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00:00Hello, good evening and welcome to Kent tonight, live on KMTV.
00:29I'm Abbey Hook, here are your top stories on Monday the 19th of August.
00:35Charged with murder, Dartford's stabbing suspect makes first court appearance as residents react.
00:42There was about 20 of them out here.
00:43Yeah, going under the cars, in that tree there.
00:47They were searching everywhere they went in their bins.
00:50Park it, Tunbridge residents outraged after being charged for Sunday parking.
00:56Why are people going to be encouraged to come and spend money in Tunbridge if they have to pay for parking all the time?
01:02Back to the games, Kent Paralympian vows to chase down Paris medal after Tokyo heartbreak.
01:09It's made me realise how terrible it feels to come fourth, so I just want to make sure I get out there and do my best to win the competition to be honest.
01:27First tonight, a man has appeared in court today charged with murder following a stabbing of a woman in Dartford over the weekend.
01:35Parts of Henderson Drive were cordoned off on Saturday with residents saying they saw police officers searching the surrounding area.
01:42Oliver Leader de Sacks was in Dartford earlier today and has what we know so far.
01:48It was just two days ago here on Henderson Drive that police were called to a property after reports of a disturbance.
01:56Police who arrived at the property alongside the South East Coast Ambulance Service discovered an injured woman who had been stabbed and who they pronounced dead at the scene.
02:09That day a man was arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into custody.
02:14Officers including a forensics team carried out inquiries within a cordoned off area of Henderson Drive.
02:23Where I'm stood right now on the junction between March Street and Henderson Drive was where one part of the cordon started and it stretched all the way up to Cavill Crescent.
02:34Residents I spoke to have expressed their shock at the situation saying that while crime is nothing necessarily new to the area this level of violence on their doorstep is particularly shocking.
02:49I was up before he was and I was about 7 o'clock I was at the kitchen window and I think it must have been about 7.15 I see an ambulance go past with like a car behind which was like a hearse.
03:03And it was going really slow and I thought oh it's going to one of these houses but it just kept on going and then after that the street went dead quiet no buses no nothing.
03:16There's about 20 of them out here.
03:18Going under the cars in that tree there they were searching everywhere they went in their bins you know obviously looking for stuff but yeah it went on until about 7 o'clock I think in the evening.
03:33Earlier today 20-year-old Anastas Juska appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates Court charged with the murder of 39-year-old Nina Detinova at a property on Henderson Drive as well as committing a sexual offence against a deceased female.
03:48He spoke only to confirm his name, age and address and his case was sent to Maidstone Crown Court to be dealt with.
03:56Juska will appear on August 21st and was remanded in custody until then.
04:02Oliver Leeds the Sat for KMTV in Dartford.
04:07Next the night police lined the street in Dover over the weekend after protesters faced a group of anti-immigration demonstrators.
04:14More than 100 people had gathered in the town centre under the impression there would be a demonstration by far-right groups.
04:22A small number of anti-immigration protesters turned up.
04:25Demonstrators marched through the town and along the seafront you can see them there.
04:30Despite a significant police presence at the scene no serious disturbances occurred.
04:35Speaking about the protest new Dover MP Mike Tapp said I'm happy to see that there were no major issues today.
04:42He went on to thank the police and added that it was a shame some small businesses closed for the day.
04:48He said they face enough challenges.
04:50Kent Police said officers were present in Waterloo Crescent during a protest and that there was also a police presence in Market Square too.
04:59Now motorists with cars damaged by potholes have expressed their anger as 92% of compensation claims for pothole damage in Kent have been rejected.
05:10Kent County Council, who are responsible for maintenance of roads across the majority of the county,
05:15have warned potential claimants that because of the 1980 Highways Act the majority of compensation claims will be unsuccessful.
05:23The Act states that motorists must prove the authority new or could have reasonably expected to know that the condition of the road was likely to cause danger.
05:32The current number of potholes in Kent stands at more than 50,000, an increase of more than 40,000 from the previous year.
05:40Now dangerous chemicals which could cause cancer, breathing problems and have all been found in the River Medway.
05:49Toxic chemicals used in industrial processes have found their way into the waters, posing a significant risk to humans and animals.
05:56This is one of the rivers which has been analysed by watershed investigations of British waterways.
06:02Our local democracy reporter Gabriel Morris joins me in the studio now.
06:06Gabriel, explain to me what exactly these chemicals are that have been found.
06:11Well, there's long been reports that there are dangerous chemicals in rivers right across the country including here in Kent.
06:19And the Medway has often been brought up particularly with sewage issues.
06:23Now this finding of data being analysed by the Environment Agency has found that toxic chemicals used in industrial processes
06:31for paving the roads and pet flea repellents have all found their way into the River Medway.
06:37And it's said that they can pose a significant threat to particularly animals but also actually humans to some extent as well.
06:43Now this data all comes from the Environment Agency and that's been analysed by watershed investigations
06:49which has shown that the River Medway contains chemicals which have been deemed to be very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.
06:56And it's even believed in some cases to actually cause cancer.
07:01Now one of the chemicals which was found was caffeine and this could have a detrimental impact on aquatic wildlife.
07:08And it's thought that this has come from coffee drinking in the local area.
07:12Now while other chemicals are likely to have entered the river through rainfall runoff,
07:16caffeine has likely entered via sewage treatment.
07:20So that's the impact predominantly on marine life of course a really crucial part in this conversation.
07:26But what about humans as well?
07:28Well humans could of course be impacted.
07:30There's various threats such as causing irritation to the skin, to the eyes.
07:35Chemicals you know in general if you get a chemical from a shop it does have a warning label on there.
07:40Now although these are small little bits of chemicals in the river they still can have an impact.
07:46There's also some actually more obvious pollution you can see on the screen here.
07:50Big bits of shopping trolleys and other things like that they're causing problems.
07:56Now the Rochester Rowing Club have said that they are having actually issues retaining some of their members
08:02because of these issues and I believe that's one of the reasons holding them back.
08:07And now the Environment Agency have gone on to say that the River Medway has a history of intense industrial use
08:14and was historically contaminated with many compounds and they say they regularly monitor this
08:18and are working to either ban or reduce some further materials.
08:23Gabriel thank you very much for that information.
08:29Now new parking restrictions across Tambridge have some locals and business owners worried for the economy of their high street.
08:36Despite protests in June the new rules put in force today mean that visitors can no longer park for free on a Sunday
08:43and will be charged until 8pm rather than 6pm.
08:46Finn McDermid has more.
08:48Sundays, known for roasts, church and car boot sales.
08:52But to drivers it's always been a day where you can park for free.
08:55For motorists in Tunbridge and Morling as of today it's now going to cost them to leave their vehicles at most car parks in the area on Sundays.
09:03The only days that will be completely free are Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
09:07In addition two more hours have been added to evenings increasing the time visitors can be charged from 6pm to 8pm.
09:14Well despite all the changes people are still using the car parks including myself.
09:19But it begs the question, do people actually mind about the changing restrictions or is it a necessity that they just have to put up with?
09:26I think it's ridiculous, people are going to stop coming to the town, shops are going to shut, prices keep going up, people can't afford it.
09:34I think the council are just trying to squander, take money from us, more and more money all the time.
09:38Look at the state of the high street, why are people going to be encouraged to come and spend money in Tambridge if they have to pay for parking all the time?
09:46But the thing I'm concerned about is weekends and particularly Sundays because the churches here depend on free parking and I think it's going to affect a lot of people.
09:55More changes include extra spaces being made and free parking for up to half an hour being introduced in several different car parks near the town centre.
10:03While in certain car parks the first hour of parking was made free, residents are worried about the impact it might have on local businesses.
10:11Especially those that profit from foot traffic towards the end of the day, like bars and restaurants.
10:16The real challenge for me comes in terms of what the direct impact of parking charges changing will be on individual businesses and organisations.
10:28We can predict and we can look at how this will change based on what's happened elsewhere but you're never going to be able to replicate somewhere like Tambridge once again.
10:40Each community is different, we've always treated each community as being very different and the key thing for us is to look at this as it happens and be flexible and be able to make changes when we need to.
10:51But this has been an ongoing issue for Tambridge, with a protest being held in June over the plans which were ultimately unsuccessful in changing the council's mind.
10:59Well with parallels on some of those parking rules in Aylesford, Larkfield and the on-street spaces in West Morling, many might be wondering if this could catch on outside the council's jurisdiction.
11:09Finn McDermid for KMTV in Tambridge.
11:14Now it's time for a very short break but coming up more news from right across the county including a look to the Paralympics coming up very shortly.
11:21We'll be speaking with one man from Tambridge who's hoping to get one of those medals on the top step.
11:27And we'll also be speaking to Canterbury's Mark Simmons who struck gold you could say with a one-liner about a boat at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
11:36His joke was voted the best at the whole festival, it was pretty impressive.
11:40He'll be bringing us I'm sure plenty of one-liners and laughs right at the end of the show this evening.
11:45But all that and more after the break, see you in a few minutes.
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15:13hello welcome back to Kentonite live on KMTV now straight to sport and there's just a few days until the Paralympics get underway in France.
15:22France but for one competitor from
15:24Tunbridge it's a chance to bounce back
15:26after missing out on a medal in the
15:27Paralong jump at the Tokyo Games by
15:30just two centimetres. Well with more on
15:32this I'm joined by Bartholomew Hall, two
15:34centimetres. I mean that we always talk
15:36in fractions when we talk sport
15:38especially the Paralympics, the Olympics
15:40but heartbreak. I know absolutely
15:43especially at your first games as well
15:45your first Paralympics going up for a
15:47medal and missing out by just two
15:49centimetres and we spoke to him today
15:50and he shared that story with us. He was
15:52quite keen actually to get straight to
15:54it and talk about that because you've
15:55got to think if that's what's been kind
15:57of you know following you around for the
15:58past three years since the 2021 Games
16:02in Tokyo of course that's what's going
16:04to be pushing you along and it was a
16:06really interesting chat from him. And he
16:07mentioned to me the the mental challenge
16:10that comes with it you know you can feel
16:12quite deflated when you when you get
16:13that close and it's a really interesting
16:15to talk with athletes and we talk about
16:17the Blues after these big games and
16:20you know these athletes performing to
16:23the top of their game and you can walk
16:24away from it feeling fairly deflated and
16:26it's about that sort of to keep going
16:28and spur yourself on for the next one
16:29even if it is years down the line.
16:31Exactly and I know lots of people have
16:32been talking in a similar way about
16:33after the Olympics feeling that
16:35deflation but there is still some great
16:38sport to come in the form of the
16:39Paralympics and just to give a bit of a
16:40background on Zach Skinner he was born
16:42blind but then regained some of his
16:44eyesight by the age of two. He's coached
16:46by the legendary Aston Moore and he
16:49doesn't just compete in the long jump
16:50it's the 100 meters sprint as well and
16:52he's currently taking part in a
16:53National Lottery funded documentary
16:56which is going to appear on Channel 4
16:58in the next week which has followed his
16:59journey through the last four years but
17:01we get a bit of a sneak peek because we
17:03did get to talk to him today about what
17:04that journey's been like and we can take
17:06a listen to part of that interview now.
17:08It's made me more well-prepared and I
17:11think because of where I placed in Tokyo
17:13it's made me probably hungrier and
17:16added more fuel to my fire to make sure
17:18I don't finish fourth again. It probably
17:21sat with me for longer than it should.
17:22I think once I got over sort of
17:26and what I probably seen as like a huge
17:29failure to be that close and still not
17:31come away with something. For me now it's
17:34just it's made me realize how
17:37terrible it feels to come fourth so I
17:40just want to make sure I get out there
17:42and do my best to win the competition to
17:45be honest. And it was a really great
17:47interview, really good insight and we'll
17:49have the whole thing playing in
17:50Invicta Sport at six o'clock after the
17:52break. Okay and we've got someone else on
17:54our screens now. Yes absolutely this is
17:56Matt Richardson. He competed as you can
17:58see here in the Olympics for Australia.
18:01He took three medals in the cycling and
18:04well he's bolstered Team GB today
18:07because he's actually defected and he's
18:08joined Team GB. He's originally from
18:10Maidstone so that's why we're talking
18:12about him. He was born in Maidstone, moved
18:14there to Australia at a young age. He's
18:16always had a dual citizenship but now
18:18he's decided to join Team GB. He'll be
18:20in the sprint cycling squad under the
18:23under the guise of Sir Chris Hoy and
18:25yeah definitely one to watch over the
18:27next four years. He said that he has no
18:29no bad blood with Australia. It was more
18:31of a personal decision but yeah one to
18:33look out for. It's fascinating being
18:34able to collect medals for
18:37different countries. Absolutely. You've
18:38got dual citizenship. Amazing, really
18:40interesting. Plenty more to come in
18:43Invicta Sport of course this evening.
18:44Straight after Kent tonight. Thank you.
18:46Now don't forget in the meantime you can
18:49check out all our latest stories over on
18:52our website kmtv.co.uk. There you'll find
18:54all our reports including this one. Let's
18:56take a look back at KMFM's Tons of Tins
18:59campaign where they were stacking the
19:01shelves in food banks right across Kent.
19:04KMFM have done it. £7,318 raised.
19:10Delivered in the form of tins by the
19:13ton to food banks across Kent. From
19:16Folkestone to Hythe to Ashford to Gravesend
19:18to Thanet, Canterbury, Maidstone and the
19:21final stop Medway. The radio team
19:23certainly had their work cut out. Their
19:26mission to help curb the cost-of-living
19:28crisis in the county. We went into this
19:31knowing that this was going to be
19:33probably one of the hardest things we've
19:34ever had to do. One because the price of
19:36the food has gone up. So depending on
19:39what we were buying it was somewhere
19:40between like 15 and 20 percent there or
19:43abouts. We're on 6.77 tons last year and
19:46we had £5,018 on our
19:49JustGiving page and we really thought
19:52it would be amazing to match that this
19:55year and then last week we got to
19:58£7,318. So just absolutely amazing and
20:05it's a difficult time for everybody but
20:07it has been so incredible to just, you
20:12know, it is a really easy visualisation
20:15of how amazing the community is.
20:18Gillingham Street Angels are just one of
20:21the charities taking in donations from
20:23the campaign and today they're preparing
20:25200 meals for those who would go hungry
20:27tonight otherwise. So a van load of stock
20:30was a welcome sight. I mean it's amazing
20:33the amount of people we're feeding and
20:35the level of kind of people we're feeding
20:36to get this amount of stuff in one go
20:37is fantastic for us. We can do a lot of
20:39good with this food. The food is our
20:41main thing we do. School uniform at the
20:44moment, school holidays, puts extra
20:45pressure on us that kids needing food
20:47during the school holidays. There's a lot
20:49on. Obviously winter's coming up again
20:50that will be a big a big one for us
20:52people. We need warm clothing, blankets,
20:54bedding. It's harsh, never seems to stop
20:57sadly. Despite financial pressures
20:59tightening everyone's purse strings, KMFM
21:02were able to smash their target and had
21:05a message to share on just how much that
21:07matters. Without you there is absolutely
21:10no way we would have been able to do
21:12this. So for me, Nooms, Gary, Chelsea, Annie
21:15everybody on KMFM, Ben and the team
21:17thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
21:19Thank you so much. This wouldn't be
21:21possible without your incredible
21:22generosity. We might see you next year.
21:24The backs will be better by then. Yeah I'm
21:27so strong now I'm ready to go.
21:31Well there they go, Rob and Noomi on their very
21:34last trip of their tons of tins campaign
21:37sending off that last quarter of a ton
21:39here in Medway. And the total tons of
21:43tins topped their target and tomorrow
21:45we'll find out just how many tins it
21:47took to weigh in and make a difference.
21:50Abbey Hook for KMTV in Chatham. And of
21:55course that grand total came to nine
21:57point two one tons. Absolutely smashed
22:00last year's target and they'll have
22:02their eyes on ten tons I reckon for
22:04next year knowing the team over there.
22:06Well done to all of them that took part.
22:07Well now let's take a very quick look at
22:09the weather.
22:16Well tonight's looking fairly mild
22:19across the county. Temperatures between
22:2017 and 18 degrees. Some wet weather
22:22overnight creeping into Tuesday morning
22:24too. Cloud right across the county. Some
22:26sunshine in parts but that rain
22:28consistent into the afternoon down in
22:30Folkestone. Some sunshine though in
22:32other parts drying up. Highs of 22 there.
22:35And here's your outlook for Kent.
22:36Wednesday much of the same. Thursday
22:39highs of 22. Rain again on Friday.
22:50And finally this evening sailing to new
22:53heights on the comedy ski scene.
22:55Canterbury's Mark Simmons struck gold
22:57with his one-liner about a boat at this
23:00year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
23:02The UN Dave's funniest joke of the fringe is
23:04chosen by members of the public from a
23:06shortlist drawn up by judges. But ten
23:08years on from his first solo show at the
23:10famous festival how has the industry
23:12changed and what makes his stand-up
23:14stand out? Well I'm pleased to say Mark
23:16joins us now and I'm sure plenty of
23:18jokes too. We have to start. Tell us the
23:22joke. So do you promise to laugh? I promise
23:26as we're live I will laugh. Yes okay so
23:30I was going to sail around the globe in
23:32the world's smallest ship but I bottled it.
23:36It was slightly genuine the laugh. It was
23:39slightly genuine. What makes you
23:41go for the one-liners because that's
23:42kind of your speciality? Yeah I think
23:45it's just the way my brain works. When
23:47I'm writing jokes I kind of wander
23:49around and I spot double meaning and
23:51wordplay and then I'll write it in my
23:53phone and then I'll go when I've got
23:55probably ten ideas I'll go in and I'll
23:57craft the jokes try them out come back
24:00and I think I think the when I started
24:05stand-up before that I wasn't
24:08comfortable talking in front of groups
24:10of people so I think I probably started
24:13one-liners as well because I wanted to
24:15get to the laugh as quick as possible so
24:17that I get constant reactions. And do you
24:21think that it that it deserved that top
24:23spot? I mean how does it rank amongst
24:25your your own one-liners as well? I mean
24:28it's not my favorite joke in my set and
24:32it doesn't get the biggest reaction but
24:33what it is is probably one of the better
24:34jokes written down. So for these
24:36competitions when it's on a list you
24:38want jokes where people can read them
24:41and get them and you don't need to rely
24:43on timing or rhythm or anything like
24:46that. And it's always about tailoring
24:48your comedy to the audience and where
24:49you are and what you're doing. How has
24:51that landscape changed in the past
24:53decade that you've been doing it since
24:54your first solo performance at Fringe?
24:58Well with with me I've always done this
25:01style of comedy so the landscape hasn't
25:04really changed but what I think has
25:05changed is with social media I've been
25:08able to put videos out every day and
25:12access, well people have been able to
25:15gain access to me that wouldn't normally
25:17have been able to. So what's happening is
25:19when I when I play to my audiences they
25:23all know what they're getting and
25:24they're fans of one-liners so you're
25:26playing to people that like what you do.
25:28So I guess that's kind of the main
25:31change in my career at the moment.
25:33And in fact one of those fans he's in the
25:34in the gallery now in my ear, Bartholomew
25:36our sports reporter, he's a keen fan as
25:38well so he's jealous I got to do the
25:40interview today. This is not the only
25:42time we'll hear from you though on
25:45a Kent stage, you've got two dates
25:47coming up performing here in the county.
25:49Yeah yeah I'm in Deal on the 21st of
25:54September at the Astor Theatre, that's
25:56actually nearly sold out so if you want
25:58to come to that move quick. And then
26:00Faversham on the 1st of November at the
26:03Alexander Centre, so I'm looking forward
26:06to both of those. I always like coming
26:07back and doing Kent gigs. I've done
26:09Canterbury, Folkestone and Tunbridge Wells
26:12so far. Will you be opening with
26:16the best joke? Well that's the thing now
26:19because that joke everyone knows it so
26:21I did it today and I kind of preempted, I said to
26:27them you're probably not gonna laugh as
26:28much as normal because you already know
26:29the joke and then that kind of made a
26:32nice environment for it. But I guess I
26:34probably should start with that now.
26:35Yeah you probably should, maybe think of
26:38some new variations as well as you go on.
26:40Get some Kent jokes in there as well. It
26:41was lovely to talk to you, lovely to laugh
26:43with you as well. Thank you very much for
26:45your time. That's all we've got time for
26:46tonight. Bye-bye.
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