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Parents fear for children’s safety amid school-run parking ban

17 July 2024
Parents fear for children’s safety amid school-run parking ban

In today’s podcast, school-run parents are worried about children’s safety as they’re told they will be banned from parking in a nearby village hall.

22 teenagers taken to hospital after Dreamland gig

16 July 2024
22 teenagers taken to hospital after Dreamland gig

In today’s podcast, there are calls for a review of Dreamland’s licence after more than 20 teenagers ended up in hospital following a gig.

Shocking near miss footage from level crossings released

15 July 2024
Shocking near miss footage from level crossings released

In today’s podcast, harrowing footage of near misses at level crossings in Kent has been released ahead of the school summer holidays.

Teen arrested after people injured at gurdwara

12 July 2024
Teen arrested after people injured at gurdwara

In today’s podcast, hear from our reporter outside a gurdwara where two people were injured and a teen arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Son drags mum from burning home

11 July 2024
Son drags mum from burning home

In today’s podcast, a mum has praised her son for dragging her from their home after a fire broke out in a bedroom.

Labour and the Lib Dems take Tory seats in Kent at the general election

05 July 2024
Labour and the Lib Dems take Tory seats in Kent at the general election

In today’s podcast, hear from our reporters at general election counts across Kent and from the MP who will now represent the county.

Teacher banned after being caught drinking wine in car during lunch break

04 July 2024
Teacher banned after being caught drinking wine in car during lunch break

In today’s podcast, a teacher has been banned from the profession are being caught drinking wine in her car during a lunch break.

Teenager brain damaged after jumping into sea from pier

02 July 2024
Teenager brain damaged after jumping into sea from pier

In today’s podcast, the family of a teenager left brain damaged after jumping from a pier have decided to move him to end of life care.

Villagers fear development will ‘concrete over countryside’

01 July 2024
Villagers fear development will ‘concrete over countryside’

In today’s podcast, hear from villagers who fear a development will concrete over the countryside and ruin their views.

£30m city redevelopment in doubt

27 June 2024
£30m city redevelopment in doubt

In today’s podcast, find out why the £30m redevelopment of a former city centre department store is in doubt.

Stand-off in A&E as patients lays down on own mattress

26 June 2024
Stand-off in A&E as patients lays down on own mattress

In today’s podcast, there’s been a stand-off in an A&E department after a patient had a mattress brought in so he could lay down while waiting.

Calls for new school to open to meet demand for secondary places

25 June 2024
Calls for new school to open to meet demand for secondary places

In today’s podcast, there are calls for a non-selective secondary school to open in part of Kent where there’s an increasing demand for places.

Woman who hid sawn-off shotgun avoids prison after court delay

24 June 2024
Woman who hid sawn-off shotgun avoids prison after court delay

In today’s podcast, a woman who buried a shotgun in her garden has avoided being sent to prison after the case took eight years to get to court.

Weapons factory smashed up by protesters

17 June 2024
Weapons factory smashed up by protesters

In today’s podcast, hear the moment protestors started to smash up a weapons factory after breaking through a perimeter fence.

Café boss releases CCTV of dine-and-dash

12 June 2024
Café boss releases CCTV of dine-and-dash

In today’s podcast, the boss of a café has release CCTV of a dine-and-dash which she says has left staff ‘shaken’.

Ofsted branded ‘box-tickers’ as grammar stripped of ‘outstanding’ rating

11 June 2024
Ofsted branded ‘box-tickers’ as grammar stripped of ‘outstanding’ rating

In today’s podcast, the headteacher of a leading Kent grammar school has hit out at the education watchdog after their rating was downgraded.

Anger over paddling pool ban

07 June 2024
Anger over paddling pool ban

In today’s podcast, a mum claims her family ‘can’t have fun anymore’ after being told to remove her 12ft paddling pool from a communal area.

Mum’s agony as hospital sends appointment letter for dead son

03 June 2024
Mum’s agony as hospital sends appointment letter for dead son

In today’s podcast, a Kent mum has hit out at a hospital after receiving an appointment notification for her son exactly 14 months after he died.

Carer used pensioner’s debit card to pay for clothes and food

30 May 2024
Carer used pensioner’s debit card to pay for clothes and food

In today’s podcast, a woman who stole more than £8k from a pensioner has narrowly avoided being sent to prison.

Teacher banned after posting on Snapchat about cocaine habit

29 May 2024
Teacher banned after posting on Snapchat about cocaine habit

In today’s podcast, a teacher who posted on Snapchat about his cocaine habit has been banned from the profession.

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