LISTEN: Andrew Neilson from the Howard League for Penal Reform talks to kmfm as a new report shows a huge drop in the number of child arrests in Kent - 10/09/2018
A new report shows the number of children arrested by Kent Police has dropped by a massive 64 percent in the past seven years. Director of Campaigns at the Howard League for Penal Reform Andrew Neilson told kmfm why things have changed so drastically. The report also shows issues that still need addressing, such as gang exploitation of kids and the disproportionate number of crimes by kids of...
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LISTEN: Wendy Robinson from Childline highlights some of the anxieties facing students going back to school
Childline are reminding parents that kids will be facing some worries with going back to school. Service Manager Wendy Robinson gave KMFM some advice about broaching the subject with them. The main concerns are about fitting in, exam stress, making friends and bullying.
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LISTEN: Christina McDermott's two sons took their own lives - 10/09/2018
Christina McDermott from #Dartford has been speaking to us on Suicide Prevention week. Her two sons Luke and William both took their own lives.
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LISTEN: Maidstone caretaker manager Steve Watt speaking after 1-0 defeat to Salford
#Maidstone caretaker manager Steve Watt speaking after 1-0 defeat to Salford #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Ebbsfleet manager Daryl McMahon speaks after 1-0 home defeat to Gateshead
#Ebbsfleet manager Daryl McMahon speaks after 1-0 home defeat to Gateshead. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Margate manager Mike Sandmann reacts to their 3-2 FA Cup win over Hordean.
#Margate manager Mike Sandmann reacts to their 3-2 FA Cup win over Hordean. #FACup #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell's angry after 1-0 loss to AFC Wimbledon
#Gillingham boss Steve Lovell says he is embarrassed after their 1-0 loss to AFC Wimbledon at Priestfield. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Lauren Edmonds is Marketing Manager for Arriva and told KMFM about a new 'talking bus' is coming to Kent to promote conversation and socialising for older people
A new 'talking bus' is being trialled in Kent, after studies have shown huge numbers of older people living alone often feel ignored or invisible. Bus company Arriva are teaming up with West Kent Befriending Service to combat loneliness and helping people meet each other. The first journey went from Maidstone to Tenterden on Wednesday and there are set to be more trips over the coming months.
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LISTEN: Eleanor Cocks is the Head of Creative Learning at Gulbenkian Theatre - she told KMFM about the issues preventing some young people from getting involved in the arts - 07/09/2018
A new study by a Kent-based youth arts organisation has shown young people consider the arts a very important part of life. Even so, there are some barriers preventing engagement in the arts for some, such as cost, lack of awareness and anxiety about taking part. KMFM spoke to Eleanor Cocks, the Head of Creative Learning at the Gulbenkian Theatre at the UoK about it.
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The Update - 07/09/2018
The Lib Dem leader's confirmed he plans to stand down - but not straight away. Sir Vince Cable will stay in the role past next May's local elections. He says he first wants to make some changes to the way the party works.
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Listen: Wendy Robinson from Childline on the signs to look out for if you think your child is self harming
https://www.mykentfamily.co.uk/teens/self-harm-do-you-know-the-signs-189365/
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LISTEN: Fourayes CEO tells KMFM about a new storage container that will allow high quality Bramley apples grown in Kent to stay fresh for longer
The new Bramley apple storage facility at Fourayes Farm near Sittingbourne gets its official opening today. It will be dedicated to apple-growing pioneer John Acock, by MP for Faversham and Mid Kent Helen Whately. KMFM spoke to the current CEO, Phil Acock, about what it means for them.
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The Update - 06/09/2018
The security minister's put the blame for the Wiltshire nerve agent attacks at the hands of Vladimir Putin. Yesterday the Prime Minister claimed the men police want to charge over the novichok poisonings in Salisbury are from Moscow's GRU intelligence unit.
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Listen: Graham Jones is a family and eduction specialist and Whitehead Monckton solictors in Maidstone - 06/09/2018
Thousand of children in Kent will be doing the Kent Test later - just days after going back to school following the summer break. More than 17,500 have registered to do the exam to find out if they'll be able to apply to go to a grammar school in the county next September. As many as 6,000 of those live outside Kent and will do the test on Saturday. Results will be emailed to parents on Octo...
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The Update - 05/09/2018
Two Russian men are now being hunted on suspicion of conspiracy to murder over the Salisbury novichok poisonings.  Prosecutors says there's enough evidence to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov. Sergei Skripal, Yulia Skripal and Wiltshire police officer Nick Bailey were all exposed to the nerve agent.
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LISTEN: Maidstone's caretaker manager Steve Watt on their 1-0 defeat to Sutton United - 05/09/2018
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LISTEN: Dover manager Chris Kinnear on their 1-1 draw with Ebbsfleet - 05/09/2018
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LISTEN: Ebbsfleet manager Daryl McMahon on their 1-1 draw with Dover - 05/09/2018
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LISTEN: Tonbridge and Malling Council leader Nicolas Heslop spoke to kmfm about how they're dealing with the growing need for temporary housing to combat homelessness.
A new property bought by Tonbridge and Malling Council will help homeless families find temporary accommodation. Council leader Nicolas Heslop says it'll save costs, but there'll be other benefits too. Currently, there are 24 households placed in temporary accommodation in the region and the length of stay varies from a few nights to several months.
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LISTEN: Gillingham manager Steve Lovell on their 4-0 defeat to Portsmouth - 05/09/2018
#Gillingham have suffered a 4-0 defeat to Portsmouth in their opening Checkatrade Trophy match. Two goals in three minutes towards the end of the first half put the Gills on the back foot.
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LISTEN: Susan Acott is the Chief Executive of the East Kent Hospitals Trust - 05/09/2018
The three big hospitals in East #Kent still 'require improvement' according to the first inspection to be carried out since the trust running them was taken out of special measures. The Care Quality Commission visited the QEQM, William Harvey and Kent and Canterbury in May and June and looked at emergency services, surgery, maternity and end of life care.
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The Update - 04/09/2018
Environmental campaigners say it's 'appalling' #Kent County Council is investing more than £160m of its pension fund into companies associated with fracking. The process involves drilling into underground rocks and using water to extract oil or gas which some claim can cause pollution and even earthquakes.  KCC say the fund isn't managed by the council itself.
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The Update - 03/09/2018
The home secretary's insisting there will be 'no no-go areas' when it comes to dealing with online child sex abuse. Sajid Javid's been setting out his plans to tackle the issue - saying it's his mission to keep children safe.
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Listen: Isobel Bretherton from the NFU in the south east says the government needs to keep to its promise and support drought hit farmers - 03/09/2018
Farmers in Kent have joined others around the country in calling for the government to do more to help them following this summer's drought. Members of the NFU met with the Environment Secretary a month ago as harvests started to be hit by the lack of rain. Michael Gove offered support but many say very little has happened since then.
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LISTEN: Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation Tracey Gibson spoke to kmfm as it's been revealed 66 people from Kent died waiting for a transplant in the last five years - 03/09/2018
kmfm's been told by NHS Blood and Transplant that 66 people from Kent have died waiting for a transplant in the last five years. Specialist Nurse for Organ Donation Tracey Gibson says we need to start having more conversations about it. We're being encouraged to tell family members we want to save lives through organ donation. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/more-than-60-die-waiting-f...
3m Sep 02, 2018
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LISTEN: Dover boss Chris Kinnear reacts to 2-1 defeat to Barnet
#Dover continue poor run with 2-1 home defeat to Barnet #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon reacts to 3-1 loss to AFC Fylde
#Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon says AFC Fylde's Danny Rowe was the difference between the teams on Saturday. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Maidstone lose 1-0 to Gateshead in dying minutes of the match
Caretaker boss Steve Watt says the scoreline reflects a tough week for the team following the departure of manager Jay Saunders by mutual consent on Tuesday. #football #stones #Maidstone #Kent #kmfmnews
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SPORT: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to 2-1 loss to Barnsley
#Gillingham boss Steve Lovell's disappointed after losing 2-1 to Barnsley #football #Gills #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: James Uren, Area Life-saving manager for the RNLI has been chatting to kmfm as we reach the last weekend with lifeguards on patrol at Kent's beaches - 01/09/18
It's the last weekend of Summer that lifeguards will be on patrol at some of Kent's beaches. The RNLI say more people have hit the coast this year, but the number of rescues is on par with previous years. It's thought the safety messages are getting through.
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The Update - 31/08/2018
Up to 40 cases are now being investigated over the poor care of mothers and babies at a hospital trust. It's feared some of those may have died or suffered serious injury in Shrewsbury and Telford. A review into 23 cases was ordered last year - but more families have since come forward.
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LISTEN: Jodie Coombes from Tonbridge says she was homeless for up to two years - 31/08/18
kmfm's been told up to 21 per cent of people who are homeless in Kent are women - the highest in the country. Charity Porchlight say they're launching a report later this year to identify why that's the case. Jodie Coombes spent 6 months at Porchlight, after a family breakdown left her on the streets:
3m Aug 30, 2018
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LISTEN: Mike Barrett, Chief Executive of charity Porchlight has told kmfm that Kent has the highest number of women who are homeless in the country - 31/08/18
kmfm's been told that Kent has the highest number of women who are homeless in the country. Mike Barrett, Chief Executive of Charity Porchight says they make up to 21% of them:. They're going to launch an interim report later this year, outlining plans to tackle the issue.
3m Aug 30, 2018
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LISTEN: Gravesend GP, Dr Manpinder Sahota says banning children from buying energy drinks would be a step in the right direction in the war on obesity - 30/08/18
A Kent GP says banning children from buying energy drinks would be a step in the right direction in the war on obesity. The government's announced plans to restrict the sale of those with high caffeine like Red Bull and Monster. Dr Manpinder Sahota who works in Gravesend says the drinks have caused some of his young patients to suffer from diabetes.
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The Update - 30/08/2018
A man's revealed how he broke into a funeral directors in #Medway to steal the body of his mother-in-law, after he was left unable to track down the undertaker.
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LISTEN: Germaine Delbosque says Cirque Berserk has the most dangerous circus act in the world, performing at Canterbury's Marlowe theatre - 30/08/18
One of the most dangerous circus acts in the world is taking to the stage at the Marlowe theatre in Canterbury for the first time this week. Cirque Berserk's 'Globe of death' sees motorcyclists riding around a cage, while a person stands inside. It's just one of many performances from the West End production, which tours around the world. Germaine Delbosque is a foot juggler for the show and...
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Listen: David King, a structural engineer from Adkins Consultants near Maidstone, says the number of substandard bridges in Kent is a concern - 30/08/2018
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/kents-weak-bridges-in-spotlight-188872/
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Listen: Ebbsfleet striker Danny Kedwell says he wants to be playing until he's 40 - 30/08/2018
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/five-more-years-of-keds-188834/
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LISTEN: Leader of Medway Council, Cllr Alan Jarrett - 30/08/18
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The Update - 29/08/2018
A man from #Dover's been jailed for breaking into a couple's home in #Gillingham and stabbing them - two months before killing a man in a hit and run in #Chatham.
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Listen: Lordswood manager Richard Styles is looking forward to their anniversary game against Charlton - 29/08/2018
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/celebration-time-for-lords-188756/
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The Update - 28/08/2018
Police say anyone shielding a man they want to speak to after two women were stabbed to death in the West Midlands are themselves committing an offence. 21 year old Janbaz Tarin is being hunted after his former partner and her mum were attacked in Solihull yesterday.
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Listen: Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon says his side missed several chances in their win over Eastleigh - 28/08/2018
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/report-kedwell-shoots-downs-spitfires-188707/
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LISTEN: Paula McLachlan is the Screening and Immunisation Manager for the NHS in Kent and Medway - 28/08/2018
Students in #Kent heading off to university in the next few weeks are being urged to make sure they're up to date with Meningitis vaccinations. Stats show around one in five young people have missed their ACWY jab - which protects against four types of the illness.
2m Aug 28, 2018
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LISTEN: Adam Hunter is a volunteer who helps run a coffee pod recycling scheme in Kent - he says they send off around 10,000 a week - 28/08/18
A campaign's underway in Kent to raise £5,000 for charity by recycling old coffee pods. Last year Kent was the third largest collector of them in the country - with almost 400,000 off to special centres. Money is given to the air ambulance in exchange for the old pods - in 2017 they raised more than £4,000. Adam Hunter is a volunteer who looks after 12 collection points in Kent. You can fin...
2m Aug 27, 2018
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LISTEN: Ben Carpenter, UCA student in Canterbury, says he's trying to raise enough money to help build a school in Uganda
A Kent student is trying to raise enough money to build part of a school in Uganda. Ben Carpenter decided to help after hearing 120 children in Kabale could be forced out of their current school - if they can't afford the rent. He studies architecture at UCA in Canterbury and hopes he can guide the project with what he's learnt. The 20-year-old says he's heading there for two weeks to set up...
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LISTEN: Natasha Sutton from Whitstable who runs a creative agency while managing a functional neurological disorder is urging the government to offer more support to self-employed people - 27/08/18
A campaign is underway to highlight the pressures of being self-employed in Kent. The Federation of Small Businesses have been meeting with MPs to discuss the highs and lows, before they take their findings to Parliament in November Last year there were 138, 000 people registered as self-employed in the county, an increase from 125,000 in 2016. Natasha Sutton runs a creative agency, while co...
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LISTEN: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to the 1-1 draw with Coventry in League One - 26/08/18
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The Update - 24/08/2018
The family of a British couple who died at a hotel in Egypt say they still don't know what made them sick.  John and Susan Cooper from Burnley were 'fit and healthy', according to their daughter. Bosses at the resort think the deaths were as a result of 'natural causes'. Thomas Cook's moving all 300 customers at the hotel to alternative accommodation.
3m Aug 24, 2018
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LISTEN: Mandy Pearson, step-mum of Daniel Whitworth who was murdered, says she's trying to raise enough money for a top lawyer at his inquest - 24/08/2018
The family of a Kent man murdered by a serial killer are trying to raise enough money for a top lawyer at his inquest. 21 year-old Daniel Whitworth from Gravesend and three other men were killed by Stephen Port between 2014 and 2015 - he's now serving life in prison. It was originally ruled that Daniel had died of a drug overdose, before police linked the deaths. His step-mum Mandy Pearson s...
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