LISTEN: A woman from Tunbridge Wells, whose daughter has learning difficulties, is calling for all major supermarkets to ensure they have specialist trolleys - 10/01/19
A mum says staff at an Asda in Kent were not aware of having specialist trolleys to support children with disabilities - despite it being stated on the supermarket's website. Bonnita Moaby went to her local store in Tunbridge Wells, but was told they didn't have any available. Her eight year-old daughter Amilie has sensory processing disorder and finds being in a store overwhelming without be...
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Listen: Seamus Murphy is the Executive Principal of Folkestone Academy - 07/01/2020
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/academy-defends-saturday-detention-decision-219583/
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LISTEN: Francesca Albanese, head of research at homeless charity Crisis, says the government needs to increase the housing benefit rate to help Kent families - 07/01/19
It's understood some families in Kent are being forced to almost halve how much they spend on their shopping so they can afford paying rent. According to homeless charity Crisis, a family of four in places like Dartford and Gravesham have a shortfall of just over £27 - as they're housing benefit doesn't cover their rent. It means they have around £31 to spend on groceries instead of the aver...
3m Jan 07, 2020
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LISTEN: Gillingham manager Steve Evans says it's 'disappointing' to get knocked out of the FA Cup - 06/01/2020
#Gillingham are out of the FA Cup after being beaten by West Ham. The premier league side won 2-0 in the third round at Priestfield last night. Gills boss Steve Evans says his players put in a great performance.
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LISTEN: Jane Michotte is The Aspinall Foundation’s Fundraising Director - 06/01/2020
kmfm and Kentonline have chosen The Aspinall Foundation as our charity of the year. The organisation runs Port Lympne near Hythe and Howletts near Canterbury. They're trying to raise £100,000 to rescue elephants and other wild animals that are in danger in South Africa. Jane Michotte is their fundraising director.
3m Jan 06, 2020
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LISTEN: Chris Denham, from Network Rail in Kent & Sussex, sheds light on the Tonbridge - Redhill landslip
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LISTEN: Dover postman Kevin Hart runs almost 92 marathons in a year - 02/01/19
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LISTEN: Gillingham boss Steve Evans reacts to his side's 1-1 draw at home to Portsmouth - 02/01/19
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LISTEN: Transport campaigner, James Willis, says the increase in rail fares for Kent commuters adds pressure on families - 02/01/20
Kent commuters returning to work this morning after the festive break will find train fares are up - by an average of 2.7%. The increase means people are paying more than £6,470 for a season ticket between Canterbury and London - a rise of £176. The Rail Delivery Group says the rise is necessary to maintain the railway services
3m Jan 02, 2020
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LISTEN: Kirsty Dowle on her promotion to the international list of FIFA referees within the women's game - 01/01/20
#Kent FA referee Kirsty Dowle says she's speechless after being added to the 2020 FIFA international list of women referees. The 28 year-old from Ashford started refereeing youth football in 2013 and officiated the 2018 Women's FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Chelsea in front of a crowd of 45,000 at Wembley Stadium.
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LISTEN: Vince Maple and his partner Mary will be among the first mixed-sex couples to get a civil partnership - 31/12/2019
From today mixed-sex couples will be able to get civil partnerships - and a man and woman from #Kent will be among the first to go through the process. Vince Maple and his partner Mary say marriage just isn't for them, and they've been campaigning for years to be able to mark their relationship in this way instead. Vince, who's leader of the Labour group on #Medway Council, told us more about it.
3m Dec 31, 2019
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LISTEN: Gillingham boss Steve Evans reacts to his side's 1-0 win against Rochdale at Priestfield in League One - 30/12/19
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LISTEN: Former director of the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury Mark Everett has been given an MBE in the New Year Honours - 27/12/2019
The former director of the Marlowe Theatre in #Canterbury has been given an MBE. Mark Everett worked there for 23 years and oversaw the multi-million pound rebuild which turned it into one of the country’s most successful regional theatres. He's been telling us how it feels to be recognised in the New Year honours.
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Listen: Gillingham manager Steve Evans was please with his side's performance at Ipswich Town - 27/12/2019
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/evans-we-probably-should-have-won-three-or-four-zero-219132/
3m Dec 27, 2019
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The director of Kent Air Ambulance reflects on the charity's 30-year history
It's been 30 years since the Kent Air Ambulance took the skies en-route to its first emergency. The charity first started with just a single helicopter, working day time, five days a week across the county - it's now the first and only 24 hour rescue service in the country. Leigh (pro. Lee) Curtis is the executive director of service delivery and said they're on hand for the most complicated em...
1m Dec 23, 2019
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Gills Boss Steve Evans says win over MK Dons could have been bigger
4m Dec 22, 2019
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LISTEN: James Whalley from Inrix has been giving advice for drivers making the Christmas getaway - 20/12/19
4m Dec 20, 2019
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LISTEN: Gill Smith from Gravesend has been telling us what it's like to care for her husband who has dementia - 19/12/19
It's emerged the number of people with dementia in Kent has more than doubled in the past five years.. NHS Data out this morning shows there are now more than 14,500 registered with the condition in the county - that's over 5, 500 more than in 2014. Jill Smith from Gravesend has been caring for her husband Keith since he was diagnosed in 2016 and gave up her job. She thinks there should be ...
5m Dec 19, 2019
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Listen: kmfm's political editor Paul Francis on today's Queen's Speech - 19/12/2019
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LISTEN: Our political editor, Paul Francis, explains the week ahead as Kent's MPs return to the Commons - 17/12/19
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LISTEN: Ebbsfleet United boss Kevin Watson reacts to his side's 2-0 win away to Enfield Town in the FA Trophy - 16/12/19
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/professional-fleet-making-progress-218506/
3m Dec 16, 2019
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Listen: Liam says volunteering has really helped him - 16/12/2019
2m Dec 16, 2019
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Gills Boss Steve Evans reacts to 1-1 draw against Fleetwood Town
3m Dec 15, 2019
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The man on a mission to save Littlebrook Power Station chimney
Mr Mack, who has worked in power stations across the country but is now retired, thinks the council should get another say on the demolition in the hopes they would save it.
1m Dec 13, 2019
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Listen: former KM Charity Team chief exec Simon Dolby pays tribute to David Bellamy - 12/12/2019
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/he-gave-me-the-confidence-to-believe-218283/
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LISTEN: 72 year-old David Cook says he was slashed with a knife after refusing to hand over money - 12/12/2019
A #Gravesend man says he's nervous about leaving his house, after being attacked with a knife. David Cook reported being followed after using a cashpoint in the town centre, before someone demanded he hand over money. The suspect lunged at him with the weapon and cut his hand, after the 72 year-old refused. He told us exactly what happened.
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LISTEN: Alfie Weedon's mum Helen Barber has described him as a 'very special little boy' - 10/12/2019
The family of a young #Maidstone United fan have described him as a 'very special little boy' after he passed away from a heart condition. Fans at the Gallagher tonight for their game against Chippenham Town will hold a minute's applause in honour of 16 year-old Alfie Weedon. The teenager grew up in the town, before moving to Hastings, but travelled back to games every weekend. His mum Helen sa...
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The Update - 09/12/2019
THE UPDATE: with @nicolakeverett at 1pm 📻 'no signs of life' following volcano eruption in #NewZealand 📻 people join forces to tackle racism in #Medway 📻 hear from the new queen of the jungle #imaceleb #kmfmnews
5m Dec 09, 2019
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SPORT: Dover boss Andy Hessenthaler after 2-0 defeat to Boreham Wood - 08/12/2019
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SPORT: Gillingham manager Steve Evans after 1-0 win to Sunderland - 08/12/2019
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The Update - 06/12/19
📻 #BorisJohnson and #JeremyCorbyn to debate in #Kent #GE2019 📻 Derelict buildings in #Ashford set for new lease of life 📻 And #Gillingham back in League One action this weekend after #FACup heroics #kmfmnews bit.ly/2M17AYM
3m Dec 06, 2019
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The Update - 05/12/19
📻 Warning people living in the most polluted parts of #Kent have an increased risk of death 📻 Workers in France staging strikes 📻 Charity urges us to stay away from water while drunk #kmfmnews bit.ly/2M17AYM
5m Dec 05, 2019
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LISTEN: Hannah Wiggins-Bettles from the Royal Life Saving Society is urging us to stay away from the water if we've been drinking this Christmas - 05/12/2019
As we get into the Christmas party season we're being urged to stay away from rivers and the sea if we've been drinking. A campaign's underway in Thanet to raise awareness of the dangers of walking near the water. Latest figures show over the last five years 17 people have drowned in #Kent while under the influence of alcohol or drugs - making it the second highest county in the UK. Hannah Wigg...
2m Dec 05, 2019
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LISTEN: Jacob West is Director of Healthcare Innovation at the British Heart Foundation - 05/12/2019
New data suggests some of us in #Kent are breathing air so polluted it's as dangerous as smoking 140 cigarettes a year. #Dartford, #Medway and #Gravesham have been identified by the British Heart Foundation as having some of the worst levels in the South East. They're urging the next government to take action, as poor air quality can increase the risk of death from through things like cardiac a...
3m Dec 05, 2019
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The Update - 04/12/2019
THE UPDATE: with @nicolakeverett at 1pm 📻 #Nato leaders urged not to take peace for granted 📻 why we're being encouraged to take a VR tour of the moon @No1Cathedral 📻 artists share #TurnerPrize #kmfmnews
5m Dec 04, 2019
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The Update - 03/12/19
📻 #DonaldTrump's insisted he won't 'complicate' the #GeneralElection campaign 📻 Scale of homeless children in #Kent revealed 📻 And Kent charity will double any donations made over the next week #kmfmnews bit.ly/2M17AYM
5m Dec 03, 2019
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LISTEN: Victoria Pomery, Director of the Turner Contemporary, says the judges deciding the winner of the Turner Prize have a 'difficult' choice to make - 03/12/19
The winner of this year's world famous Turner Prize is to be announced at a ceremony in Margate later. The work of the four shortlisted artists have been on display at the Turner Contemporary since the end of September.  A jury of four people chaired by the director of Tate Britain will be making the decision tonight.
3m Dec 03, 2019
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LISTEN: Frances Hunt from Dads Unlimited has been telling us about The Big Give's Christmas Challenge - 03/11/2019
A #Kent charity that supports separated families is going to have any donations made over the next week doubled. #Ashford-based Dads Unlimited offer legal help, mentoring and a helpline for single parents - some of whom haven't seen their children in months. This year they're part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge - which is the UK's biggest match funding campaign. Frances Hunt from the organ...
2m Dec 03, 2019
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LISTEN: 17-year-old Mihail Iulian Barascu from Dover is preparing for an interview at Cambridge University - 03/12/2019
A child genius who aged 11 already had a higher IQ than Stephen Hawking is preparing for his greatest test yet - an interview at Cambridge. #Dover brainbox Mihail Iulian Barascu, known to pals as "Iulian", has applied to study computer science at the prestigious university.
1m Dec 03, 2019
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LISTEN: Robin White from Shelter tells us about the 'shocking' report revealing the number of children who're homeless in Kent - 03/12/19
It's emerged one in 99 children in Medway are homeless, according to a new report. Shelter's found 682 youngsters aged under 18 in the towns are already living in temporary accommodation - making it the worst area in Kent. In total, 2,222 children across the county are without a proper home with some families apparently "squashed into one room".
3m Dec 03, 2019
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LISTEN: Ian Robb, the dad of Hallie from Herne Bay who has a rare bone condition, has told us what it was like seeing his daughter sing for the X-Factor charity single - 02/12/19
A little girl from Herne Bay who has a rare bone condition that's caused her to lose her eye sight, has had the chance to be one of the singers on the X-Factor charity single. Hallie Robb - who has a Osteopetrosis - was asked to record at the show's studios, following a surprise visit from Simon Cowell to the Demelza Hospice in Sittingbourne. The eight year-old attended the final on Saturday...
2m Dec 02, 2019
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The Update - 02/12/2019
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LISTEN: Dover boss Andy Hessenthaler reacts to their 3-0 defeat to Peterborough United in the FA Cup - 02/12/2019
#Dover have failed to make it through to the third round after being beaten 3-0 by Peterborough United. Manager Andy Hessenthaler spoke to us after the game.
3m Dec 02, 2019
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LISTEN: Maidstone's head coach Hakan Hayrettin spoke to us after they lost 3-1 to Blackpool in the FA Cup - 02/12/2019
#Maidstone are out of the FA Cup after losing 3-1 to Blackpool in the second round. The Stones were 1-0 up at half time but an own goal was quickly followed by two more from the home side. Head Coach Hakan Hayrettin spoke to us after the match.
3m Dec 02, 2019
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LISTEN: Gillingham's assistant manager Paul Raynor says they were 'magnificent' against Doncaster Rovers - 02/12/2019
#Gillingham fans are celebrating this morning after they made it through to the third round of the FA Cup. They beat Doncaster Rovers 3-0 at Priestfield yesterday afternoon. Gills assistant manager Paul Raynor spoke to us after the match.
2m Dec 02, 2019
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Listen: Anna McGovern is the chairman of Medway Youth Council - 02/12/2019
3m Dec 02, 2019
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Listen: Ebbsfleet assistant manager Tristan Lewis reacts to their win over Wrexham - 01/12/2019
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/gravesend/sport/lewis-it-wasnt-pretty-217561/
4m Dec 01, 2019
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The Update - 29/11/19
📻 A man who murdered his baby son in #Broadstairs has been jailed for life 📻 It's feared thousands of jobs could go at #Npower 📻 And the new Bishop of #Dover is officially installed tomorrow #kmfmnews bit.ly/2M17AYM
3m Nov 29, 2019
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LISTEN: The new Bishop of Dover Rose Hudson-Wilkin has been chatting to us about her new role - 29/11/2019
The new Bishop of #Dover has told us she's aiming to bring hope to the most vulnerable people in our community. Rose Hudson-Wilkin is being officially installed at Canterbury Cathedral tomorrow and takes over from Trevor Willmott who retired in May. The 58 year-old grew up in Jamaica and is the first black woman to become a Church of England Bishop. As part of her role she'll lead religious ope...
4m Nov 29, 2019
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The Update - 28/11/2019
THE UPDATE: with @nicolakeverett at 1pm 📻 Gary Rhodes' family release a statement following his sudden death aged 59 📻 calls for the cost of plastic bags to go up 📻 Women's Fund set up to help abuse victims in #Kent #kmfmnews
5m Nov 28, 2019
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