Controversial plans for a 2,500-home estate near Sittingbourne are back on the agenda more than six years after they were first suggested.
Developers want to put properties on farmland off the Sheppey way in Bobbing and say they’ve addressed concerns over open space, sports provisions and road links.
Also in today’s episode, an inquest into the death of a young girl at a music festival in Margate has heard more than 80 people were found with drugs at the event.
17-year-old Emily Stokes suffered a cardiac arrest after taking MDMA at the drum and bass festival at Dreamland in June last year.
A Kent MP is urging the government to do more to clear the backlog of crown court cases in Kent.
Tris Osborne’s told a debate in Westminster Hall more than 2,300 are waiting to be heard in Maidstone, with almost 900 due to be heard in Canterbury.
A protester’s been thrown out of a meeting as plans were discussed for new homes near Canterbury.
Developers wanted to put 17 properties on land in Wingham, but it got heated during talk about a pedestrian crossing on Preston Hill near the busy A257 – the main road through the village.
And in sport, it was another draw for Gillingham in league two last night as it finished 1-1 at Chesterfield.
Elliott Nevitt scored for the Gills before the home side equalised on 77 minutes.