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Podcast: Parents to be banned from parking in Wingham village hall car park during the school run

By: Nicola Everett neverett@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 11:57, 17 July 2024

Parents are worried about the safety of their children as they're set to be banned from parking in a nearby village hall during the school run.

They currently use the space in Wingham before taking pupils to the primary school - but from September, that won't be allowed to happen.

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Also on today's podcast, planning reforms, a new border security bill and re-nationalising rail firms are expected to be among the announcements in today's King's Speech.

The Prime Minister's using the State Opening of Parliament to set out Labour's aims for Britain. We've been speaking to the new Tunbridge Wells MP, Mike Martin, to find out what he wants to hear.

A man who was at a gig in Kent that saw more than 20 teenagers end up in hospital has revealed he didn't realise the scale of the issue.

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A 17 year-old girl died from a suspected overdose, and another young person is still in hospital following the drum and bass event at Dreamland in Margate.

It's feared growing delays with court cases in Kent could cause some victims to give up so criminals walk free.

There's been a 164% rise in cases waiting to be heard since before the pandemic. Our local democracy reporter Simon Finlay has been speaking to Kent's police and crime commissioner.

Figures given to the KentOnline Podcast show there have been almost 1,400 reports of animal cruelty in Kent so far this year.

That's more than 7 cases a day reported to the RSPCA in the first six months of 2024. The figures have been released as the charity launches its summer campaign.

More than 18 months after it closed - Canterbury's historic market has returned to the city.

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It was moved away from St George's Street in December 2022 when the area underwent a renovation. We've been chatting to council leader Councillor Alan Baldock.

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And, a new multimillion pound sports centre in Medway has officially opened.

Cozenton Park replaces the old Splashes in Rainham and has cost more than £23 million pounds to build.

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