Podcast: Villagers claim plans for 90 homes on farmland in Capel-le-Ferne is 'concreting over countryside'
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Monday, 1 July 2024 - 20 minutes
People living in a village between Folkestone and Dover say plans to build 90 more homes is "concreting over countryside and will spoil views".
Developers have lodged plans to transform farmland in Capel-le-Ferne - and it's already raised more than 100 letters of objection.
Also in today's podcast, a woman's described the moment a car crashed into her house in a village near Ashford.
Jenny Garrad was upstairs in the property when it happened on Chequer Tree Farm Road in Mersham - she's now calling for improvements to the junction with Colliers Hill.
With just three days until the general election, a first time voter in Kent admits he still hasn't decided where to put his cross.
At the start of the campaigning, Luca Fasulo had a clear idea who he was going to vote for - but that changed after watching a hustings.
A disabled woman from Sevenoaks has accused a company of discrimination after she apparently wasn't allowed on a bus because of her mobility scooter.
Amanda King says the driver of the Number 8 Go Coach from the town centre was shaking his head as she used the ramp, despite the disabled bay being free - he reportedly then closed the door on her.
Three school boys from Tonbridge have helped set a new tug of war world record...
Owen, Freddie and Otis used a 540 meter long rope at the town's race course - with 500 other children taking part.
And in sport, Gillingham are back in training for the new season today.
They've had nine weeks off since finishing outside the play-off places in league 2.