Podcast: Residents left frustrated as three roads in Faversham won’t get full-fibre broadband from Openreach

A Faversham dad is demanding answers after his street was one of the only ones not to be upgraded to full-fibre broadband.

Harry Mustoe-Playfair lives on Beech Close and says he’s limited to Fibre to the Cabinet, which is an increasingly outdated technology.

The fabric printing business owner and his wife both work from home, making fast and reliable internet essential. Harry’s been telling the podcast how he feels left in the dark-ages.

Also in today’s podcast, people living in shared ownership flats in Tunbridge Wells have been told they’ll have to pay thousands of pounds for safety work on their balconies.

Residents of the Town and Country Housing properties in Greggs Wood Road claim there’s been a lack of consultation over contractors, and only one quote.

The MP for Tunbridge Wells hopes a new campaign will stop lorries getting stuck in a village high street.

Goudhurst has been used as a cut through for HGVs over the past 15 years, but they often get stuck.

Mike Martin has successfully petitioned Satnav companies to change their data so trucks won’t use the route, but one or two still take the risk. He’s been telling the podcast how we can all get involved.

Work is due to start this month to replace a bridge on an historic railway line in Kent.

The Spa Valley Railway in Tunbridge Wells runs over the Broom Lane Bridge, between High Rocks and Groombridge which has corroded.

Volunteers are raising more than £400,000 for the installation of the replacement and are staging a fundraiser next month.

In sport, Ronan Hale opened his account at Gillingham as they beat Tranmere Rovers.

The January signing scored both goals in the 2-1 victory at Priestfield on Saturday – hear from the striker and manager Gareth Ainsworth.

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