Podcast: Grieving mum bids to buy home so she can bury son in garden after he died in a bus tragedy at the QEQM Hospital in Margate

A grieving mum who lost her four-year-old son in a bus tragedy is hoping to raise money to buy her own home so she can bury him in the garden.

Little Zaahir Jan Feizi was laid to rest after being knocked down outside the QEQM Hospital in Margate in August, but the cemetery is a long journey from his mum’s home.

Also in today’s podcast, a woman who was sofa surfing with her young daughter and two bin bags of clothes has revealed how she turned her life around.

Jodie had fled a relationship and suffered episodes of psychosis after smoking cannabis. She went clean four years ago after seeking help from Canterbury based homeless charity Porchlight and has been sharing her story to mark World Homeless Day.

A ground-breaking new sixth form academy will be opening for STEM students in Kent next year.

Carbon Six will be be based in Discovery Park in Sandwich and offer 60 places for A-level students of biology, physics, chemistry and maths.

A brown bear from Kent who had to have pioneering brain surgery has been presented with a cake to mark one year since the operation.

Boki, who lives at the Wildwood Trust near Canterbury, was suffering from seizures because of a build-up of fluid which has now been removed.

In sport, Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth has been discharged from hospital following heart surgery.

Hear from assistant boss Richard Dobson who says the gaffer is making ‘really good progress’.

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