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Kent Tonight - Thursday 23rd November 2017
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- Kent Tonight - Thursday 23rd November 2017
- Runtime
- 47:45
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Catch up with all the latest news from across your county. Our top stories tonight: An exclusive KMTV investigation reveals the extent of crime in Gillingham. Universities team up to build a multi-million pound medical school for Kent. Plus all the latest sports news and your pick of the papers.
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- Teenager to perform new EP song at Trinity Theatre
- Runtime
- 4:37
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- 17-year-old Harry Whitty performs a song from his new EP 'Try My Best'. He's performing at the Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells this Saturday.
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- Plans to build new medical school
- Runtime
- 2:47
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- The University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church have submitted an ambitious bid to build a new medical school for Kent. The University of Kent's Vice-Chancellor Karen Cox spoke to KMTV in the studio.
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- New tax on diesel cars
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Philip Hammond has announced a tax increase on the sale of new diesel cars that do not meet the latest emissions standards. We asked shoppers in Chatham what they thought.
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- Howard Cox from Fair Fuel UK talks tax increase on diesel cars
- Runtime
- 3:58
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Philip Hammond announced the sale of new diesel cars that don't meet the latest emissions standards will be subject to a tax increase. We got the thoughts of shoppers in Chatham.
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- Youth club wins prestigious award
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- A club called Square Pegs, that runs drama and music classes for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities in Kent, has won a prestigious award.
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- Fear on the streets of Gillingham
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- KMTV's exclusive report found that residents in Gillingham are too scared to go outside at night following a rise in violent crimes in the area.
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- Golfing Girls episode 1
- Runtime
- 3:09
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Our reporter Josie Hannett has teamed up with Fore Women at Sittingbourne Golf Centre to see if she can take up golf. Her aim is to go from a 'rookie on the range' to competing on the course.
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- Golfing Girls episode 2
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Week 2 of our reporter Josie Hannett learning to play golf with Fore Women - who aim to get more ladies into the sport.
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- Kent Tonight - Wednesday 22nd November 2017
- Runtime
- 48:00
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Catch up with all the latest news from across your county. Our top stories tonight: A man has died in Folkestone today following a shooting. Two men and a woman have been arrested after a man was found dead in a flat near Maidstone. Plus all the latest sports news and your pick of the papers.
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- Would you want Google tracking your phone location?
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- After an investigation found that Google has been tracking peoples Android phones even when they are turned off. We asked shoppers in Gillingham if this was an invasion of peoples privacy even if Google never used the data?
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- Families protest changes to breastfeeding services
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Worried mums, dads and children took to the streets of Maidstone today to voice their concerns about changes to breastfeeding services. Campaign group Keep Kent Breastfeeding presented a petition to the council asking them to rethink cuts in specialist provisions.
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- South Thanet MP on Kent's drug crisis
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay has brought attention Kent's drug problem during a parliamentary debate on the human and financial costs of drug addiction.
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- Man found dead in a flat in Barming
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Two men and a woman have been arrested after a man was found dead in a flat in Barming. The man was discovered last night at the flats on Woodford road.
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- Kent's deadliest roads - how more people are involved in serious crashes in the county
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- The number of fatal and serious crashes on Kent's roads has increased.
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- Kent Tonight - Tuesday 21st November 2017
- Runtime
- 47:59
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Catch up with all the latest news from across your county. Our top stories tonight: Statistics show the number of fatal car crashes is on the rise in Kent and campaigners have called on Jeremy Hunt to build a new hospital to improve healthcare in East Kent. Plus all the latest sports news and your pick of the papers.
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- The view of Rochester shoppers on whether animals can feel pain
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- The Government has voted to reject a clause recognising that animals feel pain and emotion, as part of the EU Withdrawal Bill.
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas called MPs to vote in favour or against animal sentience, a bill which would have included into UK law the recognition that animals have feelings and emotions, an admission already covered by European law.
We asked shoppers in Rochester if they agree animals can feel pain.
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- New research finds our language is becoming more confrontational
- Runtime
- 2:52
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- New research has shown the stereotypical British way of avoiding offence or confrontation by tip-toeing around a subject may be a thing of the past.
We spoke to Dr Laura Bailey from the University of Kent to find out how we're all becoming more confrontational with our use of language.
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- Employment stress caused by "always on" culture
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- A survey's revealed British adults are suffering a stress epidemic because of the "always on" culture from work. Checking emails and taking phone calls in the evening and over the weekend were common causes linked to stress and anxiety. Pam Loch from Loch Employment Law discusses the problem affecting four in five British adults.
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- Guides and Brownies at risk due to lack of volunteers
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- 3:39
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Hundreds of young girls in Kent may be unable to join the Guides and Brownies because of a severe lack of volunteers. Brownie Leader Kathryn Bassett and Christine Comfort from Girlguiding Kent West have set up a campaign to encourage more volunteers to give up their time.
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- Running group tackle mental health issues
- Runtime
- 2:08
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Coach Shona Campbell and clinical psychologist Harriet Heal started a beginners running club in Sevenoaks for women with mental health related issues eight years ago. We went to see how the sport's being used to improve mental wellbeing.
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- The lady behind the bulldog - Clementine Churchill exhibition opens in Chartwell
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Winston Churchill is arguably Britain's most famous PM but a new exhibition exploring his wife will be going on show at their family home of Chartwell. "Clementine Churchill: Speaking for Herself" features more than 60 objects of the bulldog's beloved Clemmie.
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- Health trusts could face fines if mentally ill end up locked up in cells
- Runtime
- 0:27
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Kent Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott wants health trusts who don't do enough to stop those with mental illnesses being put in prison cells to be fined.
He told a scrutiny meeting he was considering taking steps to penalise health trusts if they don't come forward to take care of those who need it.
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- What is it like to live on a student budget?
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- This year's National Student Money Survey has revealed that eighty-four per cent of students worry about having enough money to live.
We asked students at Medway how hard it is to be on a tight budget.
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- Paul on Politics - 17th November, 2017
- Runtime
- 24:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- The government has scrapped its plans for a huge lorry park off the M20 that would have been the solution for Operation Stack. With us to discuss these issues are Matthew Webb of Stanford Parish Council, who led the opposition to the lorry Park plan and Labour county councillor Dr Lauren Sullivan.
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- Kent expert sheds light on power struggle gripping Zimbabwe
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the country's army took over earlier this week.
Alex Magaisa, former advisor to the Zimbabwean PM, told us that despite the fact Mugabe's attended a university graduation it's far from business as usual in Zimbabwe.
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- M20 lorry park chaos causes business upset
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Kent businesses have called for a quick solution after plans for a massive lorry park just off the M20 were axed by the government this week.
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- Teenager faces prison for doorstep stabbing
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- A Gillingham teenager is facing years behind bars after stabbing a 17 year old.
Jessie Henry attacked Lewis Diallo in East Street in July on the doorstep of his home in an alleged gang war.
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- Plans for lorry park abandoned
- Runtime
- 2:40
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Kent could be gridlocked as soon as we leave Brexit according to MPs. They claim we could be facing operation stack on steroids when we leave the European Union. It comes as the government had to abandon plans for Europe's biggest lorry park despite having already spent £15 million.
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- Green campaigner Stuart Jefferey chats to us about Kent's deforestation problem
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Green campaigner Stuart Jefferey joined Kent Tonight presenter Andy Richards in the studio to talk more about how Kent can avoid being a state of deforestation.
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- Chris & Co. - Wednesday 15th November 2017
- Runtime
- 24:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- On this week's business show were Ella Brocklebank, business development manager at Jenner Group, and Cheryl Causebrook, a construction consultant and chair of the Constructing Excellence Kent Club.
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- Orangutan danger in South East Asia
- Runtime
- 3:18
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- A Medway-based lecturer and conservationist is worried how cutting down the forests of South East Asia will endanger the future of orangutans.
It comes as scientists have discovered a new species of orangutan in the remote jungles of Indonesia.
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- Study reveals grandparents may be having a negative effect on their grandchildren's health
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- According to researchers, indulgent grandparents may be having an adverse impact on their grandchildren's health.
A study by the University of Glasgow suggests grandparents are often inclined to treat and overfeed children, and in some cases don't give them enough exercise.
We asked shoppers in Maidstone if grandparents should be spoiling their grandchildren.
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- Sittingbourne's Ben Freeth was a target of Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- A Zimbabwean farmer born in Kent whose been a target of Robert Mugabe has spoken with KMTV about the ongoing army takeover.
Mugabe, whose the world's longest serving leader, appears to be under house arrest with the army seizing control of the capital.
Sittingbourne's Ben Freeth spoke with our reporter Molly Mileham-Chappell earlier.
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- Should children explore their gender identity?
- Runtime
- 1:17
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- The Church of England says boys as young as five should be able to wear tiaras at school without criticism.
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- South East third in UK for recycling
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- 75% of us say we recycle all the waste we can, however, less than half of 16-34 year olds recycle as much as they should do.
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- Thousands of knitted poppies in Sheerness
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- To mark the 99th anniversary of Armistice Day, thousands of knitted poppies were created in Sheerness and put on display at the Sheppey Gateway.
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- 340,000 people in Kent at risk of alcohol problems
- Runtime
- 2:33
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- More than 340,000 people in Kent are at risk or have alcohol-related health problems according to Kent County Council.
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- Paul on Politics 10th November, 2017
- Runtime
- 24:01
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- On the show today are Matt Ramsden, editor of the Medway Messenger, Prof Tim Luckhurst of the University of Kent and Cllr Michelle Lower from Sevenoaks District Council.
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- Folk artist Dan Clews joins KMTV in the studio
- Runtime
- 5:36
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Described by The Beatles producer Sir George Martin as "Too great a talent to ignore", folk artist Dan Clews comes with high praise from all corners of the music industry. His new album is called "While Middle England Mows Its Lawn." Dan joined KMTV's Andy Richards in the studio.
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- New sculpture unveiled in Tonbridge in tribute to local WW1 women
- Runtime
- 4:22
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- This week marks 100 years since the Battle of Passchendaele, where hundreds of Kent soldiers lost their lives. Now, a new sculpture has been unveiled in Tonbridge, to commemorate the efforts of the town's women in the first World War. Pam Mills has been involved in the statue and joins KMTV's Andy Richards.
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- Cranbrook Art Show celebrates a quarter of a century
- Runtime
- 2:29
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Local artists will be displaying their finest masterpieces in West Kent until Saturday as part of the 25th Cranbrook Art Show. Cameron Tucker reports.
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- The UK's biggest solar panel park could be built near Whitstable
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Kent could soon have the biggest solar farm in Britain. The 900 acre site near Whitstable will cost 400 million pounds and could generate power for more than 100 thousand homes -- but opposition are worried that this could ruin the county's countryside.
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- Kent Police on the up after damning report showed thousands of crimes went unreported
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- The latest report into Kent Police's been published today. It comes after they were rated inadequate by HMIC in the summer over their failure to record thousands of crimes in the county. Louisa Britton reports.
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- Do you find saving difficult?
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Seven days after the Bank of England voted in favour of a rise in borrowing rates for the first time in 10 years, more than ten per cent of providers have passed on their returns to their savers. But do you find saving difficult? Hear from shoppers in Rochester.
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- Dozens of top Kent enterprises celebrated at annual business event
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- MegaGrowth 50's been running for more than a decade and rewards Kent businesses' success stories. Cameron Tucker reports.
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- One year of Trump - US president celebrates a year since his election
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- It's been a year since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States of America, and he has caused plenty of controversy during his first twelve months. Phd student in Politics and Government Rabekah Everett joins Louisa Britton.
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- Canterbury charity appeals for foster carers for canine companions
- Runtime
- 2:37
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- The Dog's Trust Canterbury has reached a milestone in rehoming its 50th dog this year as part of the Home from Home fostering scheme. Cameron Tucker reports.
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- Worrying numbers of young drivers are crashing on Kent's roads
- Runtime
- 2:34
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- Almost a third of fatal car crashes on Kent's roads involve a driver under the age of 24. Today an event by emergency services designed to educate young people about driving dangerously took place in Maidstone. Louisa Britton reports.
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- How much help does the NHS need?
- Runtime
- 1:15
- Date posted
- 9 years ago
- Description
- NHS bosses have demanded their 350 million pounds - promised by the Vote Leave Campaign last year. Head of NHS England Simon Stevens has said the extra cash will help to solve the healthcare crisis. But how much help does the NHS need?
