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Lauren Abbott - labbott@thekmgroup.co.uk

Lauren Abbott was news editor of the Dartford and Gravesend Messenger series until 2011. She then took responsibility for the KM Group's My Kent Family website before also taking on the role of Trending Content Writer across the Iliffe Media group in 2021.

Rising Covid-19 cases: Can you go to work or school if you test postiive?

06 October 2023
Rising Covid-19 cases: Can you go to work or school if you test postiive?

Rising Covid-19 cases: Can you go to work or school if you test postiive?

06 October 2023

Covid-19 cases are rising in schools, hospitals and workplaces so what should you do if you’re unwell and must you isolate if you test positive?


Christmas pyjamas and the air fryer among 12 ‘products of the decade’

04 October 2023
Christmas pyjamas and the air fryer among 12 ‘products of the decade’

Christmas pyjamas and the air fryer among 12 ‘products of the decade’

04 October 2023

From air fryers to flat caps and flamingos – John Lewis has identified 12 products it thinks define our shopping habits over the last 10 years.


Complete mobile phone ban in schools under consideration

02 October 2023
Complete mobile phone ban in schools under consideration

Complete mobile phone ban in schools under consideration

02 October 2023

Headteachers could be advised to ban mobile phones completely in their schools under fresh guidance the government is understood to be considering.


Argos reveals 18 top toys for Christmas 2023

15 September 2023
Argos reveals 18 top toys for Christmas 2023

Argos reveals 18 top toys for Christmas 2023

15 September 2023

The toys most likely to top Christmas wish lists this year have been revealed by retailer Argos, which has released its annual list of predictions.


The full list of patients to be offered a Covid-19 autumn booster

08 August 2023
The full list of patients to be offered a Covid-19 autumn booster

The full list of patients to be offered a Covid-19 autumn booster

08 August 2023

Millions of at risk patients are to be offered a Covid-19 booster jab this autumn, the NHS has confirmed, but who is eligible for the injection?


Gale force winds and hail in Met Office’s latest summer forecast

01 August 2023
Gale force winds and hail in Met Office’s latest summer forecast

Gale force winds and hail in Met Office’s latest summer forecast

01 August 2023

The country’s bleak summer weather looks set to continue with warnings of hail and gale force winds in the latest Met Office forecast for August.


Alcohol prices to rise from August 1 – with a bottle of wine costing 44p more

28 July 2023
Alcohol prices to rise from August 1 – with a bottle of wine costing 44p more

Alcohol prices to rise from August 1 – with a bottle of wine costing 44p more

28 July 2023

The price of wine, gin and other spirits could rise significantly but why is your favourite drink about to become more expensive?


Netflix scraps basic £7 ad-free plan

20 July 2023
Netflix scraps basic £7 ad-free plan

Netflix scraps basic £7 ad-free plan

20 July 2023

Netflix has axed its standard ad-free plan as it also continues its crackdown on customers sharing passwords with those they don’t live with.


Holidaymakers issued with heatwave red alert

13 July 2023
Holidaymakers issued with heatwave red alert

Holidaymakers issued with heatwave red alert

13 July 2023

There are warnings for tourists bound for parts of Europe as a deadly heatwave threatens to push temperatures above 48C.


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