Podcast: Police and paramedics part of huge emergency response on Lenham Road in Headcorn
KentOnline
Monday, 29 June 2026 - 20 minutes
Our top story today is developing news regarding a major emergency response in Headcorn.
People living on Lenham Road have told us they heard lots of sirens at about 5pm yesterday.
Police and ambulance crews had arrived at the scene and set up a cordon, with other motorists being turned away.
Also in today's podcast, a man in his 30s has been seriously injured after a stabbing outside a pub in Maidstone.
He was taken to a London hospital after a police were called to the the High Street near The Stag.
It's hoped a new college campus in Margate with courses in animation and visual effects will help tackle the youth unemployment problem.
A state-of-the-art digital campus has opened in the old M&S building on the High Street.
Meantime, a play based on teenagers' real experiences with social media is being performed by students in Canterbury later.
Generation FOMO uses direct quotes from interviews with young people about some of the issues they face online.
Meantime - the podcast has been hearing about the importance of providing activities for teenagers in Kent when that social media ban comes into force.
The government's planning to stop under-16s using apps like Instagram and Snapchat next year.
And, Kent have bounced back from Friday's defeat with a victory over Hampshire in the T20 Blast.
Daniel Bell-Drummond scored 54 runs and the Spitfires reached their victory target of 177 with eight balls to spare. Hear from Captain Sam Billings.
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