A steel manufacturer in Medway is consulting on redundancies for more than 80 employees.
ArcelorMittal Kent Wire, based at Chatham Docks, began the process last week ahead of pulling out of the site on Pier Road.
Also in today’s podcast, a man’s been locked up for nearly a decade after the stabbing death of another man in Canterbury.
The 32-year-old attacked his victim last October in what a judge has described as “senseless and brutal” violence and the “final and tragic culmination” of ongoing animosity between two groups.
A campaign run by our sister station kmfm has now raised more than £19,000 for children in Kent who are facing difficult situations this Christmas.
The money raised through Give a Gift will be spent on toys which will be distributed across the county – you can hear from one one company in Kent who donated more than £1000.
The leader of Medway Council says he’s expecting tens of thousands of people at the Dickens Christmas Festival this weekend.
The annual event is back for 2025 in Rochester High Street – there’ll be costume parades, Dickens themed workshops and live performances.
And in football, Gillingham boss Gareth Ainsworth has called for more of the same at Colchester after his side responded to a half-time scolding last weekend.
They were two goals behind twice against Shrewsbury last weekend but recovered to draw – something Ainsworth has taken the positives from.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.