Episodes
A cafe in Dover has been forced to close until further notice after a fire ripped through the building.Bosses say they're "heartbroken" after crews were called to tackle the blaze in the early hours of yesterday.Also in today's podcast, fans have been celebrating England's win in the final of the Women's Euros.A mural has been unveiled of Kent striker Alessia Russo at her former club ahead of a victory parade by the Lionesses.We have been hearing from a group that runs cooking sessions for families in Maidstone as we approach the end of kmfm's Tonnes of Tins campaign.Celebration Church will...
Hygiene inspectors have found “multiple risks to food safety” at a popular Indian takeaway - including a mouldy freezer and a bucket of raw chicken being stored at room temperature.The restaurant in Cliftonville has hundreds of five-star ratings on food delivery app JustEat, but Thanet District Council officers found its facilities in a shocking state.Also in today’s podcast, a Sheppey woman is calling for CCTV to be installed at an accident blackspot after three of her cars were written off in crashes.In the last 16 years of living in Marine Parade, £12,000 of damage has been done to Aman...
A mum has been granted permission to convert her house into a children’s home – despite facing huge opposition.Vanessa Idada’s application to transform the five-bed property in Aylesham was approved unanimously at a Dover District Council planning committee meeting.Also in today’s podcast, we’ve heard from the RSPCA ahead of what’s expected to be a busy summer in Kent, with the charity saying they often see a spike in animal cruelty cases this time of year. It follows figures released earlier this month which showed there were 930 reports in June, July and August 2024 A Kent County Councill...
A man in his 50s has died following an incident which shut part of the M2.Police were called to a section of the busy motorway between Strood and Chatham just before 5 this morning. Also in today's podcast, a plumber who had been out drinking ended up in a police chase after accepting a lift home in a stolen Asda delivery van - which was later used to ram a police car.He’d drunk more than usual when he got into the vehicle, which had been stolen by his friend after it was left unattended during a delivery to a customer in Gillingham. A family has spoken of their disabled dad’s devastation a...
A mum housed in a two-bed council home with six of her children says “pigs in a sty live more comfortably” than her family.Rebecca Waller is desperate to be moved somewhere bigger than the “claustrophobic” semi-detached property in Faversham.Also in today’s podcast, there's been an increase in the number of Kent police officers who are being signed off work for mental health reasons.Figures show there were 320 last year, which is a five percent increase on the year before – you can hear from the Kent Police Federation chair about the statistics. A charity boss fears there could be a rise in...
The family of a 30-year-old battling a cancer so “horrific” that medical professionals cried while performing radiotherapy is pleading for help with more treatment.Chatham man Alex Able is believed to be the only adult ever recorded in the UK to be diagnosed with the very rare and aggressive Rhabdoid tumour and is now in a race against the clock.Also in today’s podcast, you can hear from a Kent campaigner who agrees the system for regulating water companies should be overhauled and Ofwat replaced. It’s after a landmark review of the sector outlined 88 recommendations to the government to tu...
It’s understood plans for a £30 million hotel at a country park have been quietly dropped after the intended operator pulled out.The controversial scheme at Betteshanger, near Deal, was met with huge opposition and took two years to get planning permission.Also in today’s podcast, the family of a sub-postmistress convicted of stealing thousands from the branch will be given the chance to clear her name after “an abuse of process”.Pat Owen was found guilty of theft from the Broad Oak Post Office in Sturry, near Canterbury, in 1998, despite denying any involvement in a £6,000 shortfall in its...
The body of a much-loved son has been found in woodland, over a week after he was reported missing.The 32-year-old hadn’t been seen since he was spotted in Hawkhurst last Tuesday – it comes just a day after his family made an appeal for information. Also in today’s podcast, the number of children getting an MMR jab in Kent must increase to prevent a measles outbreak, the county’s director of public health has warned.The percentage of youngsters in both Kent and Medway coming forward for immunisation has slumped over the last few years - falling well below the targets needed to eradicate the...
A restaurant boss has been hauled before a court after failing to remove an illegal dining enclosure built without planning permission outside his seafront eatery.The owners of A La Turka in Herne Bay has admitted two offences relating to the structure - which continues to stand more than three years after he was ordered to take it down. Also in today’s podcast, an inquiry into the crimes of David Fuller has concluded the offences carried out by the necrophiliac “could happen again”.David Fuller sexually abused the bodies of more than 100 women and girls in hospital mortuaries and is alread...
A driver has called a parking firm “disgusting” after he was wrongfully issued a £100 fine for overstaying.He’d left his car at the multi-storey in Maidstone on two separate occasions, days apart, and paid each time but was baffled when a hefty bill arrived claiming he had parked there for six days.Also in today’s podcast, it’s been revealed the railway crossing where an Amazon delivery driver died when his van was hit by a train has a history of near misses. You can hear from a local councillor who says safety improvements must be made to stop similar incidents happening in the future. The...