LISTEN: Ebbsfleet boss Garry Hill speaking after 1-0 defeat to Salford City- 03/03/2019
#Ebbsfleet boss Garry Hill speaking after 1-0 defeat to Salford City. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Maidstone coach Hakan Hayrettin speaking after their 5-0 defeat to Solihull Moors - 03/03/2019
#Maidstone coach Hakan Hayrettin speaking after their 5-0 defeat to Solihull Moors. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to their 1-1 draw with Fleetwood Town - 03/03/2019
#Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to their 1-1 draw with Fleetwood Town. #Gills #Kent #kmfmnews #football
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The Update - 01/03/2019
THE UPDATE: with @nicolakeverett at 1pm 📻man admits #Rochester bridge murder 📻children wait to find out which secondary school they'll be going to in #Kent 📻stroke unit campaigners stage another protest despite plans being approved #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Carly Jeffrey from Save Our NHS In Kent is protesting a decision to create three stroke units - 01/03/2019
Campaigners say their fight to stop three specialist stroke units being created in Kent is not over - despite the plans being approved... Earlier this month health bosses agreed the centres should be based at hospitals in Ashford, Dartford and Maidstone - meaning facilities currently available in Medway, Thanet and Tunbridge Wells will be closed. There are concerns that will leave people in t...
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The Update - 28/02/2019
THE UPDATE: with @nicolakeverett at 1pm 📻major report warns about children being recruited into gangs 📻funding bid to help tourism in #Kent after #Brexit is rejected 📻thousands of speeding drivers caught in just one village #kmfmnews
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The Update - 27/02/2019
THE UPDATE: with @nicolakeverett at 1pm 📻#Momo challenge game warning to #Kent parents 📻dog attacks on sheep cost farmers thousands 📻plus @khwaja456 has the latest sport including disappointment for @maidstoneunited #kmfmnews
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Listen: social media expert Zoe Cairns speaks about the dangerous Momo challenge game - 27/02/2019
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/schools-warning-about-momo-challenge-199676/
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LISTEN: Maidstone head coach Hakan Hayrettin says injuries played a part in the 3-0 defeat to Stockport in their FA Trophy quarter final replay - 27/02/2019
Football, and it was disappointment for #Maidstone last night as they were knocked out of the FA Trophy. They were beaten 3-0 by Stockport in their quarter final replay. Head coach Hakan Hayrettin says injuries within the squad are making games difficult.
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The Update - 26/02/2019
THE UPDATE: with @nicolakeverett at 1pm 📻#Brexit latest as Theresa May addresses MPs with just 31 days to go 📻Kent's top police officer speaks out about migrants crossing the channel 📻tributes to teenage footballer #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Verity Garrett is a farmer at Elbridge Farm in Littlebourne near Canterbury - 26/02/2019
Attacks by dogs on sheep in the south east has cost farmers more than £400,000 over the past four years according to new data. It's known as livestock worrying but can often lead to animals suffering fatal injuries or being so distressed they miscarry their lambs. Verity Garrett works at Elbridge Farm in #Littlebourne near #Canterbury.
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LISTEN: Gills forward Regan Charles-Cook says it was about time Brandon Hanlan assisted him - 26/02/19
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LISTEN: Rossanna Trudgian from Action for Children is concerned about cuts to children's services in Kent - 26/02/2019
Figures from leading charities suggest funding for children's services in #Kent has fallen by a quarter per child since 2010. The situation's even worse in #Medway where it's dropped by 30 percent. A report's found thousands of families across the UK risk ending up in a crisis. Rossanna Trudgian is head of campaigns at Action for Children
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Listen: Alexandra Chatfield from Rainham campaigned to keep Sure Start centres open - 26/02/2019
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Listen: Jennie Ludford is from NFU Mutual - 25/02/2019
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LISTEN: 26 year-old Tamsyn Phillips is urging other people to speak out about mental health - 26/02/2019
A young woman from #HerneBay sayss talking to other people who're struggling with mental health issues has changed her life. 26 year-old Tamsyn Phillips struggled through her time at #Canterbury Christ Church Uni and was finally diagnosed with bipolar and borderline personality disorder in her early 20s. A few months ago she started going to support groups in the city, run by the charity Take...
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The Update - 25/02/2019
THE UPDATE: with @nicolakeverett at 1pm 📻hear from some of the big winners at the #Oscars 📻#Ashford woman takes in rough sleeper 📻Maidstone Utd know who they could face in the semi-finals of the #FATrophy #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Stewart Martin has set up a wrestling school in Sittingbourne to help kids who have been bullied - 25/02/19
A man who's set up a wrestling school in Sittingbourne says he wants to help kids who are being bullied. 32-year-old Stewart Martin says everyone's welcome to have a go at the G-M Pro Wrestling School in Central Avenue. He says the sport's helped him overcome his shyness, and now wants other bullying victims to gain confidence too.
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LISTEN: Dartford captain Tom Bonner is pleased with their 2-0 win over Woking - 25/02/2019
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LISTEN: Irina Zureiqui from Ashford says she felt obliged to help a homeless man she spotted on the streets - 25/02/19
Irina Zureiqi spotted 48-year-old Darren Handley on the streets and invited him to stay in her home.
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LISTEN: Darren Handley who's been sleeping rough in Ashford says he could have died if he wasn't rescued off the streets - 25/02/19
A homeless man says he could have died if he wasn't rescued from the streets of Ashford. Darren Handley had been sleeping outside the former Mecca Bingo building for nearly two years, after battling mental illness and alcohol addiction for most of his life. He'd developed a cold and fever and was sleeping rough as temperatures dropped below zero last month. Irina Zureiqi spotted the 48-year-...
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LISTEN: Maidstone head coach Hakan Hayrettin speaking after their 1-1 draw with Stockport in the FA Trophy quarter final - 24/02/2019
#Maidstone head coach Hakan Hayrettin speaking after their 1-1 draw with Stockport in the FA Trophy quarter final. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Dartford boss Jamie Coyle speaking after 2-0 win over Woking - 24/02/2019
#Dartford boss Jamie Coyle speaking after 2-0 win over Woking. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell speaking after 1-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers - 24/02/2019
#Gillingham boss Steve Lovell speaking after 1-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers. #Gills #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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The Update - 22/02/19
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The Update - 21/02/19
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LISTEN: One Stop store manager Jay Karthik told kmfm about the moment he saw a 4x4 being reversed into the shop front in an attempt to steal a cash machine - 21/02/19
A shop in High Halden near Ashford has been damaged this morning by a 4x4, as part of an attempt to steal a cash machine. Police were called at 4am - it's thought the vehicle reversed into the front of the shop and then strapping was used to try and pull out the ATM. The 4x4 - thought to be a Cherokee Jeep - was later found on fire in Harbourne Lane.
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The Update - 20/02/19
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LISTEN: Ebbsfleet manager Garry Hill reacts to their 0-0 draw with Hartlepool - 20/02/2019
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LISTEN: Gillingham manager Steve Lovell is disappointed with their 4-2 defeat to Sunderland - 20/02/2019
despite a strong performance #Gillingham came away empty handed from their trip to Sunderland last night. After a dramatic start the game ended 4-2 - with the home side scoring all their goals from corner kicks or penatlies. Gills boss Steve Lovell thinks they deserved a better result.
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The Update - 19/02/19
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LISTEN: The Chief Inspector of Prisons, Peter Clarke, says the quality of work and education available at HMP Maidstone has 'fallen off' - 19/02/19
A report out this morning is warning of an increasing drug problem at a Kent prison which holds almost 600 foreign inmates. Inspectors visited HMP Maidstone in October and also found a rise in the number of violent incidents and the use of force by staff. The report went on to praise behaviour management, improvements in rehabilitation and release planning, and good relationships between staf...
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LISTEN: Labour councillor at Medway Council, Alex Paterson, says he's disappointed seven Labour MPs have resigned from the party - 18/02/19
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The Update - 18/02/19
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LISTEN: Professor Nick Colosimo, Principal Technologist at BAE Systems - 18/02/2019
A new report shows many young people are concerned about making the right choices for their future career. In response experts have released a list of jobs they think will be important in years to come. Nick Colosimo from BAE Systems has been telling us more.
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LISTEN: Chloe Barnes is an apprentice at BAE Systems in Rochester - 18/02/2019
New research by BAE Systems shows many young people are concerned about making the right career choice for the future. Experts reckon technology roles will become even more important over the next 30 years and are encouraging students to get into STEM subjects. 20 year-old Chloe Barnes works as an apprentice at the Rochester branch of BAE Systems.
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LISTEN: Gillingham manager Steve Lovell says it was a relief to get three points, after the Gills beat Scunthorpe United 1-0 at Priestfield - 17/02/19
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The Update - 15/02/2019
A man's been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found at a flooded flat in #Gillingham. Police were initially called to reports of a fire in Firethorn Close yesterday morning and found him dead inside the property. The suspect, who's in his 30s, is believed to have known the victim.
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LISTEN: Tony Monk is an NHS campaigner from Maidstone - 15/02/2019
Campaigners have been reacting to a decision to create three new hyper acute stroke units in Kent. Tony Monk from Maidstone says it'll mean patients having to travel further to get urgent treatment.
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Listen: Edward, Rachel and Louisa have been taking part in the protest march in Canterbury - 15/02/2019
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/schoolchildren-march-in-climate-change-demo-198923/
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LISTEN: Ken Moffatt is the head of Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys - where about 60 pupils are walking out as part of a climate change protests - 14/02/2019
Hundreds of children in Canterbury will be walking out of school tomorrow as part of a protest over climate change. Ken Moffatt is the head of Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys and is supportive of the action.
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The Update - 14/02/2019
We'll find out today if health bosses in #Kent are going to go ahead with building three specialist units to treat patients that have suffered a stroke. The facilities - planned for hospitals in #Dartford, #Maidstone and #Ashford - would replace those currently available at the QEQM in #Margate, #Medway Maritime and #Pembury hospital. But campaigners are worried it would result in some patien...
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Listen: Catherine Campbell is head of hospital inspections in the south east for the Care Quality Commission - 13/02/2019
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LISTEN: Paula Hudgell, the adoptive mum of a Kent toddler who was abused by his birth parents says the law needs to offer better protection for children - 12/02/19
A Kent MP will propose life sentences as punishment for parents who're convicted of child cruelty later. Tonbridge and Malling's Tom Tugendhat is due to table a motion in Parliament calling for the 10 year maximum sentence to be increased. He's campaigning on behalf of Paula Hudgell from West Malling who adopted a toddler named Tony who was so badly abused by his birth parents, he had to have...
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The Update - 11/02/19
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LISTEN: Cllr Roger Gough, head of education at Kent County Council says they're considering whether it might make a charge for post-16 transport for learners who have special Educational Needs - 11/02/19
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LISTEN: Dellanie Nash from Folkestone is calling for schools and businesses to have a casual dress-code every Monday in February to raise awareness of her daughter who has a rare form of cancer and needs treatment in the US - 11/02/19
A five-year-old with a highly-aggressive cancer is the reason behind 'Maya Monday' - happening across Kent today. Maya Nash from Folkestone has what's called Nuroblastoma. Her parents are desperate to get her treatment abroad, but they need to raise the funds to do so. Schools and businesses across Kent are being encouraged to go for a more casual dresscode today to raise awareness. Mum Del...
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LISTEN: Dover boss Andy Hessenthaler reacts to the second match in a row lost in stoppage time, 3-2 to Harrogate - 10/02/2019
#Dover boss Andy Hessenthaler reacts to the second match in a row lost in stoppage time, 3-2 to Harrogate. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Ebbsfleet boss Garry Hill speaking after their 1-0 defeat to Solihull Moors which ended in a brawl with four players being shown red cards - 10/0/2019
#Ebbsfleet boss Garry Hill speaking after their 1-0 defeat to Solihull Moors which ended in a brawl with four players being shown red cards. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Maidstone coach Hakan Hayrettin speaking after their 1-1 draw with AFC Fylde - 10/02/2019
#Maidstone coach Hakan Hayrettin speaking after their 1-1 draw with AFC Fylde. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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