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A Miss England finalist who was left with facial scars following an attack in West Malling has spoken out as a woman avoided being sent to prison.28 year-old China Gold from London Road in Aylesford smashed a wine glass in Olivia Cooke’s face and has been given a suspended sentence.Hear what the victim had to say outside court.
Also in the podcast, a Banksy has gone back on display in Folkestone six years after it was cut from a wall and sent to America to be sold.And, there’s bad news for Gillingham fans as the captain is ruled out for the season – manager Steve Evans also looks ahead to this weekend’s game.

More than a dozen families have been told to leave the former Army homes in Canterbury they’ve lived in for the past two years.Hear from our reporter Gerry Warren who’s been following the story that’s not only angered the families but councillors and the city’s MP.Also in the podcast, an Ashford mum speak out about her experience of hygiene poverty as part of a campaign to raise awareness and prevent others from going through it.Find out where there are concerns about parking near a number of schools in Kent.And, we get an update from a Kent animal park following a large fire which is now known to have claimed the life of a rare red squirrel.

Lorries have been forced to queue on part of the M20 after a counter-terror operation caused lengthy delays at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone.
Police say they were checking every passenger and vehicle looking to cross the Channel.
Hear from the Federation of Small Businesses as some fear it’s sign of things to come when the Brexit transition period ends in January.
Also today, firefighters have spent another day at the scene of a large blaze in Ashford, find out why an animal park boss has criticised zoos in Europe and we hear from the Gillingham manager following their Carabao Cup win.

Former Dover MP Charlie Elphicke is starting two years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault – hear what the judge said and we get reaction from Labour’s parliamentary candidate in the town.
Also in today’s podcast – local democracy reporter Ciaran Duggan has the latest on why a Covid testing site at Ebbsfleet International station has closed.
Plus, reporter Ollie Kemp chats us through today’s unemployment stats and we look ahead to Gillingham’s latest game in the Carabao Cup.

We’re not able to meet in groups of more than six either indoors or outdoors as new rules come into force to try and prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Hear from a restaurant boss who now can’t take large bookings – and we’ve been told how uni students are being urged not to hold house parties as they return to Canterbury.
Also in the podcast, police investigating reports of a sexual assault have arrested two men.
And, the Gillingham boss speaks out after their first league game of the season ends in defeat.

A proposed law named after a Kent boy who needed both of his legs amputated after being abused as a baby has been debated in the Commons.
Hear from the MP leading calls for tougher sentences and reaction from the NSPCC.
Also in the podcast, a travel agent responds to more countries being added to the quarantine list.
A Kent student explains how he’s future proofed his career by setting up his own company while still at uni.
And, Gillingham get their league campaign underway this weekend.

Firefighters have been tackle a fire at a block of flats on St Mary’s Island near Chatham.Crews were called at lunchtime – hear from our reporter Oliver Kemp who was there.
A group of Kent experts have told the KentOnline Podcast it’s inevitable more schools will have to close because of cases of coronavirus.Several in Sittingbourne have already had to send children home this week after positive Covid test results.Others are expected to have to do the same at some point – hear from an education expert, virologist and co-founder of an online academy.And, Sigala and James Arthur chat about their new single.

A little over a week since schools returned fully for the first time since March, and it is clear the complex issue of educating children through the ongoing pandemic has not been fully resolved.
In the past few days, four schools in Sittingbourne have had to send pupils home to self isolate, after a number tested positive for Covid-19.

The number of people allowed to meet for social gatherings is being cut in a fresh bid by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
It’s after a rise in cases in recent days – we get reaction from an Ashford GP.
Also in the podcast, a leading haulage boss warns of major disruption in Kent after Brexit, a Medway charity is raising awareness of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder after a rise in drinking levels during lockdown and the Gills make it two wins from two at the start of the season.

It’s not been the return to school parents and teachers were hoping for in Sittingbourne after a number of confirmed cases of coronavirus.More than 100 children are now having to isolate – reporter Ollie Kemp chats about the school that have been affected.
Also in the podcast, we hear from a Kent mum whose son was saved by air ambulance crews as we mark National Air Ambulance week.A leading charity is urging parents not to put too much pressure on their children when it comes to catching up with their reading skills after lockdown.And, find out just how much a stretch of the White Cliffs of Dover is likely to fetch when it goes under the hammer at auction.