LISTEN: Kent captain Sam Billings on their defeat to Lancashire in the T20 Blast quarter final - 24/08/2018
Cricket, and #Kent have lost to Lancashire in the quarter final of the T20 Blast. It was a tough start for the Spitfires at #Canterbury but they eventually set the visitors a victory target of 134 - which Lancashire reached with just 8 balls remaining.
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LISTEN: CEO of FareShare, whose main food redistribution centre is in Kent, is urging suppliers to provide more surplus food to feed families - 24/08/18
It's been revealed a food distribution charity have provided children with more than 2-and-a-half thousand meals each week to tackle holiday hunger in Kent. Research shows across the UK one in four children don't get the amount of food they need during the summer break. FareShare Kent say this year there's been a 30 percent rise in the number of kids they're helping. They're working to save ...
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LISTEN: Paul Dent-Jones is a spokesperson for Network Rail - 23/08/2018
There could be long delays on #Kent’s roads later as hundreds of people head off for a bank holiday break. Across the UK more than 10 million people are expected to make a trip away between now and Monday.  We're also being warned to expect disruption on the trains in Kent from tomorrow, as major works are carried out on the railways.  Trains to London Victoria will be affected, as well as serv...
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The Update - 23/08/2018
Consumers and holidaymakers could face a multi-million pound hit if there's a no-deal Brexit.  The government's put out a series of advice notices and says that would be because of a "likely increase" in the cost of card payments between the EU and UK
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LISTEN: GCSE students across Kent have been telling us about their results - 23/08/2019
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LISTEN: Dijana Piralic, Deputy Associate Principal of Strood Academy, says GCSE results have improved from last year - 23/08/18
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LISTEN: Julie Derrick, Headteacher at Invicta Grammar in Maidstone says she's thrilled with her students' GCSE exam results - 23/08/18
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LISTEN: Vic Ashdown, Headteacher at Valley Park School in Maidstone, says he's delighted by his students' GCSE results - 23/08/18
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LISTEN: Kent education lawyer says there will be more GCSE exam result appeals this year because of the new grading system - 23/08/18
A Kent eduction lawyer is warning there could be more GCSE exam result appeals this year due to the new grading system. Students will be getting number grades from 9 to 1, instead of A* to G on almost every subject. The system was introduced for a few subjects last year and makes it more difficult to get the top grades. Graham Jones is the director at Canterbury-based law firm Whitehead Monc...
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LISTEN: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell - 23/08/2018
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LISTEN: Mid Kent College Principal Simon Cook says there are plenty of options if you don't get the GCSE results you wanted - 23/08/2018
It's a big day for thousands of GCSE students in #Kent - results are out later. Teenagers will be heading into school this morning to find out how well they've done, and if they've made it into the sixth form or college they were hoping for. Simon Cook is the Principal of Mid #Kent College
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LISTEN: Ebbsfleet midfielder Andy Drury made his 200th appearance for the club on Saturday - 23/08/2018
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The Update - 22/08/2018
Donald Trump's former lawyer says he and the US President arranged hush money payments to influence the election. Michael Cohen made the claims in court as he pleaded guilty to charges against him.
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LISTEN: Alex Gray from Childline is urging GCSE students not to get too stressed about picking up results tomorrow - 22/08/2018
Ahead of GCSE results day tomorrow it's been revealed a quarter of the NSPCC's counselling sessions for young people last year took place in August - the month grades are released. Thousands of teenagers in #Kent will find out well they did tomorrow.  Glen Scott's holding a GCSE surgery tonight and tomorrow evening on #kmfm with advice for students on what to do next.
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The Update - 21/08/2018
A former police chief for West Yorkshire will no longer face a trial over the Hillsborough disaster - in which 96 Liverpool football fans died.  Misconduct charges against Sir Norman Bettison have been dropped after two witnesses changed their evidence and a third died.
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LISTEN: Head of Health and Wellbeing at Medway Council, Scott Elliott, hopes the new Man v Fat football league will help men to lose weight - 20/08/18
A football league, encouraging players to lose weight is launching in Strood next month. Men with a BMI above 27.5 percent can join Man V Fat Football with the aim to get down to a healthy 25 percent. Scott Elliot is Head of Health and Wellbeing at Medway Council who commissioned the league:.
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LISTEN: League Manager, Ben Gallon, is encouraging men to sign up to a football league designed to help them lose weight, which launches in Medway -
You can now sign up to a new football league in Strood, which is designed to help players lose weight. Man v Fat Football is launching next month and awards teams for dropping the pounds, as well as winning matches. Men with a BMI above 27.5 percent can join with the aim to bring it below 25 percent. Ben Gallon is the league manager.
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The Update - 20/08/2018
A woman from #Kent whose family was attacked by intruders at their home says if she hadn't fought them off with a toy car it could have been far worse. Four men went into Tina Foster's home in #Canterbury earlier this month and one of them threatened her daughter with a knife.  They left with nothing when Tina hit them and chased them out of the house. Police are investigating and are keen to s...
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LISTEN: Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon thrilled with 3-0 win over Barnet
#Ebbsfleet boss Daryl McMahon thrilled with 3-0 win over Barnet. #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Dartford boss Adam Flanagan reacts to 3-0 defeat by Wealdstone
#Dartford boss Adam Flanagan reacts to 3-0 defeat by Wealdstone #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Maidstone boss Jay Saunders pleased with 1-nil win over Barrow
Stones boss Jay Saunders reacts to their 1-nil win over Barrow #football #Maidstone #Kent
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LISTEN: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell speaking after their 2-1 loss to Walsall
Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to the Gills' first loss of the season 2-1 at Walsall #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Dr Cheryl Mvula, Project Manager at Active Ramsgate says kitesurfing is growing in popularity as the national freestyle championships comes to the town - 18/08/18
The Final leg of the National Freestyle Kitesurfing Championships gets underway in Ramsgate later . Ramsgate Main Sands will see around 70 competitors from all over the country challenging for the pro men and women's title. The town is just one of four locations to host the championships this year. Dr Cheryl Mvula is from Active Ramsgate who are hosting the event.
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LISTEN: Jeanette Unsworth from the National Grid gives details of a giant transformer passing through Kent - 17/08/18
A giant transformer will be travelling over the Dartford Crossing this evening - potentially causing delays for drivers. The 143-tonne structure is set to make its way over the QE2 bridge at 10, which will be closed for about 20 minutes while it makes the crossing into Kent. A 68 metre long transporter will carry it at 12 miles per hour from Essex to a substation in Weybridge. Jeanette Unswo...
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The Update - 17/08/2018
The man who owns a derelict pub near #HerneBay that was damaged in a suspected arson attack says he thinks youngsters broke in and started the fire. It broke out at the former Plough Inn on Margate Road in Broomfield in the early hours of this morning.
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LISTEN: The derelict pub owned by Alistair Noel has been damaged in a suspected arson attack - 17/08/2018
A derelict pub earmarked for a new Co-op store was gutted by fire in a suspected arson attack near Herne Bay in the early hours of this morning.
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LISTEN: Kent captain Sam Billings - 17/08/2018
#Kent have beaten Somerset in the T20 Blast - booking their place in the quarter finals. It was a nail-biting finish at #Canterbury last night - The Spitfires set a victory target of 232, and the visitors fell short of winning by just six runs. If #Kent win tonight's game against Essex Eagles they'll get to play at home in their quarter final next week.
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LISTEN: Jim Haris is from campaign group Support Princes Parade - 17/08/2018
Controversial plans for more than 150 seafront homes and a leisure centre in #Hythe have been approved - despite concerns it will leave the town "ruined forever". More than 700 people wrote letters against the Princes Parade development but council bosses have now given the go-ahead. Jim Haris is in favour of the proposals.
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LISTEN: Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott hopes to find new ways to reduce violent crime - 17/08/18
Kent's Police and Crime Commissioner's holding a special meeting later to discuss how different agencies can work together to tackle violent crime in the county. Representatives from the ambulance service, border force and the NSPCC are among those going to the event in Kings Hill, which is the first of its kind. Recent figures show knife offences in Kent have more than doubled in the past fi...
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LISTEN: Andrew Minchin, headteacher of the Robert Napier School in Gillingham gives his thoughts on his students A-level results - 16/08/18
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LISTEN: Students from Folkestone School for Girls react to their A-level results - 16/08/18
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The Update - 16/08/2018
Thousands of #Kent students have been opening letters today to find out their A-level results.
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LISTEN: Students from Herne Bay High School on A Level results day - 16/08/2018
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LISTEN: Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Scott, says more needs to be done to root out the sexual harassment of police staff - 16/08/18
Kent's Police and Crime Commissioner has told km-fm more needs to be done to tackle sexual harassment in the police force. It comes as stats from Unison show a fifth of police staff in Britain say they've been touched by colleagues in a way that's made them feel uncomfortable. A survey of nearly 1,800 employees has also found half have heard sexualised jokes. Matthew Scott says he's confiden...
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LISTEN: Students from Gravesend Grammar school are celebrating their A-Level results - 16/08/18
Thousands of Kent students are receiving their A-level results today. Here are a few students from Gravesend Grammar school.
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LISTEN: These students from The Robert Napier School in Gillingham react to finding out their A-level results - 16/08/18
Thousands of teenagers across Kent are picking up their grades this morning. These students at the Robert Napier school in Gillingham have been telling us about their results.
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The Update - 15/08/2018
A man arrested over terror offences outside Parliament is now also being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder. He's understood to be 29 year-old Salih Khater, who lives in Birmingham but is originally from Sudan. Three people were injured when his car hit a police checkpoint barrier yesterday morning.
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LISTEN: Kent commuters give their reaction to rail fares increasing by 3.2% - 15/08/18
Rail season ticket prices in Britain will increase by up to 3.2% from January. The amount regulated fares can rise by is capped at July's Retail Price Index measure of inflation. These commuters at Gillingham station have told km-fm they're already paying too much.
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LISTEN: Ebbsfleet manager Daryl McMahon - 15/08/2018
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LISTEN: Maidstone manager Jay Saunders - 15/08/2018
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LISTEN: Gillingham manager Steve Lovell - 15/08/2018
#Gillingham have lost to Millwall in the first round of the Carabao Cup - after a penalty shoot-out. The game was 0-0 after 90 minutes, and the Gills were beaten 3-1 on penalties with Luke O’Neill the only one to convert. Despite going out boss Steve Lovell says he's pleased with his side's performance.
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The Update - 14/08/2018
A man arrested after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament is being held on suspicion of terrorist offences. A number of people have been injured, with at least two in hospital, after the collision this morning.  The driver's in his 20s has been arrested.
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LISTEN: Gurvinder Sandher, Kent Equality Cohesion Council - 14/08/2018
The number of racist incidents in schools in part of #Kent have more than doubled since 2014. New figures show 143 cases were recorded in #Thanet during the 2016 to 17 academic year - compared to just 64 three years previously. Across the whole of the county the number last year was 751. Gurvinder Sandher is from the Kent Equality Cohesion Council.
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LISTEN: Dr Janet Smart says there's a lack of awareness of the operational implications of Brexit
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The Update - 13/08/2018
£100million is going to be spent on a plan to stop homelessness in England by 2027.  As part of the government's new plan, just under a third of that cash will go on supporting the mental health of rough sleepers.
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LISTEN: Mike Barrett, Chief Exec of Porchlight - 13/08/2018
£100million is going to be spent on a plan to bring homelessness in England to an end by 2027.  Just under a third of that cash will go on mental health support for rough sleepers, as part of the government's new strategy. Mike Barrett is the Chief Exec of Kent-based homeless charity Porchlight.
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LISTEN: Kent cricket coach, Matt Walker reacts to his side beating Middlesex in the T20 Blast - 13/08/18
The Kent cricket coach says they didn't play their best game in the T20 Blast last night, despite beating Middlesex with just three balls to spare. Half centuries from Alex Blake and Daniel Bell-Drummond helped the Spitfires to victory. They're up against Somerset next at the Spitfire Ground in Canterbury on Thursday. Matt Walker says no match in this format is easy.
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LISTEN: Gillingham's man of the match Brandon Hanlan speaking after their 3-1 win over Burton Albion
#Gillingham's man of the match Brandon Hanlan speaking after their 3-1 win over Burton Albion #football #Kent #kmfmnews
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LISTEN: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell pleased with 3-1 win over Burton Albion
#Gillingham boss Steve Lovell pleased with 3-1 win over Burton Albion #Gills #football #Kent
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LISTEN: Ex-gang member, Francis Osei-Appiah who is Head of charity Reform Restore Respect, says children as young as 10 are being recruited to deal drugs in Kent
An ex-gang member has claimed children as young as 10 are recruited to deal drugs in Kent. Francis Osei-Appiah, Head of charity, Reform Restore Respect, believes it's been an issue for as many as 7 years. He says London families whose children have been involved in gangs are moved into Kent - but retain their connection to them because of living so close. Francis thinks these gangs go under ...
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