SPORT: Tranmere Rovers 4, Maidstone United 0
#Stones boss Jay Saunders reacts to the team's 4-0 loss away at #Tranmere #football #Kent
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SPORT: Dover Atheltic 0, AFC Fylde 1
#Dover boss Chris Kinnear reacts to their 1-0 loss to AFC Fylde at Crabble #football #Kent #kmfm
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SPORT: Gillingham 0, Oldham Athletic 0
#Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to the #Gills goalless draw at #Priestfield on #Saturday #football
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LISTEN: Kent Search and Rescue's Stewart Baird - 26/11/17
For the first time, boats of volunteers will be patroling the river Medway in the run up to Christmas to try and reduce the number of people who fall in and drown. They'll be out in Rochester and Maidstone from 11pm until at 4am on Fridays and Saturdays in December. It follows a number of high profile deaths in recent years including 28 year-old Pat Lamb and teenager Ben Savage. Stuart Baird is...
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LISTEN: Andrew Honeyman from the new ultrasound clinic in Gravesend - 25/11/17
A shopping centre in Kent's become a permanent home to a brand new NHS ultrasound clinic's. It's hoped the unit in Gravesend’s St. George’s Shopping Centre will relieve pressure on hospitals and doctor's surgeries. There will be appointments seven days a week as well as a drop-in service for urgent scans. Andrew Honeyman is co-founder of the company that set it up - he says it could save lives.
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LISTEN: Julia Youens from Take Pride who run the KCC Change4Life sessions - 25/11/17
Schoolchildren from across Kent have been training to be healthy eating ambassadors this week as part of a county council project. They've been coached on the importance of keeping fit and eating fruits and vegetables to help them become Change4Life champions. These school ambassadors will now spread the message in the playground - and hold a conference style day to educate other schools in the...
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LISTEN: Children at Change4Life training chat to kmfm - 25/11/17
Schoolchildren from across Kent have been training to be healthy eating ambassadors this week as part of a county council project. They've been coached on the importance of keeping fit and eating fruits and vegetables to help them become Change4Life champions. These school ambassadors will now spread the message in the playground - and hold a conference style day to educate other schools in the...
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The Update - 24/11/2017
Zimbabwe has its first new president for 37 years.Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in at the national stadium in Harare.
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The Update - 23/11/2017
A murder investigation's underway after a man died in a shooting in #Folkestone. Emergency services were called to the Red Cow pub in Foord Road yesterday morning - 58 year-old landlord Joe Daniels was pronounced dead at the scene. A gun was also found in the property.
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LISTEN: Our reporter Sean Axtell is at the scene of a reported shooting in Folkestone
Police have taped off the Red Cow pub in Foord Road following the incident, which happened just before 11.30am.
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LISTEN: Neighbour Daniel Page talks about incident in Barming - 22/11/17
Three people are being questioned by police after a man's body was found at flats near Maidstone. Emergency services were called to Woodford Road in the Barming area just before 10.30pm last night. A woman and two men from the town have been arrested on suspicion of murder. The police watchdog's also been told - as the victim had been in contact with police before his death. Daniel lives there....
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LISTEN: Neighbour talks to kmfm about what he saw this morning in Barming - 22/11/17
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found at flats near Maidstone.Ambulance crews and police were called to Woodford Road in the Barming area just before 10.30pm last night. Two men and woman from the town are in custody. The police watchdog has also been informed. Craig is a neighbour who lives there and told kmfm what he's seen. http://www.kento...
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Listen: Maidstone United manager Jay Saunders says his side need to re-group following a big defeat - 22/11/2017
The Maidstone United manager Jay Saunders was disappointed with his side following a heavy defeat to Boreham Woodhttp://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/sport/report-maidstone-v-boreham-wood-135677/
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Listen: Dartford manager Tony Burman reacts to their 3-3 draw with Wealdstone - 22/11/2017
Dartford manager Tony Burman has been chatting about their 3-3 draw with Wealdstone.Despite the result, they still remain top of National League South.http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/sport/report-dartford-v-wealdstone-135667/
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Listen: Gillingham manager Steve Lovell has praised his side following their 1-1 draw with Blackpool - 22/11/2017
Gillingham have extended their unbeaten run in league one to four games after coming back from a goal down at Blackpool.Tom Eaves got the equaliser in the 90th minute as it finished 1-1 last night.http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/blackpool-gillingham-match-report-135620/
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LISTEN: Caroline Mitford, campaigner from Keep Kent Breastfeeding - 22/11/17
Campaigners to stop breastfeeding services in Kent being stripped back are marching on Kent County Council this morning. Members of Keep Kent Breastfeeding are delivering a petition to County Hall - to keep specialist support for new mums once they go home, rather than just health visitors. Caroline Mitford from Ashford is one of the campaigners. She says dedicate breastfeeding support clinics ...
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LISTEN: Clive Relf, Kreston Reeves chartered accountants - 22/11/17
The Chancellor of the Exchequer will announce the autumn budget. Clive Relf from Kreston Reeves chartered accountants has been chatting with kmfm about the predictions.
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The Update - 21/11/2017
Campaigners calling for a new hospital to be built in east #Kent have been meeting with the health secretary
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Listen: Faversham MP Helen Whately has joined health campaigners at a meeting with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt
Campaigners calling for a new hospital to be built in east #Kent say they've had a good meeting with the health secretary.They're calling on Jeremy Hunt to replace the current Kent and Canterbury to ease pressure on A & E units in Ashford and Margate.Waiting times at the William Harvey and QEQM are the worst in the country. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kent-health-campaigners-take-fig...
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LISTEN: Paul Watters, Road Safety Foundation - 21/11/17
A new study's revealed you're more likely to be involved in a crash on a road in Thanet than almost anywhere else in the country. The A254 between Margate and Ramsgate has been named one of the riskiest roads based on the number of fatal or serious accidents. Paul Watters is from the Road Safety Foundation who're calling for more to be done to reduce the number of people killed or seriously inj...
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LISTEN: Nicholas Reed, chairman of Why Not Manston - 20/11/17
The owners of the former Manston airport site in Thanet say they want to re-open part of the runway for vintage and heritage flights... Stone Hill Park also want to build 4000 homes - including several where residents could park their own plane. Thay say a technology park on the site would create more jobs. Nicholas Reed is from the Why Not Manston campaign group. Consultation events on the pla...
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LISTEN: Sean Parsons, who donated stem cells from his blood - 17/11/17
A stem cell donor from Kent wants more people to sign up to help save a life - after he did exactly that. Sean Parsons from Swanley near Sevenoaks registered to donate stem cells after his friend died from leukaemia. He says it's not a scary process, and only involves two wires in your arm to split the red and white blood cells - which are used to treat the patient. Sean was shocked the match h...
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LISTEN: Maidstone Utd 1, Solihull Moors 1
#Stones boss Jay Saunders reflects on yesterday's 1-1 draw with Solihull Moors #Maidstone #Kent #football
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LISTEN: Charlton 2, MK Dons 2
#Charlton boss Karl Robinson reacts to Saturday's 2-2 draw with MK Dons #football
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LISTEN: Walsall 0 - Gillingham 1
#Gillingham boss Steve Lovell reacts to their 1-0 away win over Walsall.
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LISTEN: Tracey Squire talking in London about deaths on the road - 19/11/17
A Kent mother who's son died after his bike was hit by a van is speaking at a memorial in London today to other families of road crash victims. Tracey Squire from Deal has been campaigning since Daniel's death in 2013 for drivers to stop using mobile phones at wheel - which she believes caused the accident. She says she wants no one else to go through what her family did. http://www.kentonline....
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LISTEN: Alex Gray, Childline - 18/11/2017
There's been a rise in the number of children contacting Childline with issues about their gender
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The Update - 17/11/2017
kmfm's been told 1 in 4 victims of domestic abuse in #Kent are men. Figures show there were almost 5-thousand 400 reports of crimes against men in the county in the 10 months of this year - up 12 percent on the whole of 2016.
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Listen: Kent's police and crime commissioner Matthew Scott on the number of men who're victims of domestic abuse - 17/11/2017
There's been an increase in the number of men in Kent who're victims of domestic abuse.Just over 4,800 crimes against men were recorded in the county last year - almost 5,400 had already been reported to police in the first 10 ten months of this year. A rise of 12%.But it's thought there are many more men who aren't coming forward.http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/male-domestic-abuse-v...
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LISTEN: Heidi Skinner, Freight Transport Association - 17/11/17
Government business secretary - Greg Clark - will visit Kent today to answer questions on Brexit and what it means in the county. The Tunbridge Wells MP is visiting the Freight Transport Association in the town to answer queries about what could happen if there's no good deal when we leave the EU. Issues with customs and imports of produce are set to be key topics. Heidi Skinner is from the FTA.
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Listen: Leader of Shepway Council, David Monk, has told us what he thinks about plans for a lorry park being scrapped - 16/11/2017
Plans for a huge lorry park in Kent have been scrapped.The government's decided not to go ahead with building the facility on land at Stanford near Hythe.It would have been used as an alternative to Operation Stack on the M20 and be big enough to house more 3,600 trucks.http://www.kentonline.co.uk/hythe/news/lorry-park-plan-axed-135315/
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LISTEN: Claire Best, Chief Exec for Medical Detection Dogs - 16/11/17
Specially trained dogs could soon be used to help detect cancer in patients in Kent. Work by the charity Medical Detection Dogs has been on display at Leeds Castle, showing how dogs can spot changes in our bodies that can point to illnesses. The NHS are working with the charity on early trials into prostate cancer - and kidney and bladder cancers are also being looked at. Claire Best is the cha...
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The Update - 15/11/2017
An investigation's underway after a woman in her 40s died when a lorry overturned in a crash with a car on the M20
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LISTEN: Nadine Miller, Maidstone Samaritans talks about saving lives campaign - 15/11/17
Commuters are being encouraged to keep an eye out for anyone looking vulnerable at train stations in Kent - and have a chat with them... Network Rail and the Samaritans have teamed up for their new Small Talk Saves Lives campaign. It's hoped it'll take people's mind of negative thoughts. Nadine Miller volunteers at Maidstone Samaritans.
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LISTEN: Spencer Fortag, Managing Director for Dockside Property Services - 15/11/17
kmfm's been told young people are continuing to struggle to get on the property ladder in Kent because of stamp duty... It's a form of tax you have to pay if you're buying a property that's more than £125,000. Buyers here in the county fork out an average of £7,300 in stamp duty. Spencer Fortag is the MD of Dockside property services in Medway. New figures also show it's taking a lot longer to ...
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LISTEN: Helen Carr, University of Kent lecturer discusses housing law research - 14/11/17
New research by the University of Kent has revealed landlords aren't prioritising tenants' safety despite the ongoing enquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. The report led by homeless charity Shelter says many housing laws are out of date, and health and safety isn't being considered properly. A lack of legal aid also means tenants are less likely to challenge their landlord about issues - and t...
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The Update - 14/11/2017
Two teenagers will go on trial next year - after denying killing a 17 year-old in #Gillingham
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LISTEN: Adam Levy from Dogs Trust talks about illegal puppy imports - 14/11/17
kmfm's been told almost 100 illegally imported puppies have been seized in just one week at Dover docks and Eurotunnel. A recent undercover operation found dogs cramped conditions with no air con and false documents to present at borders. Dogs Trust want potential buyers in Kent to carefully consider where we're buying our pets from - and to avoid social media sellers. Adam Levy is the South Ea...
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The Update - 13/11/2017
The Church of England says boys as young as five should be able to wear tiaras at school without criticism
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LISTEN: Jack Rose, 15 year old singer from Ashford - 13/11/17
It's anti-bullying week this week, and Molly caught up with Jack Rose from #Ashford in #Kent about his experience with #bullying. Jack has been touring the country talking and singing about his experience.
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LISTEN: Jill Allen, anti-bullying and e-safety adviser for Salus - 13/11/17
It's anti-bullying week this week, and Molly caught up with Jill Allen from Salus, a company in #Ashford in #Kent that offer children's services nationally. She says there's many different layers to #bullying.
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LISTEN - DCI David Coleman on firearms amnesty - 13/11/17
Kent Police are taking part in a national amnesty to encourage more people to hand in illegal guns without the fear of being quizzed. Firearms can often be passed down the generations - but it's against the law to own one if it's not been certified. It's hoped the two week scheme at police stations in the county will stop guns getting into the wrong hands. DCI David Coleman is from the force.
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SPORT: Ebbsfleet Utd 2, Leyton Orient 1
#Ebbsfleet manager Darryl McMahon reacts to the club's 2-1 win over Leyton Orient #football #kent
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SPORT: Maidstone Utd 1 - Torquay United 0
Stones boss Jay Saunders reacts to the team's 1-0 win over Torquay #football #Maidstone
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SPORT: Gillingham 1, Bury 1
Caretaker manager Steve Lovell reacts to #Gillingham's 1-all draw with Bury at Priestfield #football #Gills
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LISTEN: Hunton Primary School talks about the remembrance poppy - 12/11/17
Molly Mileham-Chappell went to Hunton Church of England Primary School, just outside of #Maidstone this week to chat to year 6 pupils about what wearing a poppy means to them.Here's what they said...
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LISTEN: Hunton Primary School talk about remembering the fallen - 12/11/17
Molly Mileham-Chappell went to Hunton Church of England Primary School, just outside of #Maidstone this week to chat to year 6 pupils about what remembrance means to them.Here's what they said...
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LISTEN - Professor Ian Beckett, military history lecturer at the University of Kent - 12/11/17
A Kent university lecturer's told kmfm more than 80% of us in the south east don't know how many armed forces have died since the second world war. The new stats show more than half think more needs to be done in schools to teach more modern history. Professor Ian Beckett is a military history lecturer at the Uni of Kent. He says ignorance is an issue.
3m Nov 11, 2017
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Listen: Alex Ellis-Roswell is due to complete his three year challenge of walking to every RNLI station in Britian and Ireland - 11/11/2017
A Kent man who's spent more than three years walking to every lifeboat station in Britain and Ireland will finally complete his challenge later.Alex Ellis-Roswell from Thanet left his job and gave up his flat before setting off on the challenge in August 2014.He's covered 9,500 miles since and raised more than £60,000 for the RNLI.
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The Update - 10/11/2017
There are fears a notorious cat killer who's thought to have slaughtered more than 360 animals has struck again in Kent, and could move on to targeting people
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