PODCAST

KentOnline

The top stories from the KentOnline news team

news

All Episodes

00:19:59

Podcast: Boss of Canterbury's Cafe No. 35 releases...

KentOnline ·

2024/06/12

Neighbours have spoken of their shock after a woman died in a house fire in Chatham.Crews were called to Sharon Crescent in Walderslade on Monday evening - a cat also died in the blaze.Also in the podcast, a Fawkham man is locked in a battle with his local church over the headstone he's chosen for his wife's grave.Dave Clarke wants a pink-tinted marble headstone for the site in St Mary's Church in Small Grains, which he says matches his wife Janet's personality. Find out what the diocese has said in

00:20:50

Podcast: Folkestone School for Girls headteacher...

KentOnline ·

2024/06/11

The Kent candidates for the general election have been confirmed.Nominations had be in by Friday and they've now been checked and verified and published for each constituency.This time around there are 18 seats up for grabs in the county - hear from our local democracy reporter Dan Esson.Also in today's podcast, the head teacher of a Kent grammar school has branded Ofsted inspections "tick-box exercises" after it was stripped of its 'outstanding' status.Folkestone School for Girls has held the top

00:22:34

Podcast: Residents of Ashford apartments paying for...

KentOnline ·

2024/06/10

People living in a new-build block of flats in Ashford say its “inefficient” green energy system is making their bills much higher than they should be.Residents say the building is always boiling hot and they would never have moved in had they known how much they would have been forking out for heating - including covering payments missed by their neighbours.Also in today’s podcast, residents fear their village between Ashford and Canterbury could be turned into a “concrete jungle” after swathes of

00:19:47

Podcast: Anger at paddling pool and wedding reception...

KentOnline ·

2024/06/07

A Medway mum says she'll fight to keep her swimming pool after being ordered to remove it from a communal yard outside flats in Chatham.Chelsea Davidson was contacted by management company MHS Homes last week, and told to get rid of the 12-foot paddling pool in Silverweed Road.Also in today's podcast, a Gravesend man who set up a funding group after his step-son took his own life says young people don't have enough access to counselling.Figures from Childline show more than 500 sessions were

00:20:58

Podcast: Rescue mission in the Channel to save 84...

KentOnline ·

2024/06/06

A major rescue mission has been launched in the English Channel as 84 people - including a six-month-old baby and two other children - ended up in the water.British and French vessels took part in the operation halfway between Calais and Dover.Also in today’s podcast, you can hear from a Whitstable veteran as we mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.The military operation was a decisive turning point in the Second World War which saw thousands of Allied troops launch the invasion of Normandy.We’re

00:20:33

Podcast: D-Day 80 - Whitstable veteran John Roberts...

KentOnline ·

2024/06/06

On the 80th anniversary of D Day, a Whitstable veteran has revealed how the operation remained a secret until the very last moment.Allied forces had tricked the German army into thinking they would cross from Dover to Calais.The largest ever seaborn invasion was actually launched from Portsmouth and landed in Normandy.John Roberts, who is now 100, was on board a navy destroyer. He's been speaking to reporter Rhys Griffiths.

00:22:32

Podcast: Debt collectors called on Sittingbourne mum...

KentOnline ·

2024/06/05

A Sittingbourne mum has been left frustrated after being contacted by debt collectors due to an unpaid swimming membership she claims she cancelled months ago. She’s in an ongoing dispute with the centre who say she still owes them more than £75. Also in today’s podcast, you can find out why more than 80 pupils who passed Kent Test have been left without a grammar place. Experts say the figures show children have been “badly let down by the system” and fear the numbers will only increase in the

00:22:14

Podcast: Lorry driver pushes pensioner over in A2...

KentOnline ·

2024/06/04

A lorry driver has appeared in court after pushing over a pensioner during a road rage incident on a major Kent road.You can hear the moment the driver steps down from the lorry to confront the 78-year-old after he pulled into the lane in front of him on the A2.Also in today’s podcast, a mum from Hythe says she was labelled a “drug seeker” by medical staff despite being in “debilitating” pain because of endometriosis. She was diagnosed with the condition - which affects one in 10 women - when she

00:23:05

Podcast: Deal mum hits out at London's Great Ormond...

KentOnline ·

2024/06/03

A mum from Deal has hit out at a London hospital after receiving a letter booking her son in for an appointment - more than a year after he died.Imogen Holliday was sent an email inviting three-year-old Raffy for a visit to Great Ormond Street exactly 14 months after he'd passed away there.Also in today's podcast, a leading Kent charity is calling on whoever forms the next government to ban so-called no-fault evictions.It was part of the renters reform bill that was going through parliament before

00:21:15

Podcast: Shopping centre a "no-go area" with gangs of...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/31

Traders and residents fear rising rents and anti-social behaviour is putting off customers from visiting an out-of-town shopping centre.Shop owners in New Ash Green say a volatile group of youths who intimidate customers in the car park and hurl verbal abuse at them in the street are deterring visits.Also in today’s podcast, five men have faced court after a meeting arranged on Facebook exploded into a street brawl in Folkestone. One person was stabbed and another suffered serious head injuries in

00:20:28

Podcast: Yalding woman stole more than £8k from...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/30

A Yalding woman who stole more than £8,000 from a pensioner in her care has avoided being sent to prison.A court heard the victim had been left disabled after suffering a suspected mini-stroke and the 43 year-old who was meant to be looking after him, used his debit card to pay for clothes, food and music.Also in today's podcast, people in Ashford say their road has turned into a slum as rubbish piles up.Disruption to bin collections is continuing in several parts of the county after a new

00:21:57

Podcast: Teacher from Borden Grammar School in...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/29

A Sittingbourne teacher who had a cocaine addiction and posted about his drug use on socials has been banned from the profession.Austin Whiting was the head of Year 13 at Borden Grammar School and taught geography.As election campaigning continues, Nigel Farage has been in Dover to announce the town's Reform candidate.We've also been finding out what people in the town want from the next government.And, a farmer from Maidstone has been telling the podcast what he would like to see from whoever is

00:21:41

Podcast: Nurse refuses to pay housing estate service...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/28

A Whitstable woman is refusing to pay her housing estate service charge despite being threatened with legal action.Christine Curtis has been withholding the charge for four years, because of a lack of maintenance and repairs.Eight chicks have died near Canterbury after a roadworks notice was posted into a letterbox despite clear warnings the birds were nesting inside.Residents in Staple taped up the letterbox slot and wrote "birds nesting" so post would be left elsewhere.A farmer near Maidstone says

00:26:13

Podcast: Student details released in major Medway...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/24

A secondary school has confirmed an email containing information about its students was “inadvertently” sent to parents.The Leigh Academies Trust, which runs The Hundred of Hoo Academy, is investigating how the “mishap” happened.Also in today’s podcast, jurors have returned a conclusion of misadventure at an inquest into the death of a little boy who choked on food at an Ashford nursery.You can hear from his parents who say the case has shone a light on loopholes in the way nurseries are allowed to

00:20:27

Podcast: Police investigate complaint after teenager...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/23

A complaint has been made about the arrest of a teenage boy in Margate after footage emerged of an officer appearing to knee them in the stomach.Police had been called to Dane Park following reports a group possibly had weapons.Sir Keir Starmer has been in Medway to launch Labour's general election campaign.Rishi Sunak announced yesterday that we will go to the polls on July 4th.Figures show more drivers are being caught speeding around the Dartford Crossing than anywhere else in the county.More

00:21:54

Podcast: Sheppey woman fined £200 after seagull ate...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/22

A Queenborough mum has been slapped with a £200 fine for littering after seagulls ate a few McDonald’s chips she accidentally dropped on the floor.She'd been tucking into her quarter-pounder meal next to a seaside Tesco when an environment warden “hidden between the cars” approached her.Also in today's podcast, a Kent MP has revealed he had to have his arms and legs amputated following a devastating battle with sepsis.Speaking publicly for the first time about the “extreme surgery”, South Thanet

00:22:36

Podcast: Suspected foul play after exotic animal let...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/21

An exotic animal is on the loose after escaping from its zoo enclosure - and we're being warned not to approach her. The Tayra - a weasel-like mammal from Central America - was discovered missing from the Hemsley Conservation Centre on Sunday. Also in today's podcast, drivers have had their say on a new £650k turbo roundabout as work comes to an end.Some claim the redesign of the Running Horse Roundabout in Maidstone is a waste of money, while others believe it has significantly reduced queues.The

00:20:09

Podcast: Car parking signs warning of a fine put up...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/20

A group of residents in Maidstone claim a parking company is trying to charge them from parking on their own land.Half a dozen signs were put up in a private car park just off Northumberland Road by UK Car Park Management. Hear from one of the residents and what the housing association have said.Also on today's podcast, a Whitstable man who was infected with hepatitis and HIV as a child has spoken about how it's affected his life.Roger Newman is one of the victims of the worst treatment disaster in

00:25:35

Podcast: Council put the brakes on drifting school...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/17

The petrolhead behind Kent’s first car ‘drifting’ school says he will continue to operate the new track - despite being advised to slam on the brakes by local bosses. It's after complaints about the noise of revving engines and screeching tyres at the Skidz Advanced Driving School set up at Manston Airport. Also in today’s podcast, a secure school designed to turn around the lives of some of Britain’s most violent young offenders is set to open in Kent.The Oasis Restore school in Rochester is the

00:23:02

Podcast: Staff at HMP Swaleside on Sheppey taken to...

KentOnline ·

2024/05/16

Several staff from a Kent prison have been taken to hospital after their canteen food was spiked with drugs.Paramedics were called to HMP Swaleside on the Isle of Sheppey last Thursday. Hear from Andy Hamlin from the Criminal Justice Workers Union.A childcare worker has described the moment a baby boy started choking on his food at an Ashford nursery.Nine-month-old Oliver Steeper was being fed penne Bolognese by Nazia Begum when he started to gag and gasp in September 2021.The price of a bus pass

1,624 results

KentOnline

All Episodes

Similar Podcasts

Expres Ráno

Expres FM

PBS News Hour - Full Show

PBS NewsHour

CD Voice

China Daily

Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

Noa Levi

Jeffrey Epstein: The Coverup Chronicles

Bobby Capucci