LISTEN: Stuart Jeffery, chairman of the Kent Green Party - 15/03/18
We're becoming more eco-friendly when driving in Kent - as new stats reveal more of us are owning electric cars. They're becoming increasingly more popular with government grants towards the purchase of one, and have no road tax costs because they have no emissions. Latest figures from the Department for Transport show in September last year there were almost 2,300 eco-vehicles in the county ...
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Listen: Michael Wilcox is chairman of the new Graveney Rural Environmental Action Team - 15/03/2018
Campaigners against plans for a massive #solar farm in #Kent say the scale of it would 'industrialise the countryside'... It's feared panels on the land at Graveney near #Faversham would be up to four meters high because of the risk of flooding. An action team's been set up to fight the proposals.
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LISTEN: Andrew Scott-Clark, director of public health at KCC - 14/03/18
Health bosses in Kent are calling for more accessible tests after concerns people with HIV in the county are being diagnosed too late... Stats reveal more than half of people diagnosed in the county between 2014 and 2016 were in the late stages of the disease - making them 10 times less likely to survive the first year. Andrew Scott-Clark is the director of public health in Kent. http://www.ke...
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The Update - 14/03/2018
Theresa May says the Russian state was culpable in the nerve agent attack in Salisbury and is expelling 23 of its diplomats, the biggest expulsion since the Cold War.  The Prime Minister also says the UK will suspend some high-level meetings and sanctions could follow over the poisoning of a former Soviet spy and his daughter.
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LISTEN: Emma Motherwell from the NSPCC talks about new training to help spot signs of abuse and neglect - 14/03/18
Plumbers, tradesmen and builders in Kent are going to be trained to spot signs of child abuse and neglect... The NSPCC's going to be running online training sessions because they say workers who call at homes may see thing that others don't. Emma Motherwell is from the charity. Last year, more than a thousand calls and emails to the NSPCC were referred to police and children’s services in Kent ...
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LISTEN: Matt Pavitt, coastguard area commander for the South East - 13/03/18
The wife of a diver who's gone missing off the Kent coast says her heart is breaking but she hasn't given up hope... Father-of-three Ben Moss from Faversham disappeared yesterday morning while scuba diving between Walmer and St Margaret's-at-Cliffe. Lifeboat crews have been searching the area since - Matt Pavitt is coastguard area commander for the South East. Police are also carrying out enqur...
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The Update - 13/03/2018
Moscow's demanding access to samples of a Russian-made nerve agent which poisoned a former spy and his daughter in Salisbury. The country's Foreign Minister says - so far - the UK government's refused their request. Sergei Lavrov also insists his country is not to blame for the attack.
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LISTEN: Peter Oakford from KCC on the breastfeeding services decision - 12/03/18
The county council have defended their decision to cut breastfeeding services across Kent... Plans to change the way support's delivered have been approved - despite petitions against reducing the number of specialist clinics from 17 to six. It means weekday drop-in facilities and health visitors will be made available instead. Peter Oakford is from the county council.
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The Update - 12/03/2018
A #Kent MP believes the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter looks like "state sponsored attempted murder." #Tonbridge and #Malling's Tom Tugendhat - who's chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee - has been speaking as the Prime Minister's meets with the National Security Council.
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LISTEN: Ann Campling, headteacher of Wickhambreux Primary School - 12/03/18
A primary school in Kent is hoping to inspire the next generation of scientists as part of British science week.  Wickhambreux Primary School - just outside of Canterbury - has been recognised by primary science provider Empiribox as a 'beacon' school for others to aspire to for their practical experiments.  The school have discovered practical sessions encourage the primary school children to ...
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SPORT: Dartford 0, Poole 1
Boss Tony Burman reacts to #Dartford's 1-0 defeat by Poole in National League South #football #kmfmnews #Kent
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SPORT: Ebbsfleet United 1, Leyton Orient 1
#Ebbsfleet boss Darryl McMahon reacts to their 1-1 draw with Leyton Orient #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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SPORT: Maidstone 1, Torquay 0
#Maidstone boss Jay Saunders reacts to 1-0 win over Torquay #football #kmfmnews #Kent
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SPORT: Portsmouth 1, Gillingham 3
#Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to their 3-1 away win over Portsmouth in League 1. #football #kmfmnews #Kent #Gills
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The Update - 09/03/2018
Specialist military units are going to help remove potentially contaminated items from crime scenes in Salisbury following the suspected poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter.  The double agent's home is now being searched - with police looking at the theory they were poisoned there.
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LISTEN: Hannah Sullivan-Guckian from the Uni of Kent - 08/03/18
The University of Kent is hoping more school leavers will consider careers in construction, as part of a new degree apprenticeship scheme being rolled out. More than 50 construction companies are descending on the Uni today in Canterbury for a conference as part of National Apprenticeships Week. The scheme will offer a full degree in things like architecture, quantity surveying and town plannin...
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LISTEN: Hilary Steel, co-founder and host of the Kent Women in Business Awards - 08/03/18
An awards night celebrating Kent women in industry is taking place in Maidstone later. It's the 6th Kent Women in Business awards, which formally recognises women across the board from start up owners to large corporations. Hilary Steel is the co-founder and host of the event - she says its important to create further conversation.
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The Update - 08/03/18
A police officer who went to help a poisoned Russian double agent and his daughter in Salisbury is said to be talking to doctors in hospital... Molly Mileham-Chappell's got more on that and the rest of the sport this lunchtime...
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LISTEN: Jo James, Chief Exec of Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce - 08/03/2018
It's claimed only one in five business owners across the country are women - despite accounting for more than half of the population. Today is International Women's Day and it's being seen by many as particularly special as it's 100 years since some women were given voting rights, with events being held across #Kent. Jo James is the Chief Exec of the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce - she wants...
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LISTEN: Emily Fermor, 25-year-old Lib Dem Maidstone Borough Councillor - 08/03/18
The idea of dropping the voting age to 16 has been backed by councillors in part of Kent... It's said to have gained 'overwhelming support' at a #Maidstone Borough Council meeting last night.  Emily Fermor is a Lib Dem councillor who was elected in 2016 when she was just 23 - she says she's not the only young person interested in politics. They'll now send an open letter about it to the governm...
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LISTEN: Chasey Crawford-Usher, head of Wateringbury Primary School - 08/03/18
kmfm's been told more than 150,000 children in Kent did not see their dentist last year. Experts say this has added to a nationwide problem of childhood tooth decay. Public Health England recommends regular trips to the dentist to stop children needing tooth extractions. Chasey Crawford-Usher is head of Wateringbury Primary School where she banned all sugary drinks, including fruit juice, to...
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LISTEN: Kent's Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott - 07/03/2018
There's been a huge rise in the number of stalking and harassment offences in #Kent according to new police figures. The number recorded last year was up 240% on 2016. Hear from Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott.
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The Update - 07/03/2018
The Home Secretary says police do know more about a mystery substance that's left a former Russian double agent in hospital.  Amber Rudd says officers will release an update later. She chaired an emergency meeting of the government's Cobra committee earlier.  Sergei Skripal and his daughter remain in a critical condition after being found unconscious in Salisbury city centre on Sunday.
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LISTEN: Sarah Chapman prepares to walk over 16 London bridges for a cancer charity -
A Kent woman who says her love of sport motivated her to beat cancer is hoping to raise money for research into the disease by taking part in a challenge in London...  Hockey coach Sarah Chapman from Marden was diagnosed with a form of leukaemia in 2016 and is now in remission after having stem cell transplant, but admits it was initially difficult to come to terms with the disease. She's going...
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LISTEN: Graham Wines, Director of Effectiveness at KSS CRC - 07/03/18
A new centre is set to be opened in Gravesend, looking into motivations for committing crimes. The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Community Rehabilitation Company - who supervise low and medium risk criminals - will launch the research unit at Joynes House in New Road this summer. It will be the only one of its kind in the UK, with probation officers working with academic specialist to analyse what co...
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The Update - 06/03/2018
Roads bosses in #Kent say work's underway to repair hundreds of potholes following last week's freezing weather. They've been inspecting A and B roads across the county after drivers reported surface damage.
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Listen: Shepherd Neame chief exec Jonathan Neame on their latest figures - 06/03/2018
A #Kent based beer and pub company has announced an increase in sales and profits - despite a drop in the number of us eating out... #Faversham's Shepherd Neame - which has more than 300 pubs - increased turnover by 6% to just over £84 million. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent-business/county-news/shepherd-neame-weather-does-not-dampen-brewers-beer-sales-profits-faversham-161065/
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LISTEN: Jason Towell, head of planning law at Cripps - 05/03/2018
Theresa May says young people without family wealth are "right to be angry" at not being able to buy a home.  The Prime Minister's been announcing a raft of reforms to the planning rules in an attempt to get more houses built. Jason Towell is head of planning law at #Kent-based firm Cripps.
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The Update - 05/03/2018
Work's continuing to fix water leaks across #Kent that have theft thousands of homes without supplies.
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Listen: people in Sittingbourne have been without water since yesterday - 05/03/2018
Work is continuing to fix bust pipes that have left thousands of homes in #Kent without water. It's been caused by the weather warming up so quickly following the snow and ice. Sittingbourne, Ashford and Lenham are worst affected. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/water-outage-closes-schools-161007/
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Listen: Douglas Whitfield from South East Water says they're dealing with an unprecedented number of leaks - 05/03/2018
Thousands of homes in Kent are without water this morning in what's being described as the worst case of burst pipes in decades... Properties in Sittingbourne, Ashford and Lenham are affected. Stations have been set up to give out bottled water but a number of schools are closed. Work is continuing to fix the leaks and we're all being urged to use water sensibly. http://www.kentonline.co.uk...
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LISTEN: Dr Michael Heber from Cobtree Medical Practice explains the new Doctaly online appointment service - 05/03/2018
#Maidstone GP surgery to offer private same-day appointments via uber-style service. Dr Michael Heber from the practice speaks to kmfm about introducing the Doctaly platform. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/cobtree-medical-practice-offers-uber-style-gp-appointments-160980/
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LISTEN: Arabella Dorman is behind a new artwork representing the refugee crisis - 04/03/2018
A new artwork displaying abandoned refugee clothing has gone on display at #Canterbury Cathedral.
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LISTEN: Alan West, Agriculture Lecturer at Hadlow College - 04/03/2018
Lambing season in #Kent has been affected by the cold weather. Students at Hadlow College in #Tonbridge have been working in shifts all hours of the day and night to make sure the newborns are well fed and warm.
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Listen: Amanda Corp is the Kent Advisor for the National Farmer's Union - 03/03/2018
Farmers in Kent have been battling against the cold weather this week in order to keep livestock safe and limit crop damage. Amanda Corp is the Kent Advisor for the National Farmer's Union - she say dairy is a priority.
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The Update - 02/03/2018
Police in #Kent say more than 150 crashes have been reported already today - more than twice the usual amount - as the cold weather continues to cause disruption.
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Listen: this is the moment 4 year-old Harvey Parsloe called 999 when his mum collapsed - 02/03/2018
4 year-old Harvey Parsloe has been given a certificate by paramedics after calling 999 when his mum collapsed at home. He initially managed to call his dad and then told emergency services they needed an ambulance. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/four-year-old-boy-recognised-after-999-160937/
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Listen: Carl Whitewood is leader of the Salvation Army in Ramsgate who've extended the opening of their winter shelter - 02/03/2018
A winter shelter is extended their opening dates to help homeless people following this week's sub-zero temperatures. It was due to close at the beginning of the month, but volunteers have all agreed to carry on working in the adverse weather. As well as offering a shelter they also help with things like mental health support. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/more-snow-this-afternoon-as...
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Listen: Southeastern MD David Statham has advice for passengers as the freezing weather continues - 02/03/2018
Southeastern are running an emergency timetable in Kent as the cold weather continues. Dozens of stations have been closed and some lines aren't running because of the snow and ice. Commuters are again being urged to work from home or leave plenty of extra time for their journeys. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/more-snow-this-afternoon-as-160908/
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LISTEN: David Statham, Managing Director at Southeastern - 01/03/2018
Some #Kent commuters will be facing a tough journey home this afternoon as 50 train stations in the county are closed because of the bad weather. Southeastern have been running a modified service but say they're working hard to keep the railways running. David Statham is the managing director.
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The Update - 01/03/2018
It's another day of disruption across #Kent - as the snow continues to cause problems. Temperatures are still struggling to get much above freezing, and the wind's making it feel even colder. A yellow weather warning is in force across the county until Saturday, and we're being advised to stay in if possible.
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Listen: Steve Short is chairman of the South East 4x4 Response team who've been rescuing stranded drivers - 01/03/2018
The South East 4x4 Response team have rescued up to 200 cars and lorries since the bad weather started earlier this week. They're urging drivers to be prepared if they do have to venture out onto #Kent's roads as more snow is forecast. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/snow-warning-for-kent-160858/
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Listen: Bride-to-be Laura Fillery appeals for help on kmfm breakfast with Garry and Laura - 01/03/2018
Bride-to-be Laura Fillery is worried she won't be able to get to her wedding because of the snow. She's be on kmfm breakfast with Garry and Laura to appeal for help. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/brides-plea-to-community-to-160840/
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Listen: Roger Gough is in charge of education in Kent and says it's a big day for year 6 pupils - 01/03/2018
Thousands of year 6 pupils across Kent will be finding out later what secondary school they'll be going to in September. 20,731 children have applied for a place - up for the fifth year in a row. 79% have been offered a place at their first choice. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kent-secondary-school-places-record-160857/
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Listen: Medway Maritime hospital chief exec, Lesley Dwyer, has apologised for having to cancel some non-urgent operations because of the bad weather - 01/03/2018
The boss of Kent's busiest hospital has told kmfm they're having to postpone some non-emergency operations and appointments… About a third of staff haven't been able to get to work at Medway Maritime in Gillingham as the freezing weather continues. A hotline for anyone needing information has been set up - the number is 01634 817032 http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/snow-warning-for-kent...
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The Update - 28/02/2018
Thousands of children are enjoying another day off school following more heavy snow across #Kent. Hundreds have decided to close after temperatures fell to as low as -12 in parts of the county overnight.
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Listen: Rachel Kelly from Porchlight says they're working hard to make sure homeless people have somewhere to stay in the freezing weather - 28/02/2018
Homelessness charity Porchlight is working to make sure people who would ordinarily be out on the streets have somewhere to stay during the freezing weather. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/live-here-we-snow-again-160783/
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The Update - 27/02/2018
The beast from the east has been causing big problems on Kent's roads and led to hundreds of schools being closed
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LISTEN: Laurence Sopp, South East Coast Ambulance Service - 27/02/2018
We're being advised on how to keep safe in #Kent as the snow continues to cause travel problems and thousands of children have been given the day off school. Laurence Sopp is an operations manager at South East Coast Ambulance Service.
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Listen: shoppers in Ashford have been telling us how they're dealing with the snow - 27/02/2018
Snow has brought parts of #Kent to a standstill and more is expected during the rest of the week. It's being dubbed the Beast From The East and is all thanks to cold winds from Russia picking up moisture from the north sea. Hundreds of schools across the county are closed and several roads have been affected by the freezing conditions. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/live-kent-snow-wat...
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