Podcast: Ambulance service apologises after Canterbury man left with fractured eye socket has to get taxi to hospital

The ambulance service has apologised after a Canterbury man with a fractured eye socket had to get a taxi to hospital.

Lee Newman had been out clubbing with friends at Club Chemistry and was attacked as he walked home.

Also in today’s podcast, a Canterbury woman who killed her husband then hid his body in their garden has been convicted of murder.

A court heard Jeremy Rickards had suffered injuries from weeks of domestic abuse before he was killed last summer. Hear the moment his wife was arrested and from police who’s spoken outside court.

Two children’s centres in Kent that were facing closure have been saved by a last minute U-turn from the county council.

Seashells in Sheerness and Millmead in Margate were under threat as KCC looked to save money in order to balance their budget.

As part of English Tourism Week, the KentOnline Podcast has been hearing how the sector in Kent is almost back to pre-pandemic levels.

It’s an industry that creates nearly 80,000 jobs and generates £4 billion for the local economy. We’ve been chatting to Jim Dawson from Visit Kent.

Dog owners have made complaints to the National Trust after their pets were banned from a café in Dover.

The policy at the White Cliffs of Dover visitor centre was introduced because customers reported having food stolen and being disrupted by barking.

A Whitstable and Herne Bay version of Monopoly has launched today.

The game features local landmarks including Whitstable Harbour and Herne Bay Pier, as well as Tankerton Slopes and the Oyster Bay Trail.

And in sport,  it’s a trip to Accrington Stanley for Gillingham in league two this weekend.

Both sides have had a similar run of form this season with the Gills 19th and the home side two places below.