Podcast: Kent families call for changes to school admissions process after missing out on places
KentOnline
Monday, 21 September 2026 - 17 minutes
Families from Kent want changes to the secondary schools admissions process, after missing out on places at their four closest secondary schools.
Year six pupils living around Maidstone say they have been allocated schools much further from home despite lodging local preferences.
We look at the impact of the huge hotel fire at the Grand Burstin in Folkestone over the weekend.
The blaze is thought to have been started deliberately.
Southern Water says they're committed to reducing storm overflows and are using AI and other solutions to improve the network.
Gillingham made it three wins in a row following a victory over Bristol Rovers at the weekend.
The result leaves them fourth in the league two table, we hear from manager Gareth Ainsworth.
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