Podcast: Thanet families moved into temporary accommodation after flats in Athelstan Road, Cliftonville were condemned
Published: 12:39, 09 September 2024
Updated: 13:03, 09 September 2024
Several families have been moved into temporary accommodation after the flats where they lived in Thanet were condemned.
Water got into the electrics of the block in Cliftonville when heavy rain poured through the roof during renovations.
Also in today’s episode, protesters have set up a blockade outside a Kent factory that's accused of sending weapons to Israel.
Palestine Action blocked all roads leading into the Instro Precision site at the Discovery Park in Sandwich and covered the building in red paint.
A road in Swanscombe has been closed after three new sinkholes opened up in the space of three days.
Work is underway to repair the carriageway on Galley Hill Road - just metres away from a landslide 18 months ago.
The parents of a boy with special needs say he has been denied essential equipment by the Medway Council.
11-year-old Tomas Powell needed a new walker to get around as he suffers from a rare condition.
In football, Gillingham have suffered their first league two defeat of the season.
They have dropped down to fourth in the table after losing 1-0 to Doncaster Rovers at the weekend.
And, as the Paralympics comes to an end, it is hoped more people will consider joining a group for disabled athletes in Kent.
Inclusive Sport was set up six years ago and has now been given funding for a new headquarters in Whitstable.
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