16 minutes | Monday, 8 June 2026
Bosses in Ashford have launched an investigation into a new-build estate in the town following complaints from residents.
People living in homes on Nightingale View in Hamstreet have reported cracked footpaths, dead trees and patchy, dying grass.
The developer insists it's working on a plan to get the area up to scratch, while the council say they're looking at whether any planning breaches have occurred. Hear from reporter Louis Walker who has been covering the story.
Also on today's episode, a driver who reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour in heavy rain before causing the deaths of two women on the M20 has been jailed.
The victims had been standing on the hard shoulder of the coastbound carriageway in October 2022 after another vehicle aquaplaned.
A new group's been set up to provide support for thousands of unpaid carers in Kent.
The county council say they want to bring people from different backgrounds together, and give them a voice.
Drop-in sessions are being held at libraries in Ashford and Dartford to provide advice.
A new £15 million healthy living facility has officially opened within a shopping centre in Chatham.
It brings GP practices and community health services together under one roof and is named in memory of Medway's late director of public health, James Williams, who died in 2024.
Ollie Leader from the local democracy reporting service has been along to have a look.
A Kent town has welcomed its first ever Pokémon shop.
Country cards in Snodland has been launched by two electricians who bonded over their love of Pokémon cards and country music.
Reporter Elli Hodgson has been chatting to Keith Blackman and Matt Gibbons.
And in sport, Kent have been beaten by Sussex Sharks in the T20 Blast.
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