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Sam Lennon

KM Reporter since 1997, for Dover since 2016.

‘Time with Digby is precious’: Fresh hope for family of boy with incurable disease

11 June 2025
‘Time with Digby is precious’: Fresh hope for family of boy with incurable disease

The parents of a nine-year-old boy battling a devastating muscle-wasting condition say new research could offer them more time with him.

‘All of my friends who retired are dead – I’ll work till I kick the bucket’

10 June 2025
‘All of my friends who retired are dead – I’ll work till I kick the bucket’

At 92, Derek Ward is one of Kent’s oldest company directors - but he has no intention of retiring.

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KFC in town centre since 1990s replaced

04 June 2025
KFC in town centre since 1990s replaced

A long-running KFC outlet which closed last year has been filled by another fast-food company.

'It's a victory for common sense - this would have caused untold damage'

04 June 2025
'It's a victory for common sense - this would have caused untold damage'

The decision to halt a controversial policy to hike some car parking charges by almost 40% has been declared a “victory for common sense”.

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Police probe after fire evacuee’s home burgled

03 June 2025
Police probe after fire evacuee’s home burgled

One of the evacuees from a block of flats which caught fire has discovered her home was broken into.

Jewellery brand makes bid for ex-phone shop at shopping centre

02 June 2025
Jewellery brand makes bid for ex-phone shop at shopping centre

Plans have been revealed for a jewellery chain to move into a former phone store at a shopping centre.

Aldi branch shut for revamp

01 June 2025
Aldi branch shut for revamp

A store in a budget supermarket chain has been temporarily closed for major refurbishment work.

The Kent restaurant that cricket star with 4.5m followers can’t keep away from

01 June 2025
The Kent restaurant that cricket star with 4.5m followers can’t keep away from

An international cricket star enjoys the food at a Kent restaurant so much that he has visited four times in one week.

Plans revealed for town centre’s first Greggs

01 June 2025
Plans revealed for town centre’s first Greggs

Greggs wants to move into another Kent town centre - with plans lodged to take over a former bank branch.

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Praise for ‘brilliant’ garden centre staff who rushed to aid of ‘horrific’ crash victims

31 May 2025
Praise for ‘brilliant’ garden centre staff who rushed to aid of ‘horrific’ crash victims

Staff and customers at a store have been praised for their swift action after rushing to the aid of four people hurt in a road traffic collision.

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Video shows moment police nab £23k shoe thief

31 May 2025
Video shows moment police nab £23k shoe thief

A police video shows the dramatic moment officers stopped a thief who’d earlier taken £23,000 of shoes from a parked lorry.

River search for missing girl gets back underway

31 May 2025
River search for missing girl gets back underway

The emergency services have resumed a search for a missing girl who entered the River Thames with a young boy.

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Lanes closure at Dartford Tunnel

31 May 2025
Lanes closure at Dartford Tunnel

Two lanes were shut at a key Kent crossing after a vehicle breakdown.

Two missing teens safely located

31 May 2025
Two missing teens safely located

Police have thanked the public who assisted with their search to locate two missing girls, aged 16 and 18.

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‘It’s barbaric and inhumane - we’ll be scattered all over the place’

30 May 2025
‘It’s barbaric and inhumane - we’ll be scattered all over the place’

Elderly residents face the “inhumane” upheaval of being moved out of their retirement complex and into temporary accommodation for two years.

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Investment of £180,000 in new-look play areas

29 May 2025
Investment of £180,000 in new-look play areas

Three children’s play areas have reopened after renovation work totalling £180,000.

‘Our village has been cut off for weeks - it’s absolute chaos!’

29 May 2025
‘Our village has been cut off for weeks - it’s absolute chaos!’

Villagers are becoming increasingly enraged by a road closure that has dragged on for weeks - as contractors wait for parts to arrive from Germany.

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M20 to close overnight as Op Brock contraflow removed

27 May 2025
M20 to close overnight as Op Brock contraflow removed

Barriers installed on the M20 last week to help the flow of heavy traffic during the school holidays will be removed tonight.

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‘Another one bites the dust': Sadness as latest Kent bank shuts

24 May 2025
‘Another one bites the dust': Sadness as latest Kent bank shuts

Dismayed residents have lamented the loss of Kent’s latest bank as customers turn to online methods.

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Tragic death of ‘happy, helpful and generous’ taxi firm boss

21 May 2025
Tragic death of ‘happy, helpful and generous’ taxi firm boss

A well-known and much-loved taxi firm boss was tragically found dead at home by his own son.

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