The owner of a popular Maidstone restaurant, bar and nightclub has released a statement after it was gutted by fire.

Firefighters were called to Mu Mu on Week Street in the early hours of yesterday.

Ciaran O'Quigley has described their devastation and called the blaze 'atrocious'.

Also in today's podcast, a leading nutritionist from Whitstable has been reacting to new calls for a tax on sugary and salty foods.

A government commissioned report has been published on how to try and tackle obesity and reduce the amount of junk food we eat.

A year later than planned, The Open golf championship is under way at Royal St George's in Sandwich.

Hear from our sports editor who is there and a local firm who are hoping for a boost in business.

And, cricketer Harry Finch has been speaking about his dream debut after being called into Kent's first team for their championship game against Sussex following a Covid outbreak.

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