Podcast: Ann Widdecombe who was the MP for Maidstone and Weald for 23 years and famously appeared on Strictly Come Dancing has died aged 78
KentOnline
Friday, 10 July 2026 - 22 minutes
Former Kent MP Ann Widdecombe has died at the age of 78.
She was the Conservative representative for Maidstone for 23 years, and famously appeared on Strictly in 2010. In recent years she became an advisor for Reform UK. Hear the time she appeared on the Kent Politics Podcast.
Also on today's podcast, a report out today has raised concerns about 27-hour waiting times for A&E patients at a Kent hospital.
Inspectors visited the William Harvey in Ashford in February, and found "unacceptable" overcrowding. Urgent and emergency care has been rated as requires improvement. Hear from the watchdog.
It's a going to be a huge weekend for football fans in Kent as England play for a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
The Three Lions take on Norway in the quarter finals tomorrow night. It's a 10pm kick off so pubs across the county are expected to be busy. We've been speaking to Superintendent Nick Sparkes from Kent Police.
A Kent tourist attraction has been chosen as part of a campaign by English Heritage to bring back postcards.
They've gathered 800 historical prints of Dover Castle dating back to 1906 while illustrators Nick Sharrat and Sir Quentin Blake have also designed three limited edition postcards that can be collected at 18 historical sites across the country.
And in sport, Kent's Women are in action at their first T20 Blast League Two Finals Day.
They're playing Gloucestershire in the semi-final at Cardiff on Sunday after qualifying second in their group.
The winner will the face Group winners Glamorgan.
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