A Kent mum has told us how her son has been suffering from anxiety after being lured to a railway station car park and attacked.
13-year-old Kian was punched and kicked by an older teenager after travelling by train from Appledore to Rye. Layla Sullivan has described the impact it’s had and what she thinks of the punishment.
Also in today’s podcast, a change.org petition has been set up as part of our campaign calling for reforms to the Blue Badge system.
We want cancer patients and those with short-term but serious mobility issues to qualify for one. Kent’s MPs are in favour as are Medway Council, but the leader of Kent County Council has said it won’t be implemented.
As the COP30 climate conference draws to a close in Brazil this week, we’ve had some worrying news about insect populations in Kent.
New data suggests they’re continuing to decline. Hear from Paul Hetherington from BugLife.
A campaign group in an historic Kent village are trying to raise £5,000 to help fight development plans.
Proposals have been put in for 100 homes in Lower Street in Eastry which members of Eastry Says No say it amounts to “over-development”.
In sport, London City Lionesses forward Freya Godfrey has been called up by England.
The 20-year-old from the Aylesford based club is included in the squad for friendly games against China and Ghana. Hear from England manager Sarina Wiegman.
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