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This week we were joined by Deirdre Wells OBE, CEO of Visit Kent, to discuss the impact of Brexit on the county’s tourism industry.

We’ve been hearing from the mum of a six-year-old girl who drowned at the beach in Margate.Dajahnel Amazin Young went missing on the busy beach last July, and was found lifeless in the water.Also in today’s episode: no fines have been issued to rough sleepers in Tunbridge Wells in the year since new powers came into force, residents in Medway are concerned about a sinkhole which has closed their road, and the Gillingham boss says their league one match against Shrewsbury Town this evening will be ‘tough’.
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A new project’s launched to try and keep children in Kent out of trouble – by getting them to play football.The Street Soccer school is aiming to stop vulnerable youngsters from getting involved in crime, by building their confidence and improving their behaviour and engagement in lessons.Also in today’s episode: there’s a call for drugs like cocaine and heroin to be legalised, Canterbury Festival is underway, and the Gillingham manager gives us his reaction to Saturday’s match.
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A Rochester teacher has been recalling the moment she suffered severe burns when a fuel tanker exploded as she travelled back to the school where she was working in Cambodia.
22 year-old Zoe Eleftheriou was riding past the petrol station with her colleague when it happened in the resort town of Siem Reap in August – killing three people and leaving 13 others badly injured.
The former Thomas Aveling pupil suffered burns to 40% of her body and has undergone skin grafts since be able to return back to the UK in September.
Also in the podcast: woman has bags stolen while suffering epileptic seizure, what life at the circus is really like and Gillingham boss gets ready to face his former side.

This week we were joined by the KM’s political editor Paul Francis to talk about Brexit and the effect it could have on communities across the county, including access to care. 
Please note this podcast was recorded on Wednesday 16th October so details around the government’s negotiations may have changed.

Boris Johnson says a “great new” Brexit deal has been done with the EU.The prime minister has been involved in days of intense negotiations with Brussels ahead of a crucial summit, and we’ve been finding out what Kent MPs think of the agreement.Also in today’s episode: a woman’s spoken of her shock and anger after finding out her dad had been buried in the wrong grave for six years, results for the Kent Test are out, a Maidstone footballer says racist is getting worse, and roads bosses have told us they’re ready for the worst this winter.
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Controversial plans to expand the Wincheap park and ride in Canterbury have been approved.
A meeting to discuss the proposals descended into chaos when the fire alarm went off last night.
Campaigners had gathered inside the Guildhall to protest the idea – they’re worried adding another 228 spaces to the car park will destroy wildlife and lead to possible flooding on the water meadows.
Also in the podcast: calls for us all to be trained in CPR and a sculpture goes on display to get more men talking about mental health.

Hundreds of trees at a Kent park are going to be cut down so work can be done to prevent flooding which could put lives at risk.
Bosses in Maidstone say if the dam at Mote Park failed, up to 40 acres of the town could end up under 12 feet of water.
They’re spending almost £2m upgrading the sluice gates, boat house and dam near the lake there.
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It’s understood a Kent man who was one of Britain’s most prolific paedophiles has been stabbed to death in his prison cell.Richard Huckle from Ashford was found dead at HMP Full Sutton yesterday after being handed 22 life sentences in 2016 for abusing up to 200 children while working in Asia.Also in today’s episode, a domestic abuse victim is urging other woman to speak out, Uber could be banned from Medway, a village for veterans near Maidstone has taken a step forward, and the Gillingham boss has been giving us his reaction to this weekend’s game.
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The Medway African and Caribbean Association (MACA) was set up in the 1980s and since then has become a voice for black people in North Kent. 
Carol Stewart, the chairperson of MACA, joins me to talk about recognising young black achievers in the community, the need to teach black history in schools and bias in the police force.