Podcast: No-fly zone imposed over shipwreck of SS Richard Montgomery off Sheerness, Sheppey
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Thursday, 5 June 2025 - 25 minutes
A new no-fly zone has been put in place over a famous shipwreck off the Kent coast.
Pilots are banned from going over the remains of the SS Richard Montgomery which sunk off Sheerness during the second world war. Hear from reporter Joe Crossley who has been following the story.
Also in today's podcast, a petition has been launched calling for the Gravesend to Tilbury ferry service to be reinstated.
It's not run for more than 12 months, after local authorities in Essex and Kent pulled their funding.
It's been revealed people affected by a fire at a block of flats in Dover could be out of their homes for many more months.
Conqueror House, in Crabble Hill, caught alight over Easter when a blaze started in the bin storage. We've been chatting to councillor James Defriend and have an update from Town and Country Housing who own the property.
Meantime, a Margate woman has described the horror of watching a fire rip through her home.
Jane Moore's house in Norfolk Road in Cliftonville was severely damaged in April.
A Kent woman has received an apology from British Gas after receiving a bill for almost £30,000 for just one day's use.
Janine Duffel from South Darenth had previously been paying around £53 per month. She's told us about the moment the bill turned up.
And, Kent's Big Cat Sanctuary has celebrated 25 years of conservation.
Part of the celebrations included the reveal of a statue of the sanctuary's founder Peter Sampson and a rescued tiger cub.
