Podcast: Villagers in Benenden spells out HELP US with plastic bottles as water supply issues continue
KentOnline
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 - 17 minutes
Villagers impacted by water outages in part of Kent have gathered thousands of plastic bottles to show the environmental impact it's having.
Homes in and around Benenden have had low pressure or not water at all since last Thursday.
Residents have spelt out HELP US on the local cricket ground. Hear from the landlady of the village pub who came up with the idea.
Also in today's podcast, a businessman says he's been left 'on edge' after masked intruders stole expensive sculptures from the garden of his home in Kent.
The bronze deer statues were taken from the property in Horton Kirby near Dartford during a 16 minute raid at the end of July.
An action plan's being put together in Maidstone with a quarter of a million pounds worth of funding to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls.
Residents have been putting forward ideas - including better education, youth clubs, bystander training and more female leadership. Hear from council leader, councillor Stuart Jeffery.
A sports club's been left with a £4,000 repair bill after windows of their clubhouse were reportedly smashed with catapults...
Ashford Hockey Club's building on Ball Lane was targeted in the early hours of Monday.
Traders in Sandwich are calling for compensation after main routes into the town were cut off.
The Toll Bridge has been closed for the past 11 days after it was damaged by a Southern Water tanker, while the A256 was closed for emergency sewer repairs.
And in sport, Gillingham have lost their opening group game in the Premier League under-21 cup.
They were beaten 4-1 by Huddersfield Town.
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