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Sam Williams is assistant news editor for the East Kent Mercury and Dover Mercury, and was previously senior reporter for the Folkestone & Hythe Express
A town centre bus station – which will be transformed into a new public park – will close this weekend ahead of renovation works.
Police are no longer appealing for help to locate a missing teenager.
Fire safety failings have been uncovered at a nuclear site in Kent, prompting a formal enforcement notice from the UK’s watchdog.
A woman has been appointed to reopen a popular visitor centre, which will be home to a cafe, shop and community space.
Family and friends came together to raise vital funds for a hospital in memory of a much-loved daughter, who died aged 33.
A woman who lost her beloved father to heart disease when he was just 46 years old now works on a cardiology department, helping others.
Pupils took part in events such as litter picks in order to feel more invested in their town, while also being warned against crime.
Permission is being sought to exhume Thomas More’s head from a Kent vault, 500 years after it was put on a pike on London Bridge.
Residents have voiced their frustration that a “ghastly looking” former town centre Aldi remains empty, six years after the chain moved out.
Armed officers and a dog unit have been pictured in the car park of a small shopping precinct.
Police and fire crews were called to a suspicious blaze at a garage.
A dog owner has picked up a total bill of more than £890 after failing to get her pet microchipped.
Plans to bring aging theatre back to life one step closer to becoming reality after a new partner to take on the renovation was identified.
Two friends are joined by dozens of other parents for a weekly walking group to catch up, take in some air and get some exercise.
The first step of a multimillion-pound project to restore a beloved funicular has been hit, after a crane was used to remove its historic carriages.
Vital work to protect thousands of homes and businesses from flooding is set to last eight weeks.
An appeal has been launched after a woman was approached by a man who grasped at her, and who also reportedly exposed himself.
The fate of a country park’s visitor centre, which closed due to rising costs, is still to be decided, council bosses confirmed.
Urgent repairs are needed to a railway track after a landslide, meaning customers will see travel disruption for most of today and beyond.
A mum is over the moon to have won £1,000 in cash on kmfm’s Thousand Pound Friday competition.
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