Podcast: Heartbreak for boat owners at marina in Queenborough Creek on Sheppey as they're told to find somewhere else to dock
KentOnline
Thursday, 24 October 2024 - 23 minutes
People with boats at a marina on Sheppey have been told they need to find somewhere else to dock, as the site is set to become a new housing development.
Land at Queenborough Creek has been leased out for years - but that lease will come to an end next March. We've been speaking to the marina manager and a man who runs his business from the site.
Also in today's podcast, a murder investigation's been launched following the disappearance of a man from Tunbridge Wells.
54-year-old Wayne Woodgate was reported missing a week ago.
Charities are again calling for safe and legal routes for asylum seekers after three people died in the Channel.
The boat they were on, which was heading to Kent, capsized off the coast not far from Calais yesterday morning. We've got reaction from East Thanet MP Polly Billington.
It's been confirmed today that single use vapes will be banned by next summer.
New laws are being set out in Parliament, meaning they'll no longer be able to be sold or supplied in England from the 1st of June. Medway GP Dr Julian Spinks has been speaking to the podcast.
There's a warning about animals being disturbed at nature reserves in Kent during half-term and ahead of Halloween.
Kent Wildlife Trust say cows have been chased by teenagers and broken glass has been left behind from illegal parties.
Meantime, two lions hand reared at an animal park in Kent are starting a new life in South Africa.
Zemo and Zala were kept alive by Howletts owner Damian Aspinall and his daughter Freya after their mum died last year.
And in sport, former England wicket keeper Geraint Jones is returning to Kent as an assistant coach for the women's team.
He'll support James Hockley who takes on the head coach position next season. Hear from Lucy Arman who takes on the role of the county's very first head of women's cricket.
