Podcast: Former Tollgate Hotel on A2 near Gravesend could be turned into BP petrol station with M&S Food

It looks like a derelict hotel on the A2 near Gravesend will be turned into a petrol station and M&S food store.

Plans for a £10 million redevelopment of the Tollgate site have been recommended for approval.

Also in today’s podcast, a Kent turkey farmer has told us it’s ‘business as usual’ despite restrictions coming in to try and stop the spread of bird flu.

There has been at least one confirmed case in the county – with more than 60 birds having to be culled at the Happy Pants Ranch near Sittingbourne.

Councils across Kent and Medway have released five different suggestions of what local council reform could look like.

New maps show how the county could be split up into unitary authorities. The leader of Medway Council, Vince Maple, has been talking us through them.

Work is underway to convert an old toilet block on Sheppey into a brand new event space.

Plans were originally submitted by the boss of Elmley Nature Reserve back in 2017 – but it was delayed by Covid.

And in sport,  the Gillingham manager has revealed more about his heart surgery, and why it couldn’t wait.

Gareth Ainsworth was found to have a murmur during a routine health check.

You can also hear from striker Seb Palmer-Houlden who has been chatting ahead of the weekend’s game at Bristol Rovers.

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