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00:21:31

Podcast: Sheppey dad given just months to live after...

KentOnline ·

2024/03/15

A Sheppey dad has been told he may only have 15 months to live after suffering from severe headaches.Rick Smith started feeling unwell in February - now a CT scan has revealed a brain tumour. Friends and family have started fundraising in the hope he can have private treatment.Also in today's podcast, a meeting's being held later to look at what can be done to rescue woodland near Ashford that's been targeted by illegal dumping.Lorry-loads of rubbish has been left in Hoads Wood over a three year

00:13:16

Podcast: Murder investigation launched after stabbing...

KentOnline ·

2024/03/14

Police are investigating the suspected murder of a man described as "generous, funny and loyal" in a village near Faversham. Detectives were called to The Street in Boughton under Blean last night, with it confirmed this morning the alleged attack was fatal.Also in today's podcast, a young mum who tragically died after choking on food while cooking a family dinner has been remembered as "tender and loving". The 33-year-old was discovered on the kitchen floor at home in Dover by her two-year-old

00:21:23

Podcast: Whitstable paedophile targeted and...

KentOnline ·

2024/03/13

A paedophile encouraged young girls to send him explicit photos before threatening to show the pictures to their parents or school if they refused his demands for more.The Whitstable man targeted his many victims online, often posing as a teenage boy as he sent and requested indecent images.Also in today's podcast, a Kent council is demanding answers over suspicions a London council is filling properties in its town with its homeless by offering “large incentives” to landlords.Gravesham council

00:17:00

Podcast: Ashford woman injured in dog attack slams...

KentOnline ·

2024/03/12

An Ashford woman has spoken out about the moment she was seriously injured in a dog attack.Fay Hagger suffered a fractured elbow and needed stitches after being bitten and dragged to the ground in Kennington in June last year.She's now slammed a decision by the courts not to put the Rottweiler-cross breed down and has been chatting to reporter Chantal Weller.After it was revealed the number of community wardens in Kent is set to be cut - one village has taken matters into their own hands.The county

00:22:00

Podcast: Deal woman feared she would die in Boxing...

KentOnline ·

2024/03/11

A woman who attacked her sister-in-law at a family gathering in Deal has avoided being sent to prison.A court was told the defendant had drunk prosecco and half a bottle of Baileys before punching and kicking her victim on Boxing Day in 2021.Also in today's podcast, investigations are continuing following a huge fire at a listed house near Maidstone.At its height, 50 firefighters were tackling the blaze in Hunton after it broke out on Friday night. We've spoken to one of the residents.From today,

00:22:47

Podcast: Campaigners angry after plans for surf...

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2024/03/08

Controversial plans for a surfing lagoon and accommodation at a Kent country park have been given the go-ahead.Campaigners say the development at Betteshanger will cause damage to rare plants and animals that live on the site.Ahead of a crackdown on vehicles outside schools in Medway, a Chatham mum has hit out at not being given an exemption permit.The School Streets scheme will ban cars from certain roads near primary schools during drop-off and pick-up times from Monday.The parents of a

00:21:36

Podcast: 18-year-old left with permanent brain damage...

KentOnline ·

2024/03/07

A Rochester teenager has had life-saving surgery after suffering a stroke.18-year-old Rhys Foskett had to be put in an induced coma after collapsing last month, and is now having to learn to walk and talk again.The human rights watchdog says efforts to tackle violence by police against women and girls require "urgent improvement".Last week an inquiry found Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens, from Deal, should never have allowed to serve as an officer.An independent inquiry is underway into the

00:20:58

Podcast: Dad calls for better education on knives...

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2024/03/06

There are calls for younger children to be better educated on the danger of knives after an eight-year-old boy was threatened in Margate.He was in the canteen at Cliftonville Primary School when another pupil held a piece of cutlery to his throat.Campaigners have been reacting to the Chancellor's Budget after he set out the government's spending plans.Jeremy Hunt announced a 2p cut to National Insurance, a new tax on vapes and a freeze on fuel duty.It is feared it could cost millions of pounds to

00:20:48

Podcast: The Glass House bar in Ashford faces...

KentOnline ·

2024/03/05

Bosses at a bar in Ashford have made a U-turn on their decision to go cashless after some customers said they would not go back.The Glass House opened in the Lower High Street in 2018 and management recently announced the move on socials.A Kent homelessness charity is warning lives could be lost as funding for their services is set to be cut.Porchlight say they will be losing out on around a million pounds a year which could mean closing some of their hostels.The government's Rwanda bill has

00:21:34

Podcast: Whitstable water leak leaves dad battling...

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2024/03/04

A Canterbury man says he's faced a seven-month battle after receiving a water bill for more than £3,200.It's because of a leak outside his Airbnb property in Whitstable.A leading Kent charity is again calling for safe and legal routes for refugees after a seven-year-old girl died while trying to cross from northern France.The boat she was in capsized with 16 people in board.A Kent campaigner is calling for paid leave for parents who lose a baby in early pregnancy. Keeley Lengthorn suffered three

00:23:16

Podcast: Hythe residents hit by flooding after Royal...

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2024/03/01

People living in part of Hythe are calling for closer monitoring of water levels after a canal burst its banks and flooded their homes.More than 10 properties in Romney Way have been affected this week.Parents are going to extreme lengths to get their child into a good school in Kent - including lying about where they live.Some families have rented properties but not lived in them, while others have used relatives' addresses.It comes as thousands of Year Six pupils across Kent find out which

00:21:18

Podcast: Four-year-old boy died after getting his...

KentOnline ·

2024/02/29

Parents have paid tribute to an “inquisitive little lad” who died after his head became lodged in a medical bed that had been delivered to his home the previous day.Four-year-old Ethan Wade was discovered by his father the morning after the first night in his new bed at their home in Chatham.Also in today's podcast, an inquiry has found convicted murderer Wayne Couzens should never have been given a job as a police officer and chances to stop the sexual predator were repeatedly ignored and missed.A

00:19:34

Podcast: Landlord quits pub after drunken customers...

KentOnline ·

2024/02/28

A former landlord has told how his life running the pub he called home was “destroyed” by three drunken customers who broke his arm in a shocking attack.The grandfather says the Margate pub “was never the same” for him and his wife after the “horrific” attack. Also in today's podcast, new data shows more than 280-thousand illegal vapes were seized in Kent last year - but not a single fine was issued.We've had the highest number out of more than 150 local authorities across the country with many of

00:19:33

Podcast: Father attacked in his own home after asking...

KentOnline ·

2024/02/27

A father-of-two from Tunbridge Wells has been attacked by three people in his own home after he asked his neighbours to keep the noise down. He answered the door to three people who assaulted him in front of his children. Also in today's podcast, residents says faulty technology and a staff shortage are causing the only Post Office in a Kent area to become a joke.The service has come under fire for "beyond acceptable" waiting times. Angry villagers say “diabolical” plans for a new housing estate

00:21:42

Podcast: Tributes to 16-year-old who died in crash on...

KentOnline ·

2024/02/26

Tributes are being paid to 16-year-old Alisha Marie, who has died in a crash on the A249 between Sittingbourne and Maidstone.A 15-year-old boy was seriously injured when a vehicle overturned on Saturday night, and a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.Also in today’s episode, rail passengers are facing a week of disruption after a landslip closed the line between Rainham and Sittingbourne.The six-mile stretch will be shut for the next seven days as

00:22:41

Podcast: Major roadworks getting underway today set...

KentOnline ·

2024/02/23

Drivers are being warned to expect major disruption as a section of the A249 is going to be closed for the next five weeks.The southbound stretch will be shut between the Stockbury Roundabout and Church Hill as part of ongoing work to improve the M2 junction.Also in today's podcast, ahead of the sentencing of an asylum seeker charged with manslaughter, we talk to a specialist prosecutor from the Crown Prosecution Service. Ibrahima Bah piloted an “overloaded and vulnerable” dinghy across the English

00:19:05

Podcast: £44m Thanet Parkway station will be staffed...

KentOnline ·

2024/02/22

It's been revealed a railway station in Kent that was once dubbed a 'mugger's paradise' is going to be staffed seven days a week.Southeastern have given an update on Thanet Parkway which cost £44m to build and is based in Cliffsend which is between Ramsgate and Margate.Also in today's podcast, a significant change has come into force today for parents who've lost a baby. For the first time, bereaved mums and dad's who's child died before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be able to apply for formal

00:21:21

Podcast: The auditors filming shopping centres,...

KentOnline ·

2024/02/21

Kent shopping centres, police stations and supermarkets are among the latest places to be hit by YouTube 'auditors'.The latest online craze sees people asserting their rights to take photos and film on public land - and sometimes getting into a scrap with security guards. Hear from Chris Britcher who's been looking into this for a special report on KentOnline.Also in today's podcast, research has found more than half of people on Universal Credit here in the south east are unable to afford enough

00:21:38

Podcast: Plans submitted to expand The Norton...

KentOnline ·

2024/02/20

There are plans to expand a grammar school in Ashford which has become so overcrowded some pupils are having to study in the dining hall.The Norton Knatchbull School is a boys' grammar based on Hythe Road in the town and most recent figures from December show 1,252 pupils go there - including 239 who are in the mixed-gender sixth form.Also in today's podcast, it's been confirmed our council tax bill in Kent will be going up.Authority bosses have approved a near 5% hike as they attempt to balance the

00:21:45

Podcast: Dad-of-six swept out to sea by riptide while...

KentOnline ·

2024/02/19

An inquest into the death of a "gentle and caring" dad-of-six who was tragically swept out to sea by a riptide has heard he was cooling off after a gym session. Matthew Collins entered the water with a friend at Broadstairs when they got into trouble. Also in today's podcast, there are claims the introduction of ANPR cameras at a village hall car park in west Kent has had the unintended knock-on effect of putting children’s lives at risk.Parents on the school run who used to use the car par are now

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