Listen: Dr Julian Spinks is a GP based in Strood and is surprised by the stats - 25/05/2018
We're all being urged to go out and get a bit more sunshine as figures reveal a huge increase in the number of people ending up in hospital with vitamin D deficiency. 1,000 needed treatment over the last year - up from just 75 in 2010/11.
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The Update - 24/05/2018
Police are trying to trace a man who has links to #Margate after a woman was found dead at a flat in #Bromley. Police discovered the 31 year-old at the property on Sunday night and launched a murder investigation. They're now trying to trace her estranged husband Martin Cavanagh.
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Listen: Michael Wearing is the director of the Rob Knox film festival - 24/05/2018
10 years after a Harry Potter actor was stabbed to death, the Medway director of a film festival in his name says it remains a fitting tribute. 18 year-old Rob Knox, who played Marcus Belby in the Half Blood Prince, was killed during a night out in Sidcup celebrating the end of filming. The film festival takes place next month - https://filmfreeway.com/RobKnoxFilmFestival
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Listen: Jo James is chief exec of the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce - 24/05/2018
KentOnline has been founding out just how many coffee shop and fast food brands are based in our Kent town centres with more set to open in the next few years.
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Listen: Jake Monk is a senior lecturer in retail marketing at Canterbury Christchurch University - 24/05/2018
Figures sourced by KentOnline have revealed just how many coffee shop and fast food brands there are in towns across the county.
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The Update - 23/05/2018
A man's been arrested on suspicion of murder after trying to get on a ferry at #Dover. The 23 year-old's being held after a man was found shot dead in a car in Birmingham yesterday. A woman was also detained at the Kent port overnight - she's being held on suspicion of assisting an offender.
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Listen: Karen Clifford teaches sign language at Vision Communication in Gillingham - 23/05/2018
There are calls for all of us in #Kent to learn sign language in a bid to help deaf people feel less lonely... A county councillor's revealed how he was taught it by someone he sat opposite while commuting to London in his 20s and reckons the rest of us should learn too.
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The Update - 22/05/2018
One year after the Manchester arena bombing, the local mayor says people remain scarred, and the city's still recovering.  Andy Burnham's been speaking ahead of a national minute's silence at 2:30 today. It'll be a chance to remember the 22 people who were killed during an Ariana Grande concert. The singer's tweeted to say she's sending 'light and warmth' on a 'challenging day'.
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Listen: Lib Dem councillor Antony Hook wants charging point for electric cars installed in all car parks in Kent - 22/05/2018
Calls for charging points for electric cars to be installed in all of Kent's car parks have been rejected amid claims it would be 'too difficult'. Lib Dem councillors had put forward the idea as a bid to reduce air pollution which they say claims a thousand lives in Kent every year. The council's also been accused of 'lacking ambition' when it comes to promoting electric cars - they say there...
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Listen: KM Charity Team chief exec Simon Dolby has been chatting about their Walk to School campaign - 21/05/2018
Mums and dads are being urged to leave the car at home this week and walk the children to school instead. It's all about trying to ease congestion and reduce pollution outside schools. In Kent the KM Charity Team supports 135 schools - and 42-thousand children and families as part of their Walk to School campaign. #WalktoSchoolWeek
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The Update - 21/05/2018
Relatives of the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire have been sharing their memories from that night. The inquiry into the disaster has opened in west London. Families of those who didn't survive are paying tribute over the next two weeks.
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Listen: Linda McCord from Transport Focus on the biggest timetable change for decades - 21/05/2018
Kent commuters heading back to work after the weekend are being urged to check train times this morning following the biggest timetable change in decades. Southeastern services have been altered as new Thameslink routes between Luton and the Medway towns are introduced following the rebuild of London bridge station.
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Listen: Anna Evans is from Anna's Country Flowers who're part of a co-operative exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show for the first time - 21/05/2018
A group of flower growers in Kent have got some of their blooms on display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the first time. They're all part of a co-operative called Flowers from the Farm who've been asked to exhibit at the world famous event. One of them is Anna Evans who runs Anna's Country Flowers at Shottenden near Chilham www.annascountryflowers.co.uk
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LISTEN: Lucy says people living in her road in Maidstone are looking forward to celebrating the Royal Wedding with a street party.
Residents of Hanson Drive in Loose will be celebrating the Royal Wedding by holding a street party #Kent #kmfmnews Photo credit Ollie Cole
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LISTEN: Ashford ice-cream maker produces special flavours for the Royal Wedding - MD Sally Newall
MD of Ashford's Simply Ice Cream Sally Newall tells us about the two special flavours created for the Royal Wedding #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Emma Rule from Musicians Against Homelessness explains why the Royal Bedding Day gigs happening around the county are so important
Musicians Against Homelessness are holding Royal Bedding Day gigs in #Kent to raise money for homeless charities. The events are being held in response to the news that the streets of Windsor will be cleared of homeless people ahead of the Royal Wedding. #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Captain Jiwan Gurung speaks about being part of the Royal Gurkha Rifles Guard for the Royal Wedding
Captain Jiwan Gurung says #Folkestone's Royal Gurkha Rifles are looking forward to attending the Royal Wedding.  #Kent #kmfmnews
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The Update - 18/05/2018
The Prince of Wales is stepping in for the father of the bride and will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle.  Charles is giving her away when she marries Prince Harry at Windsor Castle tomorrow because Meghan's father is unwell and can't attend.
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Listen: Karen Clifford is the choir master of Vision Signing Choir in Gillingham who're taking part in a national competition at Medway Park - 18/05/2018
Choirs from across the country that use signing rather than singing are gathering in Kent for a national championships... It's the second time the competition has taken place and will be staged at Medway Park tomorrow. Karen Clifford is choir master of the Vision Signing Choir in Gillingham who'll be taking part.
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LISTEN: Helen Whately, MP for Faversham and Mid Kent - 18/05/2018
A new system's been announced to deal with a build up of traffic in #Kent when there are problems crossing the channel - Operation Brock will replace Operation Stack. It'll see traffic travelling in both directions on the #M20 London bound between junctions 8 and 0 - while lorries are queued on the coastbound carriageway. #Faversham MP Helen Whately is pleased with the plans.
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LISTEN: Michelle Fraser reacts to the news about anti-overdose kits in Kent
Authorities here have been told to stock thousands of anti-overdose kits after drug deaths more than doubled in three years. There were 213 drug-related deaths in Kent between 2014 and 2016. A report published by Public Health England recommends Kent stock over 3-THOUSAND kits to treat individuals receiving treatment for opiate use in the county. Michelle Fraser's from Deal - her son Robert ...
3m May 17, 2018
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The Update - 17/05/2018
Meghan Markle has confirmed her dad won't be at her wedding to Prince Harry this Saturday - saying he needs to "focus on his health". Earlier, US website TMZ reported he'd undergone successful heart surgery and will have to stay in hospital for a few days.
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Listen: Medway councillor Vince Maple has welcomed a cut in the maximum stake on fixed odds betting machines - 17/05/2018
It's been confirmed the maximum stake on fruit machines will be cut to £2, from the current £100. It's a significant source of revenue for bookmakers and they've warned it could potentially put thousands of jobs at risk.
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Listen: Billy Radford from the Uni of Kent says they're using bubble football to relieve exam stress - 17/05/2018
As exam season continues, students in #Kent are being reminded to take time out and get some exercise to ease stress. Stats out this week show 6 in 10 18 to 24 year-olds have been so stressed by pressure to succeed, they've felt overwhelmed. The sports team at the Uni of Kent are running events as part of their #StampOutStress programme - including sessions of bubble football.
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LISTEN: Detective Inspector James Derham - 16/05/2018
Three men and a woman have been arrested and at least 12 people identified as potential victims of modern slavery following raids in #Kent. Police have searched 11 sites across the county since the early hours of this morning - including in #Folkestone, #Dover and #Lydd. It's part of an investigation into a suspected organised crime network with links to Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Detecti...
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The Update - 16/05/2018
12 potential victims of modern slavery have been taken to a place of safety following early morning raids in #Kent. Police have searched four sites in #Folkestone, #Dover and #Lydd as part of an investigation into a suspected organised crime network with links to Slovakia and the Czech Republic. More locations are being searched during the day - two men have been arrested.
5m May 16, 2018
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Calendar Girls The Musical - Anna-Jane Casey
The new cast of Calendar Girls The Musical have been speaking to us ahead of the production touring Britain from August, taking in Canterbury and Dartford along the route. The show is already breaking box office records, and tickets are selling like hot buns. The new tour will star Anna-Jane Casey (Billy Elliot, Stepping Out, Annie  Get Your Gun) as Annie - she spoke to our reporter, Molly Mi...
4m May 15, 2018
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Calendar Girls The Musical - Fern Britton
The new cast of Calendar Girls The Musical have been speaking to us ahead of the production touring Britain from August, taking in Canterbury and Dartford along the route. The show is already breaking box office records, and tickets are selling like hot buns. The new tour will star novelist and television presenter Fern Britton, returning to the stage for the first time in 30  years - she spo...
5m May 15, 2018
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The Update - 15/05/2018
It's been revealed a photographer from Canterbury staged the pictures of Meghan Markle's dad - which have put his appearance at Saturday's wedding in doubt. Jeff Rayner reportedly sold the photos of Thomas Markle preparing for the big day for around £100,000. CCTV later showed they'd been set up.
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The Update - 14/05/2018
The head of MI5's warning that Islamic State is planning to commit more "devastating" attacks in Europe after losing territory in the Middle East.  In a speech, Andrew Parker also condemned the Russian Government for what he called the "targeted" poisoning of a former spy and his daughter in Salisbury.
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Listen: William Pound was taught by Greg Keating at the Howard School in Rainham - 14/05/2018
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/teachers-arms-and-legs-amputated-after-contracting-sepsis-182949/
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Listen: Jorge Bird was taught by Greg Keating at The Howard school in Rainham
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/teachers-arms-and-legs-amputated-after-contracting-sepsis-182949/
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Mental Health Awareness Week: Chris Thomas from Live Well Kent - 14/05/2018
It's claimed this morning almost three quarters of adults have been so stressed over the last year they've felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. Data's been given to km-fm following the largest UK-wide survey of its kind commissioned to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. Chris Thomas is from homeless charity Porchlight who also co-run the Live Well Kent service, he wants people to know that sup...
3m May 14, 2018
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The Update - 11/05/2018
A man's been told he'll spend at least 26 years in prison for murdering a man near a railway station in #Kent. Jamie Simmons was caught on CCTV chasing 23-year-old Samir Draganovic down the platform at #Knockholt station near #Sevenoaks last November, then walking back after stabbing him to death. The 37 year-old from Blackfriars Road in London was convicted of murder by a jury and sentenced to...
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LISTEN: Dannielle Sharma, head of fundraising at the Turner Contemporary - 11/05/2018
A campaign to bring a life-sized polar bear puppet to Margate has just days left to raise the money. It's part of the Turner Contemporary's summer exhibition - Animals and Us - and is designed to get people talking about climate change. £15,000 is needed by Tuesday to make it happen - Dannielle Sharma is head of fundraising at the gallery.
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The Update - 10/05/2018
A leading charity's told #kmfm something must be done about the number of people in #Kent's prisons. Figures show there are almost 4,200 inmates at the seven jails in the county and only around 170 spaces available in cells.
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Listen: Rob Preece from the Howard League for Penal Reform says something must be done about prisons in Kent that are almost full - 10/05/2018
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/prison-wardens-should-be-armed-182763/
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Listen: RECYCLING IN KENT - Stuart Jeffery is from the Green party in Maidstone - 10/05/2018
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Listen: RECYCLING IN KENT - Julian Kirby is the plastics pollution campaigner for Friends of the Earth - 10/05/2018
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Listen: RECYCLING IN KENT - Cllr Rory Love is chairman of the Kent Resource Partnership - 10/05/2018
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The Update - 09/05/2018
The Prime Minister says she's been clear in conversations with the US President that the Iran nuclear deal should stay in place.  He's announced he’s pulling out of the agreement - which eases sanctions against Tehran in exchange for it abandoning its weapons programme.
5m May 09, 2018
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LISTEN: kmfm's political editor Paul Francis - 08/05/2018
The group behind plans to reopen #Manston Airport for planes have 'temporarily' withdrawn their bid. The RiverOak partnership say they'll continue with proposals to use the site as a freight hub, but need to review them again.  It comes as the owners of the former airport - which is now called Stone Hill Park - officially submitted plans to develop it. kmfm's political editor Paul Francis told ...
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The Update - 08/05/2018
A second man's been charged with attempted murder following a fire at a mobile home near #Maidstone.
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Listen: Linda Coffey from Ellenor hopes appearing in a TV series will help us understand more about end of life care - 08/05/2018
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/news/hospice-documentary-series-to-hit-screens-181644/
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SPORT: Dartford manager Tony Burman speaking after their 1-0 play-off defeat to Braintree
#Dartford manager Tony Burman speaking after their 1-0 play-off defeat to Braintree #football #Kent
1m May 07, 2018
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Listen: Kent author Andrew McGuinness talks about his fight against Lyme disease
May is International Lyme Awareness Month and one Kent author has released a new novel about his battle against the disease. "Anatomised" is the new book by Whitstable-based writer Andrew McGuinness which is inspired by the fight for his own life. The 51 year-old contracted the disease in 2010 and thought he was close to death four years later.
8m May 06, 2018
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SPORT: Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon speaking after 4-2 play-off defeat to Tranmere Rovers
#Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon speaking after 4-2 play-off defeat to Tranmere Rovers #football #Kent
1m May 06, 2018
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SPORT: Gillingham striker Tom Eaves speaking after scoring a hat trick in the last match of the season. Gillingham 5, Plymouth Argyll 2.
#Gillingham striker Tom Eaves speaking after scoring a hat trick in the last match of the season. The League 1 match ended Gillingham 5, Plymouth Argyll 2 at Priestfield. #football #Gills #Kent
1m May 06, 2018
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SPORT: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to the team's end of season 5-2 win over Plymouth Argyll
#Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to the team's end of season 5-2 win over Plymouth Argyll #Gills #football #Kent
1m May 06, 2018
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The Update - 04/05/2018
The Conservatives have done better than expected in local elections in England. Labour's Jeremy Corbyn had to travel some way to celebrate success.
5m May 04, 2018
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