Kent Messenger Group chairman Geraldine Allinson is stepping down as its chairman this week after 25 years with the group.

Allinson (pictured) will be succeeded by James Gurney in the role of managing director overseeing both KM Group and Newbury Weekly News.

KM Group was bought out by Iliffe Media Group in 2017. It produces a number of regional newspapers, including the Kent Messenger Series, and runs the Kent Online news website.