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James Peach: The Value of Time
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This week, Kenton sits down with James Peach - a brand strategist by trade, who likes to add side-helpings of adventure to keep things interesting! James has worked for brands such as Innocent, Uber and Vinted and he shares some fascinating insights into their cultures and his experiences with these organisations. He talks about 'hustle', 'toe-step…
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A Gillingham woman who has spent almost 20 years stuck in just one room of her home has told the podcast she often wishes she went to sleep and didn't wake up. Illa Smyth struggled with her mobility after skiing and horseriding accidents and now weighs 35 stone. She's paid tribute to her loving husband and she describes her quality of life. Also in…
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Plans for a an 8,000 seater stadium in north Kent have been approved. It is the centre piece of a major development on brownfield land in Northfleet which also includes houses, shops, medical services and community venues. Also in today’s episode, another person has been arrested over the deaths of five people as they tried to cross the Channel to …
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Podcast: Sheppey woman jailed after defrauding Sittingbourne based Creative Resins Ltd out of nearly £80k
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A Sheppey woman who scammed her bosses out of nearly £80,000 has been sent to prison. Carly Miller, 39 from Main Road in Queenborough, siphoned off company money that was meant to be used to pay suppliers. Also in today's podcast, there are calls to ban lorries from a stretch of road in Kent following a number of serious crashes. Campaigners also w…
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More than 40 hair and beauty students at an academy on Sheppey have been told their past year’s work was for nothing. The pupils have been left stunned they won’t be getting a BTEC qualification despite signing up for the course and studying hard. Also in today’s podcast, an award-winning architect who designed and built his “dream home” on the Ken…
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A mum-of-four who endured cancer chemotherapy after being misdiagnosed with the disease says a hospital trust “has not learned from its mistakes”. The Whitstable resident says she has “absolutely no faith in doctors” after being told by Kent and Canterbury Hospital staff she could “drop down dead” at any moment. Also in today's podcast, furious swi…
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A developer has been criticised for going back on a promise to provide affordable housing in Deal. 100 properties are due be built in Cross Road and 30% were supposed to be affordable. We've been getting reaction from people who live nearby. Also in the podcast, bosses in Dartford have approved plans to build more than 12 and a half thousand homes …
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An Eastenders legend is among those calling on a Kent council to reopen a playing field which residents have used for more than 100 years. John Altman, who played ‘Nasty’ Nick Cotton in the soap, says he “treasures” the land and that the green space should be preserved. Also in today's podcast, there are fears for the future of Kent's "music town",…
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A Gravesend mum has issued an invitation to Rishi Sunak, saying he should come to her home and help give mental health support to her struggling 18-year-old. It comes after the Prime Minister said he wants to tackle what he described as the UK's "sicknote culture" and strip GPs of their power to sign people off work. Also in today's episode, a chil…
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Podcast: Broadstairs man, 23, took his own life just days after being deemed 'low-risk' by nurses at Margate's QEQM hospital
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A coroner has highlighted missed opportunities in the care of a 23-year-old man from Broadstairs, who took his own life days after being deemed "low risk" by hospital nurses. An inquest has been held following the death of Gabriel Farmer. Also in today's podcast, there are calls for tonnes of illegal waste to be cleared from woodland near Ashford b…
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Tributes have been paid to a “genuine” and “caring” 37-year-old who died hours after a severe asthma attack. The gym lover, known as “Big Man” by his friends was found unresponsive by his partner last month. Also in today's podcast, a landlord has banned vaping in his Hernhill pub because he doesn’t want customers to be put off their Sunday lunches…
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A pensioner left locked out of her home in the dark believes she was ripped off by a “rogue trader” who charged a staggering £1,600 to get her into the property. The Ashford woman paid the eye-watering bill after being told the job had been carried out at the “going rate”. Also in today's podcast, a Strood family of three made homeless after a blaz…
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Podcast: Staff 'tried their best' to save the life of 12-year-old girl who suffered asthma attack at Medway school
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An inquest into the death of a 12-year-old girl who suffered a severe asthma attack at a Medway school has heard how staff did their best to save her life. Pearl Unu-Arubi went into cardiac arrest at Rochester Grammar School in March last year. Also in today's podcast, a Kent MP has weighed into the debate about introducing a smacking ban. Doctors …
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Podcast: Chatham man who tried to set fire to police station warned staff "it's going to burn"
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A would-be arsonist who tried to set fire to a police station by pouring accelerant over a front counter and throwing a lit rag later admitted he had been having "an off day". He'd had gone to Medway police station armed with a jar filled with flammable fluid. Also in today's podcast, two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the death of…
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Seafront traders thrown into “turmoil” by do-not-swim warnings on two Kent beaches fear they could remain in place for years. The water on the Romney Marsh has been found to contain high levels of a bacterium that indicates the presence of human faeces. Also in today's podcast, a Maidstone mum has been left stunned after all her possessions were mo…
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A 78-year-old woman had to have her lower leg amputated after her family claim she was left on a trolley in a hospital corridor for four days. She was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital with a foot infection on Good Friday which developed into sepsis. Also in today's podcast, a Rainham teacher has shared his incredible story as part of a campaign fr…
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Podcast: New parking charges are so "ridiculous" residents they thought it was an April Fools
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Motorists are up in arms about a hike in car park charges considered so “unreasonable” many believed it was an April Fool’s prank. Residents in Herne were previously able to park for a whole day for just £2.20, but that all came to an end when new tariffs were introduced on April 1st. Also in today's podcast, a new report has found 15 percent of Ke…
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An inquest has heard a dad-of-two with an agonising back injury was found dead in bed after unintentionally overdosing on painkillers. The 31-year-old was discovered unresponsive by his heartbroken partner at their home in Birchington last November. Also in today's podcast, one year on from a landslide which closed a major road, residents and busin…
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The family of a "kind-hearted and much-loved” man who died after a town centre assault have said they will fight for justice. The 33-year-old was put on life-support after being attacked twice within the space of two days in Chatham. Also in today's podcast, fire crews have been called out to a number of blazes in Kent in the last 24 hours. Sadly a…
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Justin Wateridge: The Curious Traveller
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This week, Kenton talks to Justin Wateridge who is MD of boutique travel agency, Steppes Travel, and extremely passionate about travel. Justin has visited over 80 countries around the world and talks enthusiastically about each and every one of them. Justin travels with curiosity, learning about aspects of people and culture that aren't covered by …
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Podcast: Parents call for new non-selective school in Cranbrook so children don't face 10 mile journeys
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Parents in part of Kent are demanding a new non-selective secondary school to save their children a 10-mile commute. Currently there isn't a non-grammar in Cranbrook, so pupils are faced with long journeys every day. That's led to mums and dads setting up a campaign group. Also in today's podcast, there's major disruption to rail services in Kent t…
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A dad-of-five who suspected his long-term girlfriend was cheating on him swapped her medication for laxatives. He was caught creeping into the kitchen on a CCTV camera the couple had installed at their Dover home. Also in today's podcast, a Marden dad shares his near-death experience as part of the Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex Buy if fo…
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Podcast: Inquest hears more details about death of soldier Charlie Saywell after body found in River Medway in Chatham
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A coroner has revealed a soldier whose body was found in the River Medway after a night out may have suffered a “violent or unnatural death”. 25-year-old Charlie Saywell was discovered trapped under a boat last month, and had rope around his legs and torso. A Medway mum says more needs to be done to improve services for children with special educat…
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A heartbroken family has paid tribute to their “adventurous” dad and husband after a fatal cycling accident near Tenterden. The 65-year-old was knocked off his bike by a car door and died in hospital just days later. Also in today's podcast, eyewitnesses have described the “scary” moment a huge shed blaze destroyed their neighbour’s garden and thre…
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Podcast: Doubt over plans for new GP surgery at Bell Road in Sittingbourne following concerns about rent costs
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Plans for a state-of-the-art medical centre in Sittingbourne are up in the air after concerns were raised over the cost of the rent. The new facility in the Bell Road development would serve an additional 6,000 patients, but NHS bosses say the scheme needs further work. Also in today’s episode, official figures show a record number of asylum seeker…
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People behind a multi-million pound seafront development in Folkestone are using hawks to scare away seagulls. We're told it's to prevent them from nesting when they can become territorial and aggressive. Also in today's podcast, we're bring warned to expect delays this long weekend as millions of people get away for the Easter holidays. Figures fr…
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