LISTEN: Janine Webber talks about surviving the Holocaust - 14/12/17
WARNING - SENSITIVE AND EMOTIONAL CONTENT Secondary schools in part of Kent are working together to produce an exhibition to help remember victims of the Holocaust. Pupils in Ashford have been listening to the experience of one survivour today who lost her family - and they'll now produce poems and drama pieces based on her experience of the tragedy. Janine Webber lived in Poland as a child wh...
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LISTEN: Janine Webber, Holocaust survivor talks about why we should remember - 14/12/17
Secondary schools in part of Kent are working together to produce an exhibition to help remember victims of the Holocaust. Pupils in Ashford have been listening to the experience of one survivour today who lost her family - and they'll now produce poems and drama pieces based on her experience of the tragedy. Janine Webber lived in Poland as a child when the Germans invaded her town.
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LISTEN: Lizzie Fagg from Ashford Borough Council - 14/12/17
School children in Kent have been listening to the experience of a Holocaust surviour today as part of a remembrance project. Secondary schools in Ashford are working together to produce an exhibition to help memorialize victims and survivors based on the experience of someone who went through the tragedy. Nadine Webber - who is now 85 - lived in Poland as a child when the Germans invaded her t...
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The Update - 14/12/2017
People who lost loved ones in the Grenfell Tower fire are among those who've remembered the victims at a national memorial service. It's been held at St Paul's Cathedral in London, six months on from the disaster.
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Listen: Ken Rogers is chairman of Concern for Health in East Kent - 14/12/2017
A so-called troubleshooter has been drafted in to help hospitals in part of Kent cope through the winter.Dr Anne Rainsberry - who's the the former regional director of NHS London - has been appointed to oversee the hospitals in east Kent over the next few months. It's after A and E waiting times at the trust were found to be the worst in the country.http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/east-ke...
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LISTEN: SallyAnne Logan from Ashford Borough Council talks Chilmington Green - 14/12/17
It's hoped residents in Ashford could soon have a say on what leisure facilities they want included in a new large housing development in the town. Initial work on Chilmington Green is already underway, with nearly 6000 new homes planned to be built over twenty years. It's been recommended that councillors approve plans for a new Community Management Organisation to run facilities such as commu...
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The Update - 13/12/2017
More children in #Kent and #Medway are going to good or outstanding primary schools, according to a new report.
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Listen: Chris Russell, Ofsted's regional director in the south east - 13/12/2017
There are more good or outstanding primary schools in Kent and Medway than this time last year.Education inspectors have released their latest state of the nation report.Almost 9 in 10 secondary schools in the county have also been given the top ratings.However, only 82% of secondary schools in Medway were judged as good or outstandsing - 6% fewer than in 2016.http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/n...
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The Update - 12/12/2017
It's been revealed thousands of children in #Kent and #Medway haven't had the flu vaccine. More than 42,000 two and three-year-olds in the county are eligible for the nasal spray but fewer than 10,000 have had it.
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LISTEN: Dr John Rodriguez, immunisation lead for Kent and Medway - 12/12/17
t's been announced less than a quarter of eligible two and three year olds in Kent and Medway have had their free flu vaccine this winter... More than 42000 toddlers in the county qualify for the nasal spray on the NHS, but fewer than 10000 are now protected. Dr John Rodriguez looks after immunisation in the county. He says it's important that parents protect their toddlers. It's also being off...
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The Update - 11/12/2017
The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster has been told about the possible crimes police are looking into as part of their investigations.
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Listen: RSPCA Inspector Rosie Russon fears even more animals will be abandoned this festive season - 11/12/2017
There's been an increase in the number of calls from Kent to the RSPCA's animal cruelty line during the festive period over the last few years...The charity took 2,860 calls in December 2014 and the following January - that had increased almost 10 percent over the same months two years later.http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/rspca-thousands-of-animal-cruelty-reports-at-christmas-146643/
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SPORT: Maidenhead 0, Maidstone 0
#Maidstone boss Jay Saunders reacts to their goalless draw against Maidenhead #football #stones
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SPORT: Plymouth Argyle 2, Gillingham 1
#Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to their 2-1 League 1 loss to Plymouth Argyle at Home Park. A disallowed goal for the #Gills early in the game could have seen a different outcome #football #Kent
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LISTEN: Dr Anastasios Tsaousis from the University of Kent - 08/12/17
Keen scientists from secondary schools in Kent are helping experts on a new project which aims to discover new antibiotics. The University of Kent are working with young scientists on a national project to investigate bacteria that could be made into antibiotics, to treat infectious diseases such as malaria and diahorrea. It's hoped they will overcome the resistant antibiotics that we already u...
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LISTEN: South Thanet MP Craig Mackinley on Saturday jobs for under 16s - 09/12/17
A Kent MP wants more businesses in the county to apply for child work permits - so teenagers can get real work experience of a weekend. Craig Mackinley says part-time work for under 16's can help them gain better social skills and will help their CV stand out. The South Thanet MP wants attitudes to change. The number of businesses issued with child work permits has declined by more than 20 per ...
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The Update - 08/12/2017
The bill for the UK to leave the EU is expected to be up to 39 billion pounds. A deal has been struck between the Prime Minister and the European Union to move Brexit talks on to the next phase.
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LISTEN: Caroline Sorrell from the NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe team - 08/12/17
The children's charity NSPCC have been visiting primary schools in Kent teaching children as young as four how to spot signs of abuse. From September last year to July, the Speak Out Stay Safe team visited 163 schools across Kent with interactive assemblies. The voluntary team are specially trained to cover tricky topics such as neglect and physical and emotional abuse - and how children can ta...
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LISTEN: Laura Ritchie from the NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe team - 08/12/17
The children's charity NSPCC have been visiting primary schools in Kent teaching children as young as four how to spot signs of abuse. From September last year to July, the Speak Out Stay Safe team visited 163 schools across Kent with interactive assemblies. The voluntary team are specially trained to cover tricky topics such as neglect and physical and emotional abuse - and how children can ta...
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LISTEN: Robin Flack from Selsted Primary School - 08/12/17
The children's charity NSPCC have been visiting primary schools in Kent teaching children as young as four how to spot signs of abuse. From September last year to July, the Speak Out Stay Safe team visited 163 schools across Kent with interactive assemblies. The voluntary team are specially trained to cover tricky topics such as neglect and physical and emotional abuse - and how children can ta...
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The Update - 07/12/2017
Police say the deaths of two people found at a flat in #TunbridgeWells are being treated as 'unexplained'. They were discovered after emergency crews were called to a property on Grove Hill Road yesterday lunchtime.
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The Update - 06/12/2017
Two men have appeared before magistrates in connection with a plot to attack Downing Street and assassinate the Prime Minister.
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Listen: Gillingham boss Steve Lovell says a disallowed goal cost them the game as they lost to Oxford United - 06/12/2017
#Gillingham are out of the #Checkatrade Trophy after losing 2-1 to #Oxford United.The #Gills controversially had, what looked like, a goal ruled out before the visitors to Priestfield got the winner in added time.http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gillingham-oxford-united-checkatrade-trophy-136457/
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LISTEN: Andrew South talks about the Guardians of the Deep project from Dymchurch to Deal - 06/12/17
Kent Wildlife Trust want more of us to help look after our coastline while walking our dogs or fishing... It's part of a project encouraging more of us to become 'Guardians of the Deep' - looking after the shores from Deal to Dymchurch. The trust want people spend half an hour a week checking their beach - and will even offer training in marine wildlife identification. Andrew South is from the ...
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LISTEN: Kate Wallis from the homelessness charity Shelter - 06/12/17
Almost 2000 children in Kent face being homeless this Christmas, according to new figures... The worst affected area is Medway - where 619 youngsters will spend the festive season in emergency B&Bs and hostels. The data's been released by Shelter who've described it as a 'national scandal'. Kate Wallis is from the charity.http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/shelter-report-reveals-homeless-chi...
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The Update - 05/12/2017
Kent commuters will be hit with the biggest fare increase in five years next month.
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LISTEN: Spencer Fortag, managing director of Dockside Property Services - 05/12/17
The average property price in Kent hiked by more than £11,000 in the year up to December 2. In Kent the average house price increased by more than £10,000 in a year, according to figures. It comes as the average price of a property in the whole of Kent is £11,418 more than a year ago at £346,048. Spencer Fortag is a property expert.
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LISTEN: Hilary Newport, from CPRE - 05/12/17
Plans for a massive solar park in Kent are going on show for the first time today. If built in Graveney, it would cover an area of land the size of 900 football pitches and be able to power all of the homes in Swale and Canterbury. But environmental campaigners say they're concerned about the impact it'll have. Hilary Newport from the Campaign to Protect Rural England in Kent thinks there are o...
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The Update - 04/12/2017
Changes to the practical driving test, sat by thousands of learners in Kent every year, have come into effect today.
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Listen: Wayne Langford is a driving instructor for A Class driving school - 04/12/2017
Changes to the practical driving test, sat by thousands of learners in Kent every year, come into effect todayhttp://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/the-new-driving-test-explained-136254/
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SPORT: Bromley 2, Dover Athletic 2
#Dover Athletic boss Chris Kinnear reacts to their 2-2 National League draw at #Bromley #football #Kent
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SPORT: FA Cup MK Dons 4 - Maidstone United 1
#Maidstone Utd boss Jay Saunders reacts to their 4-1 loss in the second round of the FA Cup to MK Dons #football #kent #facup
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SPORT: FA Cup - Gillingham 1, Carlisle Utd 1
Boss Steve Lovell reacts to the #Gills' FA Cup 1-1 draw with Carlisle #Kent #football
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LISTEN: Jo James, Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce - 02/12/17
We're being encouraged to shop locally in Kent today as part of Small Business Saturday. The event's now in its fifth year and usually falls on the first weekend in December to combat internet and brands having the monopoly on sales. Jo James is from the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce who support small businesses. She says we need to commit to smaller companies all year round too.
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The Update - 01/12/2017
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been meeting hundreds of wellwishers in Nottingham, as they make their first official appearance together.
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Listen: Cllr Rev Stuart Piper is cabinet member for housing at Thanet District Council - 01/12/2017
For the second year running, a winter shelter is opening in Thanet to help the growing number of people who're sleeping rough.46 are thought to be living on the streets compared with 33 last winter.Churches in Margate and Ramsgate will be opening their doors to provide places to sleep, showers and hot food.
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Listen: Vince used the homeless shelter in Thanet last year - 01/12/2017
A shelter is opening in #Thanet to try and help the rising number of people who face being on the streets this winter...33 people were sleeping rough in the area last year - that's gone up to 46.Volunteers will offer food and hot showers, as well as training.
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LISTEN: Pieter Van Zyl, one of the Kent Cooks judges - 30/11/17
Children from across the county are competing in a special cooking competition today, to encourage them to get involved in the kitchen. Finalists of Kent Cooks have been invited to Broadstairs to create their meal in front of the judges. Pieter Van Zyl is one of the judges.
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LISTEN: Milly, 10, from Lynsted, one of the Kent Cooks finalists - 30/11/17
Children from across the county are competing in a special cooking competition today, to encourage them to get involved in the kitchen. Finalists of Kent Cooks have been invited to Broadstairs to create their meal in front of the judges. 10 year-old Milly's one of those taking part.
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LISTEN: William, 9, from Platt's Heath, one of the Kent Cooks finalists - 30/11/17
Children from across the county are competing in a special cooking competition today, to encourage them to get involved in the kitchen. Finalists of Kent Cooks have been invited to Broadstairs to create their meal in front of the judges. Nine year-old William's one of those taking part.
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LISTEN: Kent Cooks judge Roger Phillips from East Kent College - 30/11/17
Children from across the county are competing in a special cooking competition today, to encourage them to get involved in the kitchen. Finalists of Kent Cooks have been invited to Broadstairs to create their meal in front of the judges. Roger Phillips from East Kent College is one of the judges.
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The Update - 30/11/2017
The home secretary's repeated Downing Street's statement that Donald Trump was wrong to retweet videos from Britain First. The US President shared three posts from the far-right group's leader yesterday - claiming to show Muslims committing crimes.
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LISTEN: Matthew Balfour from Kent County Council - 30/11/17
Kent transport bosses are meeting today to discuss whether there should be a consultation on vital bus routes that are potentially being axed. The county council need to save £4 million - and have suggested they do so by cutting more than 70 rural, school and hospital routes that they say are not commercially viable without their money. Matthew Balfour is from Kent County Council. http://www.ke...
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LISTEN: Callum Oakley who's set up a petition again KCC bus cuts - 30/11/17
Kent transport bosses are meeting today to discuss whether there should be a consultation on vital bus routes that are potentially being axed. The county council need to save £4 million - and have suggested they do so by cutting more than 70 rural, school and hospital routes that they say are not commercially viable without their money. Callum Oakley has set up a petition against the cuts. http...
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LISTEN: Lynda Cook, lead chaplain at Medway Hospital - 29/11/17
Nobody wants to be stuck in hospital over the festive period but sadly many people do.For this year’s Christmas appeal The Medway Messenger is supporting the project at Medway Hospital to get everyone a stocking this Christmas.Lynda Cook, lead chaplain at the hospital, HAS arranged a wrapping day where volunteers from the hospital and wider community, got together to prepare 200 stockings for p...
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LISTEN: John Shanley from the Kenward Trust in Yalding - 29/11/2017
More people have been arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs in Maidstone than anywhere else in Kent... Figures for the past four years show 143 people have been detained in the town. Margate, Chatham, Gillingham and Canterbury are the next four towns on the list with a total of more than 330 arrests between them. John Shanley is from the Kenward Trust in Yalding which helps addicts.
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LISTEN: Tony Stower, NSPCC - 29/11/2017
It's been revealed sex crimes against children in Kent by adults in positions of power have risen over the last three years.
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The Update - 28/11/2017
Independent investigations are going to be offered to grieving families who've gone through a stillbirth.The Health Secretary's announced the change as part of plans to halve the rate of neonatal and maternal deaths and severe birth-related brain injuries by 2025.
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LISTEN: Liza Thompson, Chief Executive of SATEDA which supports victims of domestic abuse in Kent - 28/11/2017
More people have been arrested for coercive control in #Kent than anywhere else in England in the 18 months since it became an offence.
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The Update - 27/11/2017
Friends and family of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are congratulating them after it was announced they're getting married next year.The couple - who've been together for nearly a year and a half - got engaged earlier this month in London.
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