Podcast: Tributes paid to football coach Tim Sells from Herne Bay who worked for Millwall and died following a cardiac arrest at a gym

Tributes have been paid to a dad who died after suffering a cardiac arrest at a gym in Herne Bay.

Tim Sells was working out at Snap Fitness when he collapsed last week, and passed away in hospital three days later.

The 47-year-old worked as a football development manager for Millwall FC Community Trust and also coached youngsters at Whitstable Town FC and Tankerton. Hear from his partner Lisa who is urging people to learn CPR.

Also in today’s podcast, a man has been flown to a London hospital after being hit by a vehicle near Maidstone.

The crash happened on the A229 Linton Road in Loose at around 5.30am – our reporter Cara Simmons has been to the scene.

A new report has revealed Kent could be missing out on a share of nearly £3 billion in economic growth due to no international trains stopping at Ashford.

Eurostar suspended services in 2020 because of Covid, now a thinktank called The Good Growth Foundation say the Government should favour new operators. We’ve been speaking to a local campaigner.

An event has taken place in Kent to discuss violence against women and girls.

It was organised by the Reform UK leader of the county council who wanted to examine why women feel less safe and where threats are coming from. Local democracy reporter Simon Finlay went along and us updated the podcast on what happened.

And, a Kent man who met his wife on VE Day is celebrating his 100th birthday.

Peter Lake worked as a  mechanical engineer for the RAF and lived in London during the Second World War.