Podcast: Parents on Sheppey may have to pay for tutors after children were offered secondary school places miles from home
KentOnline
Thursday, 10 April 2025 - 21 minutes
Parents on Sheppey say they're worried about their children's future after they were offered secondary school places nearly 30 miles away on the mainland.
It's because of a lack of secondary space on the island, but now some families say they may have to hire private tutors.
Also in today's episode, the podcast has been told part of Kent remains a 'community in crisis', two years after a major cliff collapse.
The A256 Galley Hill Road is still shut after a large section crumbled away - with chalk falling onto businesses below.
A leading Kent business expert says a new theme park planned for Bedfordshire could face similar problems to one that was due to be built in Kent.
We're told the Universal resort would create 25,000 jobs and boost the economy by £50 billion. Hear from Tudor Price who is the chief executive of the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce.
A former senior college lecturer could receive a huge pay-out after a colleague was recorded mocking her and was found to have spread false racial abuse claims.
And in sport, Tonbridge Angels have appointed a new manager following the departure of Jay Saunders.
