A woman who won tens of thousands on Premium Bonds, sold her home and spent a year abroad before falsely claiming thousands in benefits on her return to Kent has avoided prison.
Between 2021 and 2024, she received more than £23,000 after making false statements to the Department for Work and Pensions.
Also in today’s podcast, you can hear from the Ashford MP who’s weighed in on the troubles being faced by Reform UK at County Hall.
Sojan Joseph has been telling us why KCC leader Linden Kemkaran should lose her job.
Residents say it’s “total rubbish” their town is well served by pharmacies while their only closed branch “sits there like a ghost” – and prevents new ones from opening.
Jhoots, in the Rainham Shopping Precinct, closed in August after months of troubles meaning 40,000 people in the town have been without direct easy access.
A prototype of the game Medway Fighter, based on the classic arcade game Street Fighter will debut at Electric Medway Festival this weekend.
You can hear from the creative director who says it’s a new way for people to engage with Medway’s heritage.
And in football, Gillingham assistant boss Richard Dobson says he doesn’t want his players to be affected by their winless run when they face Salford City this weekend.
The Gills have gone four League 2 matches without a win after a blistering start to the season.
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