Podcast: Pregnant mum who felt faint at the wheel received £100 parking fine for stopping at Orbital Park McDonald’s in Ashford
KentOnline
Thursday, 11 September 2025 - 22 minutes
A pregnant woman who pulled into a McDonald’s car park after feeling faint has been forced to pay a £100 fine for overstaying the time limit.
The mother-of-four stopped at the fast-food restaurant in Orbital Park, Ashford, as she feared she would pass out at the wheel.
Also in today’s podcast, we’ve got more reaction to the news the University of Kent and the University of Greenwich are going to merge to form one “super uni”.
We’ve spoken to university bosses who haven’t ruled out redundancies, and the Canterbury MP who’s unhappy about how the news broke.
Floral tributes and touching messages have been placed at a school as heartbroken staff, pupils, and parents mourn the loss of a much-loved teacher.
Concerned colleagues went to the 45-year-old’s home on Monday, after she did not turn up for work and failed to call in sick.
A Reform UK councillor has launched a campaign to try and prevent drink spiking after he was targeted at a pub in Ashford.
Dean Burns is thought to have had his beer tampered with while out with friends and was left virtually unconscious.
And a former boxing coach is hoping to launch a pie and mash empire after opening his first east London-style shop to much fanfare.
You can hear from the owner of Julian’s Pie and Mash in the Forum Shopping Centre in Sittingbourne which opened last week.
