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There’s a call for more government investment in rehab services, as data reveals there were more than 35,000 alcohol-related hospital admissions in Kent and Medway last year.That’s gone up by over a quarter in six years, raising concerns about the added pressure on the NHS.Also in today’s episode: A boxing coach tells us how he’s trying to steer teenagers away from a life of crime, and parents are being urged to take more time out of their day to read to their child.
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Almost a million people in Kent are being put at risk because of air pollution, according to a new report.The British Heart Foundation says six parts of the county are recording levels of toxic particles in the air exceeding guidelines set out by the World Health Organisation.Also in today’s episode: we find out why there’s still a a risk of gridlock on Kent’s roads because of Brexit, and Paralympic skier Millie Knight tells us how preparations are going for Beijing 2022.
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Can contact sports like boxing help to steer young men away from a life of crime?
In this week’s KM Community Podcast we were joined by Matt Simms, owner of Unique Boxing. 
Matt says activities like boxing and MMA can give youngsters a focus and determination they might lack in their everyday lives. 

Political editor Paul Francis and Oliver Kemp discuss Britain’s exit from the EU, what to expect from trade deal negotiations and Kent County Council’s positive outlook on a future relationship with Europe.
They also try to make sense of the phrase ‘Canada ++’ and what you need to know about it. 

A Medway man, his wife and their four-week-old baby are in quarantine after being evacuated from the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak.33-year-old Adam Bridgeman was among 11 people who arrived back in the UK from Wuhan last night.Also in today’s episode: find out how a cartoon character is helping to prevent children from being exploited, and we hear why apprenticeships could be better than going to university.
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On the day Britain leaves the EU, we’re taking a look back at how Brexit happened.It all started back in January 2013 – with a promise from David Cameron.Find out more about the chain of events that have led us to this point, and what’s happening now.
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A hospital trust is going to be publicly scrutinised over a series of failings which led to a baby’s death.Kent County Council is expected to investigate 26 maternity cases at East Kent NHS Trust, after a coroner said Harry Richford’s death was “wholly avoidable”.Also in today’s episode: GPs in the county have been given guidance on how to deal with possible coronavirus cases, we’ve been finding out how children cope with becoming young carers, and in football Gillingham have continued their unbeaten run in league one.
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Thousands of people have been tuning in to understand more about mental health in an unlikely place – listening to two friends talk over a beer.
The Why The Long Face? podcast is hosted by Chatham’s Oliver Turnbull and his psychiatrist friend Dr Paul Keedwell.
Oliver joins this week’s KM Community Podcast to explain why he thinks podcasting is the best way to tackle the difficult topic. 

We’re being given another chance to have our say on plans for the Lower Thames Crossing, connecting Kent to Essex.New images and details have been released of the proposed route for Britain’s longest road tunnel from the east of Gravesend to Tilbury, as an eight-week public consultation gets underway on the latest changes.Also in today’s episode: Kent’s MEPs say goodbye to Brussels as the EU rubber stamps the UK’s Brexit deal, and we hear from a woman who set up a charity to donate children’s shoes to disadvantaged youngsters.
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Plans to build a controversial new railway station have taken a step forward.The county council’s decided to contribute almost £18m of funding towards the Thanet Parkway project, which would allow people to get between Cliffsend and London in around an hour.
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