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Updates from the kmfm news team. We are on air from 6am - 6pm weekdays and 8am - 1pm at weekends. Listen online at https://kmfm.co.uk
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
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 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...
November 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
NEWS: Kent Fire and Rescue are urging us to make sure any electronics we buy on Black Friday are safe.

They're warning cheap appliances, chargers and devices might not comply with quality standards #kmfmnews
November 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
NEWS: Medway and Swale are getting a share of £250 million to help get more people into sport and exercise.

They're among 27 new places chosen for investment to help tackle an "inactivity crisis" in deprived areas across England #kmfmnews
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
NEWS: A Medway man with incurable prostate cancer is among those urging the health secretary to bring in a national screening programme.

A committee is due to report back to government today on whether it should be rolled out #kmfmnews
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
NEWS: Canterbury-based charity Porchlight says the government has missed an opportunity to tackle homelessness as rough sleeping numbers reach a near-record high #kmfmnews
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
WATCH: Canterbury mountaineer Hari Budha Magar is getting ready to complete the final part of his seven summits challenge.

Hari lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan with the British Army's Gurkha regiment.

He's about to scale Mt Vinson in Antarctica #kmfmnews
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
NEWS: Business leaders aren't happy with how details from the Budget have been slowly trickling out.

Tudor Price is from the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce #kmfmnews
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
NEWS: A Maidstone woman who's partially-sighted is warning about the dangers of e-scooters.

Lucille Franks was walking through an underpass in the Fairmeadow area with her guide dog Mabel when she was almost knocked down #kmfmnews
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
NEWS: As we mark White Ribbon Day, a Tunbridge Wells man has been telling us why it's so important for men to speak out about violence against women and girls.

Martin Mathews has joined a campaign with a group of men from around the country to help raise awareness #kmfmnews
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
VIDEO: figures from the RSPCA show more than 600 animals have been abandoned in Kent in the first 10 months of this year
That's almost 6% up on the same time in 2024
Cases include two black kittens, including one who was pregnant, found dumped in a plastic box in Canterbury #kmfmnews
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEWS: As kmfm's Give A Gift campaign continues, we've been hearing from a Kent charity about the difference it'll make to young children.

Find out how you can get involved: www.kmfm.co.uk/promos/give-...
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
WATCH: Bosses at a Kent Christmas tree farm say the quality on offer this year is better than ever

It follows general warnings we could see "gappy" trees this years after low rainfall in the summer.

Edward Barham is from Hole Park Christmas Trees in Rolvenden, near Ashford #kmfmnews
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
NEWS: A Tunbridge Wells woman who became the legal guardian of 15 children at the age of 22 has been telling us how she's helping families in Tanzania.

Letty McMaster travelled there on a gap year and ended up taking over an orphanage #kmfmnews

Read more: www.streetchildreniringa.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM