene rating shuts after just five months

A barbecue restaurant has closed after just five months following a two-star hygiene rating and complaints of food running out on Mother’s Day.

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‘It’s a public health risk!’: The Kent road littered with rubbish, rusting signs and bottles of urine

07 April 2025
‘It’s a public health risk!’: The Kent road littered with rubbish, rusting signs and bottles of urine

A concerned resident says a major road has become so filthy with rubbish, rusting road signs and bottles of urine it has become a public health risk.

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