Podcast: Lowered speed limit along bumpy stretch of A299 Thanet Way between Faversham and Herne Bay an "absolute disgrace"

The need for yet more restrictions on a “rollercoaster” stretch of the New Thanet Way has been branded an “absolute disgrace” – with highways bosses unable to say how long a reduced 50mph speed limit will stay in place.

Kent County Council says “urgent” action was needed because dangerous bumps in the dual-carriageway between Faversham and Herne Bay are putting drivers at risk.

Also in today’s podcast, a pensioner who drove his car into another man at a gated residential park, which was caught on camera, had previously attacked another resident . 

The 70-year-old deliberately drove into the man in Hoo after wrongly believing the victim was trying to harass him just months after being charged with assault by beating. 

Residents whose road has been turned into a ‘dangerous’ rat run after a major landslip more than two years ago fear someone will be killed.

People living in Stanhope Road in Swanscombe say life has become intolerable since nearby Galley Hill Road was shut after the collapse in April 2023. 

A primary school in Gravesend is trying to raise £20,000 to fix their pool, which has fallen into disrepair 

It's believed Cecil Road Primary and Nursery is the only one in the area with a swimming pool – you can hear from the school’s head and from some of the students about what it means to them. 

And you can hear from international DJ Joel Corry who’s been on kmfm’s Hit List. 

He’s taken some time out to talk to Jack about his new fitness sessions. 

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