Podcast: Missing Hawkhurst man found dead in woodland more than a week after disappearance
KentOnline
Thursday, 17 July 2025 - 23 minutes
The body of a much-loved son has been found in woodland, over a week after he was reported missing.
The 32-year-old hadn’t been seen since he was spotted in Hawkhurst last Tuesday – it comes just a day after his family made an appeal for information.
Also in today’s podcast, the number of children getting an MMR jab in Kent must increase to prevent a measles outbreak, the county’s director of public health has warned.
The percentage of youngsters in both Kent and Medway coming forward for immunisation has slumped over the last few years - falling well below the targets needed to eradicate the highly contagious infection.
KentOnline’s Blue Badge Battle campaign has been debated at Westminster Hall, with the government agreeing to meet to discuss possible changes.
It's after KentOnline put forward local case studies - showing the need for flexibility from councillors and for the introduction of a temporary badge system.
You can hear the moment a prolific shoplifter tried to jump off railings near pier in Medway in a failed bid to flee police.
He’d been accused of shoplifting offences adding up to £400 and was spotted in Chatham High Street by officers.
And in cricket, Kent captain Sam Billings says the Spitfires can only focus on themselves as they bid to reach the Vitality Blast quarter-finals.
Billings knows victory at home to Essex tomorrow at Canterbury could see them qualify for the last eight - but they might still need other results to go their way.
