The Update - 26/10/2018
A man's been jailed for life and will serve at least 19 years in prison for murdering a man in #Margate following an argument over childcare...  25 year-old Aurimas Vilius from Cornwall Gardens had tried to claim he was defending himself against a mystery attacker when it happened in July last year. The victim's body was found under a duvet on a sofa - another man's been sentenced to almost 8...
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LISTEN: The housing manager for Accommodation-YES, Iza O'shea, says they've turned an empty home into the UK's greenest support accommodation for vulnerable adults - 26/10/18
A Kent group say they've turned an empty home into the UK's greenest support accomodation for vulnerable adults. Accomodation-YES' new property in Maidstone has 8 self-contained flats, which is C02 free and has energy efficient solar panels. Work has cost half a million pounds with the majority of funding from Kent County Council's No Use Empty team. Iza O'shea is the Housing Manager.
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Listen: Gillingham manager Steve Lovell has sent some of the players home following a run of poor performances - 26/10/2018
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/lovell-gets-tough-192222/
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LISTEN: Ethan Jeffrey from Ashford has been on a trip to the Somme with the Army Cadets to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War - 26/10/2018
Thousands of UK cadets have been travelling from #Kent to France this month to commemorate the end of the First World War. More groups will be heading from #Shorncliffe near #Folkestone today to the Somme, before taking part in a parade at Thiepval memorial. They'll have the chance to meet with experts and learn about what went on 100 years ago. 15-year old Cadet Corporal Ethan Jeffrey from ...
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LISTEN: Medway Director of Public Health, James Williams, says the rise in fast food outlets isn't a cause on its own for the rise in obesity - 26/10/18
km-fm's been told the number of fast food outlets in Kent has increased since 2010. It's gone up from 655 to almost 800. It comes after we recently told you 4-point 3 percent of year 6 children in Medway are severely obese - which is above the national average. James Williams is the Medway Director of Public Health:.
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The Update - 25/10/2018
Labour says the government should work with unions to support about 4,000 staff at #Debenhams, whose jobs are at risk.  The struggling retailer's recorded a near £500million loss, and is planning to close around a third of its shops. Up to 50 branches will shut over the next three to five years - we don't know yet if any of the six in #Kent will be affected.
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LISTEN: Ben Lowe, professor for marketing at the University of Kent says Kent is ideally suited for the infrastructure of electric cars - 25/10/18
km-fm's been told Kent tops the list for the most eco-friendly drivers in the UK. According to data experts Cazana, almost 5 percent of sales were of second hand electric and hybrid cars. The county has 90 public charging locations with 6-thousand across the UK. Professor for marketing at the Uni of Kent, Ben Lowe, says more people are accepting the cars as a good alternative to what they al...
3m Oct 24, 2018
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Listen: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell wants to be given time to turn around their poor run of form - 25/10/2018
The Gillingham manager says some of the players have let him down but he wants time to turn around their form. The side are currently just a point above the league one relegation places.
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The Update - 24/10/2018
Police have confirmed they're treating the disappearance of a mum-of-five from #Kent as potential murder... 46 year-old Sarah Wellgreen was last seen in Bazes Shaw in #NewAshGreen near #Dartford just over two weeks ago. People living within a five mile radius of the area are being urged to check outbuildings and areas of woodland and let police know if they've got CCTV. A man in his 30s who ...
5m Oct 24, 2018
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Listen: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell couldn't hide his disappointment after they lost to Plymouth Argyle - 24/10/2018
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/report-basement-boys-outplay-gills-192024/
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Listen: Sarah Calcutt is chairman of the National Fruit Show which is happening over the next two days at the Kent Event Centre - 24/10/2018
kmfm's been told the hot summer in Kent has produced the best tasting apples and pears in almost 20 years - but some of it's gone unpicked... Growers in the county say they've struggled to recruit enough seasonal workers following the vote to leave the EU and are facing even more uncertainty when Brexit actually happens. The National Fruit Show is taking place at the Kent Event Centre near Ma...
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LISTEN: Marian Duggan from the University of Kent says a report into sexual harassment in public places is significant - 23/10/2018
The sexual harassment of women and girls is being described as routine and sometimes relentless. The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee says the government is failing to tackle the problem - which it says is happening in a huge number of public places. Dr Marian Duggan is a Criminology lecturer at the Uni of #Kent.
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The Update - 23/10/2018
A group of MPs has accused the government of failing to address sexual harassment in public places. The Women and Equalities Committee says it's become "deeply ingrained" in British culture, and is now being seen as normal.
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The Update - 22/10/2018
Several domestic abuse charities are welcoming calls for a national register of serial stalkers and a commissioner, to help stand up for victims' rights. The suggestions have been made in a report from MPs, which is calling for 'stronger action' from the government. It's found there's a 'desperate shortage' of refuge accommodation in England. Women's Aid says it's a 'golden opportunity' to t...
5m Oct 22, 2018
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Listen: David Lawrence from Rochester has been speaking about he filmed a passenger being racially abused on a Ryanair flight - 22/10/2018
A man from Rochester has told kmfm about the moment he filmed racist abuse being hurled at an elderly passenger on a Ryanair flight: It happened on a plane heading from Barcelona to Stansted on Friday and David Lawrence posted the footage on social media at the weekend. The airline's facing criticism for allowing a man to stay on board after he shouted abuse at a black woman sitting next to h...
3m Oct 22, 2018
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LISTEN: Steve Sherry, Chief Executive of Kent military charity, RBLI, says they want to secure the future of veterans for the next 100 years - 22/10/18
A Kent military charity has announced plans to build a specialist centenary village for veterans . The RBLI's £14million project will see apartments built for 100 veterans over the next few years - at the site of their original village in Aylesford. They've now received a financial boost of 750-thousand pounds from the country's biggest house builder, Barratt Developments.
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LISTEN: Lesley Game, Cabinet member for Housing at Thanet District Council says they've launched a unique project to support rough sleepers - 22/10/18
Almost 30 rough sleepers have secured a form of accommodation, thanks to a new project that's underway in Thanet. The district council has teamed up with homeless charity Porchlight to provide things like food, clothing and health support. It's hoped the work will remove barriers, preventing people from getting a home.
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SPORT: Dover boss Andy Hessenthaler pleased with 1-0 FA Cup win over Concord Rangers
#Dover boss Andy Hessenthaler speaking after 1-0 win over Concord Rangers in the FA Cup fourth round #FACup #football #Kent #kmfmnews
1m Oct 21, 2018
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SPORT: Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon reacts to 4-0 FA Cup win over Worthing
#Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon reacts to 4-0 FA Cup win over Worthing. #FACup #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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SPORT: Maidstone boss Harry Wheeler reacts to 2-0 win over Leyton Orient
SPORT: #Maidstone boss Harry Wheeler reacts to 2-0 win over Leyton Orient #Stones #football #Kent #kmfmnews
1m Oct 21, 2018
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SPORT: Gills boss Steve Lovell reacts to 3-3 draw against Doncaster
#Gillingham manager Steve Lovell speaking after the Gills went from 2-nil to 3-3 against Doncaster #football #Gills #Kent #kmfmnews
1m Oct 21, 2018
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LISTEN: Campaigner Rob Yates says he's joining hundreds from Kent for a march in London - demanding a final say on Brexit - on his birthday - 20/10/18
Campaigners are expected to gather at train stations across Kent before heading to London for a march today - demanding a final say on the Brexit deal. More than 100 coaches are also travelling from the county to the capital where it's thought up to 100,000 people could gather. Rob Yates has got a huge Block Brexit sign in the window of his home in Margate will be joining the march, even thou...
3m Oct 19, 2018
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LISTEN: Director of the Canterbury Festival, Rosie Turner, says hundreds of events are taking place over the next two weeks in the city - 20/10/18
Kent's International Arts Festivals, the largest of its kind in the county, gets underway today . Hundreds of events are taking place over the next two weeks from music and theatre to visual arts and comedy. It's considered as being one of the oldest festivals in the UK - with more than 60,000 people expected to turn out. Director Rosie Turner says it has a growing audience from around the w...
3m Oct 19, 2018
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LISTEN: Rosemary Richards is working with Leeds Castle to organise a carnival to celebrate its 900th anniversary - 19/10/2018
A special carnival's going to be held in #Kent next summer as part of celebrations for the 900th anniversary of Leeds Castle... Events and activities are taking place throughout 2019 - they're also building a new adventure playground and running a kids' writing competition. The parade's happening in July and according to organiser Rosemary Richards it'll be full of colour and open to everyone.
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The Update - 19/10/2018
Police have taped off an area of woodland near #Gravesend as they continue to search for a missing mum of five.  Sarah Wellgreen, who's 46, was last seen in Bazes Shaw in #NewAshGreen 10 days ago. A man in his 30s is still being questioned about her disappearance after being arrested on Tuesday.
5m Oct 19, 2018
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Listen: Wendy Robinson from Childline says there are signs of physical abuse to look out for
3m Oct 18, 2018
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Listen: Medway's Dr Ranj says he's the busiest he's ever been as his run on Strictly continues - 19/10/2018
Dr Ranj has been chatting to kmfm about juggling his NHS job with training for Strictly.
2m Oct 18, 2018
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LISTEN: Mum Fiona Mason, reads her statement after the inquest about her son Tim Mason, who died after doctors at Tunbridge Wells Hospital missed signs of sepsis - 18/10/18
The mum of a 21 year-old man from Tunbridge Wells, who was sent home from hospital hours before he died says the family are still struggling with what happened. Tim Mason developed flu-type symptoms in March, but doctors missed the warning signs of sepsis. A coroner's ruled his death could have been prevented. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has admitted serious failings in the momen...
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The Update - 18/10/2018
Theresa May's angered pro-Brexit MPs - after confirming the UK could extend the transition period into 2021. Negotiations are in deadlock, and last night EU leaders abandoned plans for a summit next month to sign off a deal. The Prime Minister says she's open to the idea of allowing more time to address the Irish border issue. But she's insisted it would be for a matter of months.
5m Oct 18, 2018
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LISTEN: Sabine Voigt is moving back to Germany - after living in the UK for 19 years, including 14 years in Canterbury - due to Brexit
3m Oct 18, 2018
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LISTEN: Detective Inspector Gary Scarfe of Kent Police says they're more aware of the scale of modern-day slavery in the county than ever before - 18/10/18
km-fm's been told more than 100 people were rescued from modern-day slavery in Kent last year. On anti-slavery day we're being encouraged to know more about how to spot it. Police have also revealed they've arrested up to 150 people in the county in connection to cases this year - and 37 victims had been found by June. Detective Inspector Gary Scarfe says there are obvious things to look out...
3m Oct 18, 2018
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Listen: Sally Pavey from campaign group CAGNE says plans to use the emergency runway at Gatwick to increase capacity is 'despicable' - 18/10/2018
Campaigners says plans by Gatwick to use their emergency runway to increase capacity are 'despicable' and will lead to hundreds of extra planes a day in the skies over west Kent. Airport bosses are expected to confirm today a draft expansion proposal because they're currently operating at full capacity in the summer. Communities Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions say it would lead to an 'int...
2m Oct 18, 2018
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THE UPDATE - 17/10/18
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Listen: Medway's Dr Ranj says parents should make sure children have the flu vaccine this winter - 17/10/2018
For the first time 9 and 10 year-olds in Kent are going to be offered a vaccination so they don't get flu this winter. Children from the age of 2 up to Year 5 at school will be able to have the nasal spray to prevent them getting ill. TV medic and current Strictly star Dr Ranj - who grew up in Medway - says many parents still confuse the flu with a nasty cold but it can lead to complications.
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LISTEN: Steve Grimshaw, Programme Manager for No Use Empty at Kent Councy Council - says there's been a steady decline in the number of empty homes in the county - 17/10/18
Kent's done better than any other part of the UK in getting empty homes lived in again. More than 500 properties in the county, that had been vacant for a long time, were brought back into use during 2017, according to new figures. A programme - called No Use Empty - started in 2005 with the aim of having 9-thousand properties lived in again, so far five and a half thousand have been brought ...
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LISTEN: Tracey Munton from Chatham job centre says schemes are underway to tackle youth unemployment - 16/10/2018
The number of people out of work in #Kent has gone up. Latest stats show there were 22,150 claiming unemployment benefits in the county last month - that's 500 more than in August. Over the same period youth unemployment has gone up by 145 - Tracey Munton from #Chatham job centre says they're working hard to tackle that.
2m Oct 16, 2018
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The Update - 16/10/2018
#kmfm's been told how new ways of working have dramatically cut the amount of time police in #Kent spend looking for missing children. Specialist teams were introduced following a restructure of the force in September last year. The officers are dedicated to tracking down young people who've disappeared and stopping them from going missing again in future. It's led to a reduction in the time sp...
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LISTEN: Kent Fire and Rescue Station Manager for Mid-Kent, Mark Havell, says children's song Baby Shark can help teach CPR - 16/10/18
Kent fire and rescue say the children's song Baby Shark - which has more than a billion hits on Youtube - could help save someone's life. The service will be running events in schools and at stations across the county this week, as Restart a Heart Day gets underway. The chest compressions are performed, after someone suffers a cardiac arrest.
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The Update - 15/10/2018
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to be "very pleased" to be able to announce they're expecting a baby.  Prince Harry and Meghan shared the news with the Queen and the Royal Family at Princess Eugenie's wedding on Friday. The seventh in line to the throne - and the Queen's eighth great-grandchild - is due next spring.
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Listen: Joanne Silkstone from United Response says a rise in reported hate crimes in Kent could be just the top of the iceberg - 15/10/2018
Figures seen by kmfm show the number of hate crimes against disabled people in Kent has more than doubled in a year. 347 were reported in county last year - that's up from 157 in the previous 12 months. Joanne Silkstone from the charity United Response says it has a huge impact on the victims. Kent Police say they're working hard to support victims, and the rise is probably because more peop...
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LISTEN: Steve Lovell reacts to Gills loss to Southend on Saturday - 14/10/2018
The Gillingham boss says he's disappointed after they were beaten by Southend yesterday. The match was the team's return to Priestfield to play on their new pitch for the first time, after the original was deemed dangerous following a run of poor performances and a spate of injuries. Despite the Gills having more attempts at goal, the game finished 2 nil to their visitors.
1m Oct 14, 2018
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LISTEN: Three boys from Strood United Under 10's are dyeing their hair pink for a football match for Breast Cancer Awareness month - 14/10/18
A group of boys from a Medway football team are dyeing their hair pink later in aid of charity. 9 year olds, Lewis Kentsley, Harrison Sparks and Rhys Rutland from Strood United - will be going pink for one game for breast cancer awareness month They say they got the idea from Charlton's Lyle Taylor - who's also wearing pink boots whenever he plays in October. They've already raised more than...
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LISTEN: Dr Khosru Rahman, organiser of Medway's first environment conference, says more needs to be done from a grass-roots level - 13/10/18
More than 100 people are expected to gather later - for Medway's first environment conference. It's a joint project by the Uni of Greenwich, Institute of mechanical engineers and the Medway interfaith action group. A number of speakers will give their thoughts on staying green and how we can all get involved. Dr Khosru Rahman is one of the organisers:
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LISTEN: Dr Cheryl Mvula, Founder of Stop the Traffik Kent, says she hopes more people will learn to recognise the signs of modern day slavery, as around 150 people will take part in a silent walk in Canterbury - 13/10/18
A one mile silent walk is taking place in Canterbury later - to raise awareness of modern day slavery . Around 150 people will head from the Cathedral to the Marlowe Theatre, dressed in the different trades of slavery. Dr Cheryl Mvula is the founder of Stop Traffik Kent - who are organising it: There will also be speeches by the Bishop of Dover and Lady Kate Davson, a direct descendant of an...
3m Oct 12, 2018
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LISTEN: Hear from Mick Tyler and Sarah Harmer from Kent about when they found out they had won £1M on the lottery
A Kent couple are celebrating winning 1 million pounds on the lottery. Mick Tyler and fiancee Sarah Harmer who're in their 30s, found out they'd won the day before going on holiday to Portugal.
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The Update - 12/10/2018
Princess Eugenie has married Jack Brooksbank in Windsor. Robbie Williams, Kate Moss and Ellie Goulding were among dozens of celebrities at the ceremony at St George's Chapel. That's the same place where Harry and Meghan tied the knot - who were also there. The groom told the Queen's granddaughter she looked perfect.
5m Oct 12, 2018
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LISTEN: David Cunningham from Britain's Beer Alliance says 300 Kent pubs could close in the next decade, if beer duty increases - 12/10/18
It's been revealed hundreds of pubs across Kent could be at risk of closure, if beer duty is increased. According to the Britain's Beer Alliance, 166 could be forced to close over the next five years across the county due to financial pressures. Their Long Live the Local campaign is calling for the tax to be cut or there'll be more pubs shutting down for good. David Cunningham is the Program...
3m Oct 11, 2018
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LISTEN: Detective Chief Inspector Lee Whitehead from Kent Police says the introduction of dedicated teams to investigate cases of missing children has improved their ability to find them - 12/10/18
Kent's Police and Crime Commissioner says new methods have helped reduce the amount of time needed to find missing children by almost 70% Following a restructure of the force in September last year, missing child exploitation teams have been introduced. The teams are dedicated to finding missing children and are said to have increased how quickly they can find them. Lee Whitehead is the Dete...
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The Update - 11/10/2018
#kmfm's been told obesity is one of the greatest public heath crisis' in #Kent and #Medway, as stats show another increase in the number of year 6 children who're overweight. New NHS stats show almost 4% of 10 and 11 year-olds in the county are 'severely obese' - that's up from 3.5% 5 years ago and only just below the national average. In Medway, the figures are above that level for England at ...
5m Oct 11, 2018
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Listen: Strood GP Dr Julian Spinks says he's shocked by the latest data on how many children are obese - 11/10/2018
kmfm's been told obesity is one of the great public heath crisis' in Kent and Medway as stats show another increase in the number of year 6 children who're overweight. New NHS stats show almost 4% of 10 and 11 year-olds in the county are 'severely obese' - that's up from 3.5% five years ago and only just below the national average. In Medway, the figures are above that level for England at 4.3%.
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