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Sean Delaney

Sean Delaney joined the KM Group in 2019 as a trainee multimedia reporter for the Dartford and Gravesend Messenger series and KentOnline.
In 2021 he became senior reporter and was listed as a finalist for Kent New Journalist of the Year at the Kent Press and Broadcast Awards.

'They're stealing our past and our future': The scourge of heritage crime in Kent

24 June 2025
'They're stealing our past and our future': The scourge of heritage crime in Kent

From graveyard robberies to illegal metal detecting and shipwreck dives, many of Kent’s heritage assets are under attack - so what’s being done?

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Prolific shoplifter banned from every Co-op in Kent walked out with his ‘basket to the brim’

20 June 2025
Prolific shoplifter banned from every Co-op in Kent walked out with his ‘basket to the brim’

A prolific shoplifter banned from various supermarkets in the county has been sent back to prison after continuing to steal.

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‘This has ruined me financially’: DBS check backlog causing thousands to miss out on work

16 June 2025
‘This has ruined me financially’: DBS check backlog causing thousands to miss out on work

Delays to Disclosure and Barring Service checks have left thousands of jobseekers in the lurch, with waits in Kent among the highest in the country.

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Woman taken to hospital after being ‘trapped’ in serious crash

12 June 2025
Woman taken to hospital after being ‘trapped’ in serious crash

A woman has been taken to a major trauma centre following a serious road traffic collision.

Town toys with name change to clear up 'confusion' with another - 200 miles away

05 June 2025
Town toys with name change to clear up 'confusion' with another - 200 miles away

A newly-formed town council is eyeing a name change to clear up any “confusion” after repeatedly receiving messages intended for another town.

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Joy as ‘last piece’ of church’s war memorial recovered from scrapyard

03 June 2025
Joy as ‘last piece’ of church’s war memorial recovered from scrapyard

Police investigating the theft of two First World War memorial plaques from a church have recovered a final missing piece from a scrapyard.

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Person dies after collapsing at hotel

13 May 2025
Person dies after collapsing at hotel

The ambulance service has confirmed a person has died after collapsing at a Premier Inn where a sizeable police presence was seen by the public.

‘Cautious optimism’ as plans approved to rebuild ‘greatly missed’ pub struck by lightning

13 May 2025
‘Cautious optimism’ as plans approved to rebuild ‘greatly missed’ pub struck by lightning

Long awaited plans to get “spades in the ground” and rebuild an historic pub which burnt down after being struck by lightning have moved forward.

Police officers facing sack after petrol bombs thrown at riot training facility

12 May 2025
Police officers facing sack after petrol bombs thrown at riot training facility

A police misconduct hearing will hear petrol bombs were allegedly removed at a training centre and thrown, causing more than £10,000 worth of damage.

Farm machinery needed to break up ‘deliberate’ hay bale blaze

10 May 2025
Farm machinery needed to break up ‘deliberate’ hay bale blaze

Fire crews were called to help out out two large hay bale fires near a village which are believed to have been started deliberately.

Large emergency services response at Premier Inn as police ‘stand guard’

10 May 2025
Large emergency services response at Premier Inn as police ‘stand guard’

Several police and ambulances vehicles have been spotted outside a hotel following a “medical incident”.

Recovery of sunken superyacht paused after diver’s death

10 May 2025
Recovery of sunken superyacht paused after diver’s death

Work to recover a tech tycoon’s yacht which sunk off the coast of Italy, killing a couple from Kent, has been halted following the death of a diver.

Reform warned that KCC staffing plans could backfire

07 May 2025
Reform warned that KCC staffing plans could backfire

Nigel Farage’s plans to get people back in the office could face several hurdles with insiders warning of trouble ahead as Reform takes charge.

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‘I couldn’t remember my wife or children’s names but I could play the banjo’

01 May 2025
‘I couldn’t remember my wife or children’s names but I could play the banjo’

A man’s love of music has helped him rebuild his life after a stroke cruelly robbed him of his speech and memory.

Search for missing woman, 56, last seen with ‘black shopping basket’

24 April 2025
Search for missing woman, 56, last seen with ‘black shopping basket’

Police are appealing for help to trace a woman last seen walking along a main road nearly a week ago.

'We're reclaiming the flag from the far-right and celebrating what it truly means to be English’

23 April 2025
'We're reclaiming the flag from the far-right and celebrating what it truly means to be English’

Parades of school children, brass bands and even a fire breathing dragon marched through the streets of two towns to mark St George’s Day.

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Delays on M2 after traffic held for ‘multi-vehicle crash’

12 April 2025
Delays on M2 after traffic held for ‘multi-vehicle crash’

Drivers continue to face queues on a busy motorway following a crash involving three vehicles this afternoon.

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Rail disruption after signalling fault ‘locks’ busy route

12 April 2025
Rail disruption after signalling fault ‘locks’ busy route

Rail passengers using Thameslink services are facing disruption due to a signalling failure which “locked” a busy route.

‘I’m done with death’: Gutsy grandma ticks another experience off £20K ‘fundraising bucket list’

09 April 2025
‘I’m done with death’: Gutsy grandma ticks another experience off £20K ‘fundraising bucket list’

A thrill-seeking pensioner has raised tens of thousands of pounds for a hospice charity — even if it means walking on fire and skydiving.

Green light for further 353 homes at emerging riverside development

08 April 2025
Green light for further 353 homes at emerging riverside development

The latest phase of a £419million housing regeneration scheme has been given the go-ahead.

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