Listen: Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge is bringing his Pub in the Park festival to Tunbridge Wells - 23/01/2018
It's been revealed some of #Kent's top chefs and former Bake Off winner Candice Brown are going to be appearing at a new food and drink festival in the county this summer... Pub in the Park is being held at Dunorlan Park in #TunbridgeWells in July. It's the brain child of celebrity chef Tom Kerridge who started it off in his home town of Marlow http://www.kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/news/tunbr...
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The Update - 22/01/2018
A man accused of the murder of his ex-girlfriend in a knife attack at a shopping centre in #Medway has admitted killing her.
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SPORT: Maidstone United manager Jay Saunders on their 3-2 defeat to Eastleigh
The #Stones boss reacts to their 3-2 home defeat to #Eastleigh. #Maidstone #Kent #Football #kmfmnews
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SPORT: Ebbsfleet United manager Daryl McMahon on their 0-0 draw at Aldershot Town
#Fleet boss Daryl McMahon on their goalless draw at #AldershotTown #Football #Kent #Ebbsfleet #kmfmnews
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SPORT: Gillingham manager Steve Lovell reacts to their 3-1 win at Scunthorpe United
#Gills boss Steve Lovell on his side's 3-1 away win at #ScunthorpeUnited #Iron # Football #Gillingham #Kent #kmfmnews
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Strood GP Dr Julian Spinks speaking about the fall in cervical screening rates in Kent
#Strood GP Dr Julian Spinks is urging women in #Kent to get a smear test regularly to prevent full blown Cancer
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Kent Fire and Rescue Assistant Director of Community Safety Ian Thomson speaks about the Show You Care campaign
Kent Fire and Rescue Assistant Director of Community Safety Ian Thomson speaks about the Show You Care campaign
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Listen: Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay welcomes a vote against the Local Plan - 19/01/2017
A plan that would have seen hundreds of homes and businesses built on the site of a former airport in Kent has been rejected by councillors. Almost four years after it closed, the future of the Manston site in Thanet remains uncertain this morning. The district council have voted against the Local Plan which details how many new homes should be built in the area and where. http://www.kentonl...
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LISTEN: Brigitte Oransinki from Strange Cargo - 19/01/18
Residents in Ashford are being asked to share their memories and facts about the town for a new art project. It's all part of the the Elwick Etchings initiative, where memories will be etched into granite slabs. These will then be into what will be the pavements around Elwick Place - a new cinema, hotel and restaurant development being built in the town centre. Brigitte Orasinski is Artistic Di...
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Listen: Council leader David Monk is pleased the authority will be changing its name - 18/01/2018
A Kent council's voted to change its name so more people know where it is. From April, Shepway District Council will become known as the District Council of Folkestone and Hythe. It followed concerns some confused it for a housing estate in Maidstone or the Isle of Sheppey. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/shepway-district-council-votes-to-change-its-name-158673/
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LISTEN: David Monk at Shepway Council - 17/01/18
A meeting's taking place tonight to decide whether to change the name of a Kent council - because not enough people know where it is...  Shepway Council Leader David Monk wants to rename it 'Folkestone and Hythe". He says its a real issue in the area. If it's approved by two thirds of members, it could come into effect in April next year.
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The Update - 17/01/2018
A Kent MP has been asked by the government to carry on the work of murdered Jo Cox to tackle loneliness. Theresa May says a cross-government strategy to find ways to stop people feeling isolated will be published later this year.
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Listen: Paul Francis, political editor - 17/01/2018
There's going to be a crucial meeting tonight on the future of the former Manston airport site... Councillors in Thanet are due to vote on the area's Local Plan which will determine whether the land is earmarked for housing or kept for aviation use. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/thanet-council-local-plan-vote-158636/
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Listen: Jay Saunders, Maidstone United manager - 17/01/2018
Maidstone United boss Jay Saunders was pleased with his side following their victory over Gillingham in the Kent Senior Cup http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/maidstone-united-gillingham-kent-senior-158593/
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Listen: Gillingham coach Mark Patterson on their Kent Senior Cup defeat - 17/01/2018
The Gillingham coach reckons the better team won after they were knocked out of the Kent Senior Cup by local rivals Maidstone United... Mark Patterson was in charge of the Gills as it finished 2-1 at the Gallagher Stadium last night. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/maidstone-united-gillingham-kent-senior-158593/
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LISTEN: Vickie Day from the Red Cross talks about loneliness - 17/01/18
A woman from Sandwich has been invited up to Number 10 today, to be meet the Prime Minister about her work with lonely people in Thanet. Vickie Day, 22, was left temporarily unable to walk two years ago after an accident and found herself feeling isolated. She's now fully recovered and involved with a Red Cross campaign to help others feeling similar - making home visits to people in her commun...
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Listen: Antony Essien, Leasehold Advisory Service - 17/01/2018
There are calls for a change in the law to protect homeowners in Kent from having to pay huge bills they weren't expecting.
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Listen: Kelly Tolhurst, MP for Rochester and Strood - 17/01/2018
Kelly Tolhurst is among several Kent MPs calling for a change in the law to prevent tens of thousands of homeowners from facing what have been described as 'scandalous' charges.
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The Update - 16/01/2018
Police in California are investigating the treatment of thirteen siblings who were allegedly held prisoner in their home.  Their parents have been charged with torturing some of their children - aged between 2 and 29. Officers were alerted by a 17 year-old who escaped to raise the alarm.
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LISTEN: Ken Rogers from Concern for Health in East Kent talks about NHS blunder payouts - 16/01/18
More than £200 million has been paid out in the last five years following medical mistakes made at hospitals in Kent...  New figures show East Kent hospitals and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells were among the top 20 in the country for payouts since 2012. But bosses say the figures need to be put in context, arguing they're among the biggest trusts in the country dealing with hundreds of thousands...
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Listen: Britta Stricker found the message in a bottle during a holiday to the Netherlands - 16/01/2018
A message in a bottle that was thrown into the sea at Whitstable has been found 300 miles away in the Netherlands. 10-year-old Shirley Dearth put the note in an empty bottle of Appletiser last August - just before Christmas her mum noticed a facebook appeal to find her. Britta Stricker from Germany had made the discovery during a holiday with her boyfriend. http://bit.ly/2mFCMBz
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The Update - 15/01/2018
The government insists Carillion staff should still go to work today and that they will get paid despite it going into liquidation.  The construction firm employs 43,000 people worldwide - almost half of which are in the UK.
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LISTEN: Emma Motherwell from NSPCC talks about PANTS - 15/01/18
Kent parents are being urder to speak to their children about personal boundaries and unwanted tough.  The NSPCC is launching a mobile app game today as part of its PANTS campaign to educate young people about sexual abuse. Emma Motherwell's from the charity - she told us more about the game. https://www.mykentfamily.co.uk/primary/nspcc-and-pants-campaign-158299/
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LISTEN: Stuart Boyle from charity MCCH talks about Blue Monday - 15/01/18
Today is said to be the most depressing day of the year...  Experts say Blue Monday is when the joys the festive season are well and truely over and we realise we've already dropped our New Year's resolutions. Stuart Boyle is from charity MCCH which helps people with mental health issues - he says this time of year creates the perfect storm for a downturn in mood.
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SPORT: Dean Pooley speaks about taking over from Peter Varney as Vice Chairman of Ebbsfleet FC
Dean Pooley speaks about taking over from Peter Varney as Vice Chairman of #Ebbsfleet FC #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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SPORT: Maidstone Utd boss Jay Saunders reacts to 2-1 FA Trophy win over Heybridge
#Maidstone boss Jay Saunders reacts to 2-1 #FATrophy win over Heybridge. He also speaks about losing Joe Pigott to AFC Wimbledon #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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SPORT: Ebbsfleet manager Darryl McMahon reacts to their 1-1 FA Trophy draw with Warrington Town
#Ebbsfleet boss Darryl McMahon speaks after their 1-1 draw with #Warrington Town in the #FATrophy #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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SPORT: Dartford boss Tony Burman reacts to 1-0 win over Havant in National League South
#Dartford boss Tony Burman reacts to 1-0 win over #Havant in NAtional League South #football #kent #kmfmnews
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SPORT: Dover Athletic boss Chris Kinnear reacts to 4-3 win over Marine in the FA Trophy
#Dover boss reacts to 4-3 win over #Marine in #FATrophy #Kent #kmfmnews #football
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SPORT: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to 2-1 win over Rochdale
#Gills boss Steve Lovell reacts to 2-1 home win over #Rochdale #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Amanda Corp Kent advisor for the the National Farmers Union - 13/01/18
kmfm's been told that more than £1.3 million was spent clearing up fly-tipped waste in Kent between April 2016 and last March.  The Medway towns were the worst offenders - they also came third highest for the number of incidents in the South East, with more than 3600 cases on council land. But environment experts fear the problem could be even bigger with more incidents taking place on private ...
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The Update - 12/01/2018
Three men have been found guilty of killing a homeless man near Maidstone.  21 year-old Razvan Sirbu was found beaten to death in woodland in Tovil last May.
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The Update - 11/01/2018
A man's facing jail after he admitted killing his daughter at a caravan park near Herne Bay.
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LISTEN: Cheryl Humphries is in the regional final of School Chef of the Year competition - 11/01/18
A Kent dinner lady is competing for a place in a national cooking competition today. Cheryl Humphries who works at High Weald Academy in Cranbrook is preparing to cook a two courses meal of curry and orange fool at the School Chef of The Year regional final. Contestants are only allowed to spend £1.30 on ingredients to show how exciting school dinners can be with little costs. Cheryl's hoping i...
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The Update - 10/01/2018
It's understood up to 11 officers at a Kent jail have been suspended amid allegations of racism. The Ministry of Justice has confirmed it's investigating claims made against staff, who're all thought to work at Elmley on the Isle of Sheppey.
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Listen: Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott wants us to pay more towards policing so more officers can be recruited - 10/01/2018
Kent's Police and Crime Commissioner wants us to pay more towards policing so 200 extra police officers can be recruited. It would see the policing part of council tax bills go up by £1 a month. Extra staff would also be hired to answer emergency calls. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/plan-to-recruit-200-extra-police-officers-in-kent-158163/
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Listen: Maidstone United manager Jay Saunders following their 2-1 defeat to Ebbsfleet - 10/01/2018
Hear from Maidstone United manager Jay Saunders following their 2-1 defeat to Ebbsfleet at the Gallagher Stadium http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/sport/report-maidstone-v-ebbsfleet-158149/
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LISTEN: Lorraine Orange appeals for blood donors - 10/01/18
A Kent mum whose son needed 17 pints of blood when he was seriously ill wants more of us to become donors... Oakley Orange from Strood - who's now 11 - suffered a severe reaction to medication that caused his skin to burn from the inside out. Four years on he's still recovering, but his mum Lorraine says he wouldn't be here at all if he hadn't had the transfusions. The NHS needs around 200-thou...
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LISTEN: Christopher Snelling, Freight Transport Association - 09/01/2018
More than 2.6 million lorries passed through the port of Dover in 2017 - a record number for the fifth year in a row. Christopher Snelling is head of UK policy at the Freight Transport Association, which is based in Tunbridge Wells.
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The Update - 09/01/2018
kmfm's been told teenagers are spending too long in their cells and violence is rife at a young offenders institution in Kent. A report on Cookham Wood has found staff shortages meant some boys were being locked up for more than 19 hours a day.
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LISTEN: Rob Preece from the Howard League for Penal Reform - 09/01/18
Inspectors have told kmfm a young offenders institution in Kent is less safe and more violent than it was last time they visited… A report out today says many of the 160 boys being held at Cookham Wood in Rochester didn't have enough time out of their cells to access education. Staff shortages are being blamed - although prison bosses say extra officers have now been recruited. Rob Preece is fr...
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LISTEN: Michael Wearing from the Rob Knox Film Academy - 09/01/18
A new free film academy is opening in Medway later, in memory of a Harry Potter actor.  The Rob Knox Film Foundation has been given funding from the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner to set up a professionally run academy in Chatham.  The 18 year old was murdered in London in 2008, and it's hoped the academy will help others succeed in the industry with long term weekly training. Gillingham fi...
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The Update - 08/01/2018
Theresa May's changing her top team - where it's understood up to half a dozen Cabinet Ministers are being moved or demoted.
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LISTEN: Liz Shaw from One Big Family homelessness charity - 08/01/18
A Kent-based homeless charity have described a man getting scooped into a bin lorry in Rochester as a "tragic accident".  He was rushed to hospital with leg injuries after it happened on the High Street at about 8.30am this morning. It's understood he'd been sleeping surrounded by cardboard. Elizabeth Shaw is from 'One Big Family', which helps people living on the streets. http://www.kentonlin...
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Listen: Mrs Amin saw emergency services arrive on Rochester High Street - 08/01/2018
A homeless man is thought to have been injured after accidentally being scooped into a bin lorry in Rochester. Emergency crews were called to the High Street at about 8am. It's understood the man had been sleeping surrounded by cardboard. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/homeless-man-scooped-into-bin-158046/
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Listen: Paul Francis, kmfm political editor - 08/01/2018
What's today's Cabinet reshuffle all about? kmfm's political editor Paul Francis has all the info you need to know.
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Listen: Animal Director Simon Jeffrey on the new recruit needed to look after the gorillas at Howletts - 08/01/2018
A search is underway for a new member of staff at a wild animal park in Kent - and you don't even need any experience. Howletts near Canterbury say they're after an intern to join the team looking after one of the largest captive populations of Western Lowand gorillas in the world. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/gorillas-and-tigers-keeper-intern-157979/
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SPORT: Woking 4, Maidstone United 4
#Maidstone boss Jay Saunders reacts to their 4-4 draw at Woking on Saturday #Kent #football
2m Jan 07, 2018
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Dover Athletic 1, Aldershot 2
#Dover boss Chris Kinnear reacts to their 2-1 loss to Aldershot at The Crabble #football #Kent
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LISTEN: Victoria Friar, Pilgrims Hospice Ashford Fundraiser - 07/01/18
It may now feel like a long time since you felt festive, but if you've got a real Christmas tree still hanging around, you can have it collected in aid of charity in Ashford.  The Pilgrims Hospice are running their annual tree recycling campaign next weekend, but tonight's the deadline to register to have yours collected. The money raised helps towards their fundraising target of £11m pounds a ...
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