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NEWS: a group raising money to transform epilepsy care are walking 13 miles in memory of a Kent boy on what would have been his 13th birthday
Leo O'Brien from Istead Rise had the condition and passed away in 2023.
Leo's Angels are travelling from Woolwich to London Bridge #kmfmnews leos-angels.com
Leo O'Brien from Istead Rise had the condition and passed away in 2023.
Leo's Angels are travelling from Woolwich to London Bridge #kmfmnews leos-angels.com
Leo's Angels
In Memory of Leo Alan O'Brien 29.11.2012 - 14.12.2023
leos-angels.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
NEWS: a group raising money to transform epilepsy care are walking 13 miles in memory of a Kent boy on what would have been his 13th birthday
Leo O'Brien from Istead Rise had the condition and passed away in 2023.
Leo's Angels are travelling from Woolwich to London Bridge #kmfmnews leos-angels.com
Leo O'Brien from Istead Rise had the condition and passed away in 2023.
Leo's Angels are travelling from Woolwich to London Bridge #kmfmnews leos-angels.com
WHAT'S ON: with the Christmas holidays just around the corner, families across Kent are spoilt for choice when it comes to seasonal days out #kmfmnews
15 festive days out to brighten the December school holidays
It won’t be long before the kids break up for Christmas, but there’s plenty of festive fun to be had with these fantastic family days out.
kentonline.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
WHAT'S ON: with the Christmas holidays just around the corner, families across Kent are spoilt for choice when it comes to seasonal days out #kmfmnews
NEWS: the home secretary's announced a ban on asylum seekers using taxis for most medical journeys #kmfmnews
Mahmood announces ban on taxi use for asylum seeker medical trips
The Home Secretary said the Government is working with providers to introduce alternatives.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
NEWS: the home secretary's announced a ban on asylum seekers using taxis for most medical journeys #kmfmnews
NEWS: the Princess of Wales’s annual carol service will feature performances by singer songwriter Katie Melua and Cornish folk group Fisherman’s Friends #kmfmnews
Katie Melua and Fisherman’s Friends to play at Kate’s annual carol service
The Together At Christmas event, which is being led by the Princess of Wales for the fifth time, is to take place at Westminster Abbey on December 5.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
NEWS: the Princess of Wales’s annual carol service will feature performances by singer songwriter Katie Melua and Cornish folk group Fisherman’s Friends #kmfmnews
VIDEO: the owner of an award winning mobile bar in Chatham has just opened a new event space to run alongside it
Scott Tulloch set up @LarrysMobileBar after being put on furlough during Covid
He won a Kent and Medway Food and Drink Award in 2024 - and told judges he wanted to expand #kmfmnews
Scott Tulloch set up @LarrysMobileBar after being put on furlough during Covid
He won a Kent and Medway Food and Drink Award in 2024 - and told judges he wanted to expand #kmfmnews
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
VIDEO: the owner of an award winning mobile bar in Chatham has just opened a new event space to run alongside it
Scott Tulloch set up @LarrysMobileBar after being put on furlough during Covid
He won a Kent and Medway Food and Drink Award in 2024 - and told judges he wanted to expand #kmfmnews
Scott Tulloch set up @LarrysMobileBar after being put on furlough during Covid
He won a Kent and Medway Food and Drink Award in 2024 - and told judges he wanted to expand #kmfmnews
SPORT: Gareth Ainsworth returns to his former club later as Gillingham travel to take on Shrewsbury Town, and he could be back in the dugout for the first time since heart surgery #kmfmnews
Gareth Ainsworth set to make touchline return after heart surgery
Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth hopes to be back in the dugout this weekend as he faces his old team Shrewsbury.
kentonline.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
SPORT: Gareth Ainsworth returns to his former club later as Gillingham travel to take on Shrewsbury Town, and he could be back in the dugout for the first time since heart surgery #kmfmnews
NEWS: Airbus A320 planes around the world haven't been able to take off after it was suggested intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight controls #kmfmnews
Passengers warned of travel disruption as software update issued for Airbus 320
Although not all A320 planes will require a ‘precautionary’ software update, several UK airlines have these aircraft in their fleet.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
NEWS: Airbus A320 planes around the world haven't been able to take off after it was suggested intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight controls #kmfmnews
NEWS: Rachel Reeves has again defended her recent Budget - saying more of the economic "burden" of her decisions should fall on the wealthy #kmfmnews
Reeves defends Budget tax and spending choices as ‘fair and necessary’
The Chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
NEWS: Rachel Reeves has again defended her recent Budget - saying more of the economic "burden" of her decisions should fall on the wealthy #kmfmnews
NEWS: if you live in Maidstone, you're being asked to stop blowing leaves from your property onto the streets #kmfmnews
‘Stop blowing your leaves onto our streets’, council urges residents
A council that has to remove thousands of cubic metres of leaves from public paths each autumn is appealing to householders not to add to them.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
NEWS: if you live in Maidstone, you're being asked to stop blowing leaves from your property onto the streets #kmfmnews
NEWS: a Sheppey man who was caught throwing a laughing gas canister out the window of a car that had been involved in a crash has been in court #kmfmnews
Passenger spotted by cops throwing laughing gas canister from friend’s car after crash
A passenger was spotted by police throwing a laughing gas canister from his friend’s car after it was involved in a crash.
kentonline.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
NEWS: a Sheppey man who was caught throwing a laughing gas canister out the window of a car that had been involved in a crash has been in court #kmfmnews
VIDEO: young entrepreneurs are heading to Thanet today for the latest Teenage Market.
This one's got a festive theme with around 50 stalls in The Centre in Margate from 11am.
It gives young people the chance to sell products they make #kmfmnews theteenagemarket.co.uk/locations/ma...
This one's got a festive theme with around 50 stalls in The Centre in Margate from 11am.
It gives young people the chance to sell products they make #kmfmnews theteenagemarket.co.uk/locations/ma...
November 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
VIDEO: young entrepreneurs are heading to Thanet today for the latest Teenage Market.
This one's got a festive theme with around 50 stalls in The Centre in Margate from 11am.
It gives young people the chance to sell products they make #kmfmnews theteenagemarket.co.uk/locations/ma...
This one's got a festive theme with around 50 stalls in The Centre in Margate from 11am.
It gives young people the chance to sell products they make #kmfmnews theteenagemarket.co.uk/locations/ma...
NEWS: A first look inside a new gym and health centre shows the high-end facilities and perks on offer at the £174-per-month club - as members insist it’s worth the money #kmfmnews
First look inside new £174-a-month gym - as members insist it’s worth the money
A first look inside a new gym and health centre shows the high-end facilities and perks on offer at the £174-per-month club.
kentonline.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
NEWS: A first look inside a new gym and health centre shows the high-end facilities and perks on offer at the £174-per-month club - as members insist it’s worth the money #kmfmnews
WEATHER: good morning Kent, it's going to be wet and windy for most of the day - turning drier later in the afternoon - highs of 12c #kmfmnews kentonline.co.uk/news/weather/
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
WEATHER: good morning Kent, it's going to be wet and windy for most of the day - turning drier later in the afternoon - highs of 12c #kmfmnews kentonline.co.uk/news/weather/
NEWS: plans for a controversial solar farm near Sandwich have been rejected #kmfmnews
‘It’s so inappropriate’: Council rejects plan for solar farm close to Roman fort
Controversial plans for a huge solar farm just 160 metres from a site described as the birthplace of Roman Britain have been thrown out.
kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
NEWS: plans for a controversial solar farm near Sandwich have been rejected #kmfmnews
NEWS: police have released a CCTV image of a man after items were stolen from inside multiple postboxes #kmfmnews
Police release CCTV image of man after thefts from postboxes
Police have released a CCTV image of a man after items were stolen from inside multiple postboxes.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
NEWS: police have released a CCTV image of a man after items were stolen from inside multiple postboxes #kmfmnews
NEWS: investigations are under way after vandals targeted the railway station in Snodland #kmfmnews
Large police response after vandals target railway station
Police were called after vandals smashed windows at a booking office.
kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
NEWS: investigations are under way after vandals targeted the railway station in Snodland #kmfmnews
NEWS: a driver who knocked down and killed a couple as they walked a dog on a country lane near Maidstone has been jailed for 16 years #kmfmnews
‘Your remorse was too little too late’: Driver jailed after couple and dog killed on country lane
A man who tried to “limit his responsibility” after crashing into a couple and a dog while driving down a country lane has been jailed for 16 years
kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
NEWS: a driver who knocked down and killed a couple as they walked a dog on a country lane near Maidstone has been jailed for 16 years #kmfmnews
NEWS: police are trying to track down the alleged victim of a suspected robbery in Herne Bay #kmfmnews
Victim in suspected robbery urged to come forward
The victim of an alleged assault is urged to contact police – while a man arrested remains in custody.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
NEWS: police are trying to track down the alleged victim of a suspected robbery in Herne Bay #kmfmnews
NEWS: Sir Tony Robinson and journalist Dermot Murnaghan have said they are “disappointed” at a decision not to recommend screening all men for prostate cancer #kmfmnews
Tony Robinson and Dermot Murnaghan ‘disappointed’ at cancer screening decision
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has rejected calls for population-wide prostate cancer screening using the PSA test.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEWS: Sir Tony Robinson and journalist Dermot Murnaghan have said they are “disappointed” at a decision not to recommend screening all men for prostate cancer #kmfmnews
NEWS: family and friends have paid tribute to a “kind and cute” five-year-old boy after he lost his long battle with a rare kidney disease #kmfmnews
‘He fought so hard’: Tributes paid to five-year-old ‘superhero’
Family and friends have paid tribute to a “kind and cute” five-year-old boy who has been described as a "Bluey-loving superhero".
kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
NEWS: family and friends have paid tribute to a “kind and cute” five-year-old boy after he lost his long battle with a rare kidney disease #kmfmnews
NEWS: a former Gurkha soldier who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan is preparing to make history once again #kmfmnews
Double amputee ex-Gurkha 'super excited' to take on final challenge and make history again
A former Gurkha soldier who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan is preparing to make history once again.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
NEWS: a former Gurkha soldier who lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan is preparing to make history once again #kmfmnews
NEWS: there are calls for KCC to demand compensation, as roadworks on Sheppey run over budget and behind schedule #kmfmnews
MP demands compensation for roundabout scheme running 18 months behind schedule
It can be revealed that a behind-schedule roundabout project is over budget by more than a quarter of a million pounds.
kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
NEWS: there are calls for KCC to demand compensation, as roadworks on Sheppey run over budget and behind schedule #kmfmnews
On today's podcast:
⚫ Family of murdered woman say police should have done more to keep her estranged ex away
🏍️ Man who lost two friends in crashes launches road safety campaign
⚽ Gillingham manager prepares to return to Shrewsbury
⚫ Family of murdered woman say police should have done more to keep her estranged ex away
🏍️ Man who lost two friends in crashes launches road safety campaign
⚽ Gillingham manager prepares to return to Shrewsbury
Family of murdered woman say police should have done more to keep her estranged husband out of their shared workspace
In today’s podcast, the family of a woman who was killed by her ex say police should have done more to keep him out of their shared workspace.
kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On today's podcast:
⚫ Family of murdered woman say police should have done more to keep her estranged ex away
🏍️ Man who lost two friends in crashes launches road safety campaign
⚽ Gillingham manager prepares to return to Shrewsbury
⚫ Family of murdered woman say police should have done more to keep her estranged ex away
🏍️ Man who lost two friends in crashes launches road safety campaign
⚽ Gillingham manager prepares to return to Shrewsbury
SPORT: Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth says he hopes to be back in the dugout this weekend as he faces his old club Shrewsbury #kmfmnews
kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gareth-ainsworth-set-to-make-touchline-return-after-heart-su-333173/
kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gareth-ainsworth-set-to-make-touchline-return-after-heart-su-333173/
Gareth Ainsworth set to make touchline return after heart surgery
Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth hopes to be back in the dugout this weekend as he faces his old team Shrewsbury.
kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
SPORT: Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth says he hopes to be back in the dugout this weekend as he faces his old club Shrewsbury #kmfmnews
kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gareth-ainsworth-set-to-make-touchline-return-after-heart-su-333173/
kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/gareth-ainsworth-set-to-make-touchline-return-after-heart-su-333173/
NEWS: A huge area of greenfield land could become a 1,300-home housing estate under a proposal in a borough council’s draft Local Plan #kmfmnews
kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/hundreds-of-acres-of-green-belt-land-under-threat-from-new-h-333118/
kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/hundreds-of-acres-of-green-belt-land-under-threat-from-new-h-333118/
Hundreds of acres of green belt land under threat from new homes
People at a meeting where a 1,300-home development was discussed were told that without a Local Plan in place, it could be more than double that.
kentonline.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
NEWS: A huge area of greenfield land could become a 1,300-home housing estate under a proposal in a borough council’s draft Local Plan #kmfmnews
kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/hundreds-of-acres-of-green-belt-land-under-threat-from-new-h-333118/
kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/hundreds-of-acres-of-green-belt-land-under-threat-from-new-h-333118/