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Sam Lennon

KM Reporter since 1997, for Dover since 2016.

Anger as developer bids to cut all affordable homes from new estate

25 April 2024
Anger as developer bids to cut all affordable homes from new estate

A developer’s bid to axe all affordable housing from a new estate has been branded "disgraceful" by angry neighbours.

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Three arrests in drugs and crime blitz

24 April 2024
Three arrests in drugs and crime blitz

Police lasered in on one area to tackle drugs and other crime arresting three people and searching 16.

Four arrested after five die in Channel tragedy

24 April 2024
Four arrested after five die in Channel tragedy

A total four people were arrested in an investigation into the deaths of five asylum seekers including a child.

D-Day hero who dodged enemy shells dies aged 98

22 April 2024
D-Day hero who dodged enemy shells dies aged 98

A D-Day hero who dodged enemy shells and chronicled the suffering that day has died.

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Kent's first zero-emission bus service to launch with diesel-powered buses!

22 April 2024
Kent's first zero-emission bus service to launch with diesel-powered buses!

The county’s first zero-emission bus route will launch with diesel-powered vehicles - because purpose-built electric models will not be ready in time.

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Carpenter killed as truck’s trailer ‘came loose and rolled into his van’

19 April 2024
Carpenter killed as truck’s trailer ‘came loose and rolled into his van’

A carpenter was killed when a trailer came loose from a truck and rolled into his van, an inquest has heard.

Town pier part closed after abseiling expert checks

17 April 2024
Town pier part closed after abseiling expert checks

Part of a popular town pier has shut temporarily after structural experts abseiled to carry out checks.

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Home Office bids for more parking spots as staff cars spill onto streets

16 April 2024
Home Office bids for more parking spots as staff cars spill onto streets

The Home Office is seeking 60 parking bays for staff dealing with asylum seekers, as their cars are spilling onto nearby streets.

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Four arrests in cash smuggling probe

15 April 2024
Four arrests in cash smuggling probe

Suspects – including a 17-year-old boy – have been arrested in connection with colossal sums of money being smuggled from Kent to the continent.

Council deploys abseiling experts for pier survey

15 April 2024
Council deploys abseiling experts for pier survey

A structural survey of a pier has seen experts abseiling down the structure to examine rust.

‘They can't turn pub into 12-bed HMO - parking's already atrocious!’

15 April 2024
‘They can't turn pub into 12-bed HMO - parking's already atrocious!’

Neighbours fear converting a former pub into a HMO will exacerbate parking chaos in their “already overcrowded” street.

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‘New homes? It looks like a prison!’

14 April 2024
‘New homes? It looks like a prison!’

Frustrated residents have hit out at proposals to overhaul an old garage into flats – claiming fresh designs “look like a prison”.

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Couples can now wed in ‘beautifully’ restored historic building

12 April 2024
Couples can now wed in ‘beautifully’ restored historic building

Couples can now celebrate their big day in style after a Victorian Billiards Room was granted permission to host wedding ceremonies and receptions.

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Man ‘abused staff and damaged sign’ at betting shop

10 April 2024
Man ‘abused staff and damaged sign’ at betting shop

A man allegedly assaulted two police officers after staff were abused at a betting shop.

Cafes and restaurants targeted in spate of break-ins

10 April 2024
Cafes and restaurants targeted in spate of break-ins

Business owners have been warned after a crimewave with cafés and restaurants targeted in six locations.

Start confirmed for Kent’s first zero-emission bus route after months of delays

10 April 2024
Start confirmed for Kent’s first zero-emission bus route after months of delays

Kent’s first zero-emission bus service start date has been revealed, several months behind schedule.

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£500k flood defence funding for four-mile stretch

09 April 2024
£500k flood defence funding for four-mile stretch

Funding for a flood defence scheme costing almost half-a-million pounds to protect thousands of homes has been approved.

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‘Families visiting graves don’t want to hear people drinking and laughing'

08 April 2024
‘Families visiting graves don’t want to hear people drinking and laughing'

A vineyard will now be able to hold wine-tasting events - despite fears mourners at a neighbouring church graveyard will be disturbed.

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New cafe set to open at closed-off 18th century fort

07 April 2024
New cafe set to open at closed-off 18th century fort

A new cafe and welcome centre is set to become the first building to open at a closed-off 18th century fort.

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Buildings demolished to make way for town’s fourth Costa branch

05 April 2024
Buildings demolished to make way for town’s fourth Costa branch

Two warehouse buildings have vanished as another Costa Coffee outlet moves closer to completion and opening.

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