A Kent landlord has revealed plans to offer woodland to a council for a traveller camp.
Fergus Wilson has said he will sell a 12 acre site in Boughton Monchelsea, that he bought in the 1980s, to Maidstone Borough Council.
The local authority recently launched a search for suitable land to accommodate a 15 pitch camp.
Also in today’s podcast, the Reform UK leader of Kent County Council has told local authorities to check up on the legal status of asylum hotels.
Linden Kemkaran has spoken out after a High Court decision to stop people being housed at a hotel in Epping.
Thousands of teenagers across Kent have been picking up their GCSE results today.
National figures show the number of students getting top grades has risen slightly from last year and remains higher than before the Covid pandemic. Hear from Gracie and Amelia who collected their results last year and have advice for anyone getting them today.
We’ve also been speaking to a careers advisor at North Kent College.
A Maidstone man, who was a victim of childhood bullying, is attempting to run seven marathons in seven days in seven countries for charity.
Ben White, from Teston, was physically and verbally bullied during his time at secondary school.
He’s explained how the verbal abuse he suffered for how he ran had a profound effect – but says that running has saved his life.
And in sport, Kent’s cricketers are back in One Day Cup action today.
The Spitfires are bottom of Group B with just 1 win in 5 and are at The County Ground to take on the Northamptonshire Steelbacks.