20 minutes | Monday, 14 April 2025
There are fears horror stories from the county’s A&E departments have left many patients afraid to seek urgent hospital treatment.Reports of sick people stranded for hours on trolleys in crowded corridors are having a knock-on effect on local surgeries.Also in today podcast, a drink driver was warned she could be facing jail after admitting to getting behind the wheel while over the legal limit for at least the third time.She was spotted by police at the wheel of her car in Maidstone in February “driving at excess speed” and going in a bus lane.Dozens of Evri couriers are being chased by debt collectors after their depot decided to install private parking cameras.Early time slot drivers at the depot in Strood were told ANPR cameras were going live in November to stop unauthorised parking – but more than 20 have received penalty notices. Ambitious plans for a new four-storey HMO building in the rear yard of an existing property in Maidstone town centre have been submitted.Housing bosses want to build a 10-bed house of multiple occupation in Week Street despite concerns over a lack of vehicle access. And in football, it was a big weekend for the Gillingham boss after he notched up his first win since joining the club. You can hear from Gareth Ainsworth and goal scorer Bradley Dack following their 1 – nil win over MK Dons at the weekend.