Residents are calling for action to solve traffic “chaos” caused by lorries struggling to make it up a slippery hill.
They say they are kept up at night by screeching tyres and reversing alarms as stranded HGVs retreat back down for another run-up, and fear there will be a serious accident.
Also in today’s podcast, Kent has been battered with strong winds and heavy rain as Storm Benjamin hits.
It’s caused travel disruption with trees down and local flooding reported across the county.
Reform UK councillors have lodged official complaints about the leadership style of the top table at Kent County Council.
You can hear from Simon Finlay from the Local Democracy Reporting Service as it’s understood at least five members have sent grievances to the party’s head office.
Bosses at Kent Fire and Rescue say they’ll have to make tough decisions if they don’t get more funding.
A survey’s been launched to see if residents would be willing to pay 9p a week more in council tax contributions.
And, a bitter funding dispute between school leaders and council bosses is threatening the future of a specialist school supporting vulnerable children and young people.
Kent County Council and FAR Academy in Whitstable have so far failed to agree on how much the authority should pay the school per student.
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