Podcast: Family forced to leave Parkdean Resorts in Margaret’s Bay, Dover after finding bed bugs

A family have been forced to leave a Kent holiday park in the middle of the night after finding bugs on their bedding.

The Allen’s had booked a five-night stay at Parkdean Resorts in St Margaret’s Bay, near Dover – hear from reporter Oliver Leonard who has been following the story.

Also in today’s podcast, a Margate mum, who’s battling breast cancer, says she’s stuck in a nightmare legal battle to evict a tenant from her former family home.

Kelly Eastland needs £60,000 to pay for pioneering treatment in Germany. She’s been explaining what has happened over the past few months.

Police have launched a crackdown on catapult crime in Kent following concerns about people and wildlife being targeted.

Since the start of June, the force has received around 14 calls a day about the use or possession of the weapons. Hear the moment officers confronted children in Maidstone and Rochester.

The boss of a Kent coffee business has thanked everyone who donated to a GoFundMe after they suffered a devastating fire.

Around 100 emergency crews were called to Sittingbourne’s Eurolink Industrial Estate when Hormozi Coffee went up in flames in April.

New data’s revealed thousands of pounds worth of premium bond winnings has been left unclaimed in Kent.

The investment scheme works by entering savers in a monthly draw for tax-free prizes of up to £1 million.

And in sport, ahead of Gillingham‘s first home game of the season, Armani Little has been speaking about being named captain.

The midfielder was handed the armband ahead of Saturday’s trip to Accrington Stanley.