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00:02 - Hello there and welcome to Ken Tonight live on KMTV.
00:29 I'm Gabriel Morrison here.
00:30 I'm your top stories on Wednesday, the 6th of September.
00:35 The final curtain, hospitality worrying for their future
00:39 after a rack concrete closes Dartford Theatre.
00:42 - I mean, I'm worried,
00:43 'cause this may be the final nail in the coffin
00:46 as to whether we keep going or not.
00:47 - Heat hitting the headlines,
00:49 temperatures soar to the 30s for Kent,
00:51 prompting heat health alerts.
00:53 - And I'll be joining you live from a rather humid
00:56 and busy Chatham Maritime Marina with more.
00:59 - Recycling information,
01:01 Gravesham Borough Council helping residents
01:03 champion eco sustainability and financial stability.
01:07 - Events like today really do give residents
01:09 a chance to come and get involved.
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01:13 - But first tonight,
01:22 potentially dangerous concrete has suspended performances
01:25 for at least a month.
01:26 And what are Kent's biggest theatres?
01:28 An inspection this week left Dartford Borough Council
01:32 with no other option but to pull the safety curtain
01:34 over rack concerns.
01:36 Performances are expected to resume in October,
01:39 but a council who owned the building
01:40 admit it might take longer.
01:42 As I've been finding out today,
01:44 that's been leaving hospitality in for lurch.
01:47 The show must go on, an old saying amongst actors.
01:51 But all performances at this theatre in Dartford
01:54 are suspended till October.
01:56 A report on Monday found deterioration
01:59 to potentially dangerous concrete in the roof.
02:02 The decision made over public safety
02:04 by the building owners, Dartford Borough Council.
02:06 And at the closest pub to the theatre,
02:09 they don't dispute the safety,
02:10 but are worried for how long this might go on for.
02:14 - This is where it should have been expected
02:16 to be a good month.
02:17 It's now, especially with everything else,
02:18 with the cost of living crisis
02:20 and all the expensive electricity and the gas,
02:24 it's gonna be a hard month.
02:26 I mean, I'm worried.
02:27 'Cause this may be the final nail in the coffin
02:30 as to whether we keep going or not.
02:33 - Do you think that's a real possibility?
02:34 - Yes.
02:36 It is a real possibility.
02:37 - The council say the building has been regularly inspected
02:41 and they say they will support local businesses
02:44 doubling their efforts.
02:45 - It could stretch longer
02:46 and it could stretch further than October.
02:48 I mean, the gap we have at the moment
02:50 is actually to allow the consultants
02:52 to do further investigations and be more invasive
02:54 and get into the building and into the roof a little more.
02:57 It's not the end of it.
02:57 What they've got to do is actually then
02:59 come up with a formulated solution to us.
03:01 And that solution could be partial repairs
03:03 or it could be removing the whole roof.
03:05 And clearly, if we have to remove the whole roof,
03:06 and I frankly, I think that could be a very big possibility.
03:09 - The Orchard Theatre says any ticket order for this month
03:12 will be contacted and their money is safe.
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03:17 Tonight, country superstars were set to take
03:20 to the stage.
03:21 - Well, it was very disappointing.
03:22 We had over 600 people booked and, you know,
03:25 all these people disappointed the staff at the theatre.
03:27 - But on a positive, we've had the theatre manager
03:30 come up to us today and say that they are going
03:32 to definitely get us back as soon as possible.
03:35 - The consensus is the right decision has been made.
03:38 - It's a huge blow for the local community,
03:40 for the theatre to have to shut,
03:41 but it's absolutely the right decision that it does shut.
03:44 Safety of the public always must come first.
03:48 And what's important now is that we have a full
03:50 investigation into the circumstances.
03:53 - But this type of concrete was popular
03:54 during the fifties to eighties, a cheap, lightweight material
03:59 and there is concern to where else RAC might be.
04:03 - I think we are talking hundreds.
04:05 And I think the onus is on the government now to deal
04:10 with that as quick as possible because it's public safety.
04:13 Public safety is absolute number one.
04:15 You can't have a public building,
04:19 well you can't have any building
04:20 where there's a risk of collapse.
04:21 - That's what happened at Singlewell Primary in 2018.
04:25 Thankfully on a weekend, the room empty.
04:29 Now the Orchard Theatre might have been
04:31 the first non-school building to be found with RAC,
04:35 but it's thought it might be in many more across Kent.
04:39 Pressure is now building on local councils to investigate
04:43 and find out the scale of this issue.
04:47 Gabriel Morris for KMTV, Dartford.
04:49 - Well today we found that Holcombe School
04:52 is on the DFE official list,
04:55 so we understand all pupils in the school are okay.
04:59 And back at school, we have reached out
05:01 to the school for a comment.
05:03 And of course, this could stretch into NHS buildings.
05:06 Well, as always on a Wednesday,
05:08 Dr. Julian Spinks joins me on the sofa.
05:10 Julian, thank you so much for coming in.
05:12 So are you worried for practices across Medway,
05:14 but I guess also across Kent and the southeast?
05:16 - Yes, it's one of those things where you're not
05:18 necessarily certain that you're safe or not.
05:22 And we are now told that the Department for Health
05:27 had actually told the Intercredit Care Board
05:30 to start looking at practices back in January,
05:32 but the first thing I heard about it was today.
05:35 There are a lot of buildings that were built
05:37 in the '60s, '70s, and '80s with flat roofs,
05:40 particularly health centres and so on,
05:42 where I would be nervous that there's a possibility
05:45 that that sort of concrete is there.
05:47 - Have you been given advice from the local health board?
05:49 What sort of guidance have you been given?
05:52 And has this been given lately,
05:53 or was this given, I mean, a few years ago?
05:56 - Well, I hate to say it, I haven't seen any advice
05:58 at all coming out to GP practices.
06:00 They've concentrated on hospitals,
06:02 obviously bigger buildings and so on, and a greater risk,
06:05 but at the same time, there's some pretty big
06:07 GP practices out there.
06:09 And I think it represents actually a wider problem,
06:12 which is an underinvestment in buildings,
06:14 estates, and so on, which has happened
06:16 because people have tried to keep the service running
06:18 rather than maintaining buildings.
06:20 - And we know that the government
06:22 are looking to build new hospitals.
06:24 I believe it's about 40, and my understanding
06:27 is they've been prioritising the buildings
06:28 which contain rack.
06:29 It's part of the reason why Canterbury
06:31 wasn't able to get their super hospital,
06:33 because that building doesn't contain rack.
06:35 But what impact could this have for the NHS as a whole?
06:40 - Well, if one of your main buildings,
06:43 the one with operating theatres, has got rack in it,
06:45 then if you close that down, you can't do any operations.
06:49 And so it can have a major impact,
06:51 exactly the same way as it does in schools.
06:53 And you're right, the 40 hospitals,
06:55 they never were 40 hospitals, a lot of it
06:56 was just adapting and extending and so on,
06:58 but a lot of them is going to be replacing buildings
07:01 where rack is a problem, rather than
07:03 genuinely expanding capacity.
07:04 - And to the best of your knowledge,
07:06 do you think there is any rack in any of the
07:08 Kent's GPs or hospitals?
07:10 - At the moment, I have to say no,
07:12 but I have to say that people haven't
07:14 been looking that closely until now.
07:16 - Well, I'm sure we will find out more
07:18 in the coming weeks as this story does continue to emerge.
07:22 Gillian, thank you so much for coming in,
07:24 and of course, stay safe in this hot weather
07:26 that we're experiencing.
07:28 And let's go on to that, because an amber heat
07:30 health alert, and temperatures predicted
07:32 to reach 32 degrees in Kent.
07:34 This September summer has really taken us by surprise.
07:38 Though many will be enjoying the weather,
07:40 but with it comes some dangers.
07:42 Well, our reporter, Abbey Hook joins us live now
07:45 from Chatham Maritime Marina.
07:48 Abbey, a beautiful scene down there.
07:49 I'm in this air conditioned studio,
07:52 so it's nice and cool for me in here.
07:53 How hot is it for you down there on the docks?
07:56 - I would say I'm jealous, Gabriel,
07:59 but look at that view behind me.
08:00 It is pretty hot down here.
08:01 My phone says about 27 degrees right now
08:04 at Chatham Maritime Marina,
08:06 but that doesn't compare to the highs of 31
08:08 that we've been seeing in some parts of the county today.
08:11 Now, it is a surprise warm week,
08:13 and it will continue into the weekend too.
08:16 We've had a pretty miserable hit and miss summer as well.
08:19 So just to give you an idea,
08:21 the warmest day in September last year
08:23 reached 27.7 degrees Celsius, about where I am now,
08:27 the heat I'm in now, and that's at 5.30 p.m.,
08:31 so well into the afternoon.
08:33 So let's take a look at our forecast
08:34 over those next few days in a little bit more detail.
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08:40 Tonight, expect more of that warm weather we've had today,
08:47 highs of 19 across most of Kent this evening.
08:51 Those clear skies rolling into tomorrow morning,
08:53 again, highs of 23 across most of Kent,
08:56 but heating up by the afternoon to 29 in Maidstone,
09:00 so not a cloud in sight, cooler at the coast.
09:04 Sunday's the one to watch out for,
09:05 where I am in Chatham, set to reach 31 degrees,
09:08 30 in Maidstone, highs of 20 for the rest of Kent.
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09:14 Should say highs in the late 20s for the rest of Kent there,
09:22 so really, really hot, but not reaching quite that 30
09:25 like in Maidstone and 31 in Chatham.
09:27 Now, it has prompted another heat health warning for the UK,
09:30 covering the whole of Kent too,
09:32 stepped up to amber from yellow just yesterday
09:34 and in place for another four days now.
09:37 And we saw that very first warning back in June,
09:40 part of the government's new alert system
09:42 to tell people that actually,
09:43 this hot weather can be dangerous.
09:45 A top reading of 32.2 degrees in the country
09:49 at that time in June, and my phone tells me
09:51 that we could even reach or beat that this Friday.
09:55 So although many will be enjoying the sun,
09:57 like plenty of people have sailed past me
09:59 out on their boats in the marina,
10:01 today, it's prompted this alert for a reason.
10:05 Dartford Borough Council implemented
10:06 its severe weather emergency protocol
10:08 to protect rough sleepers.
10:10 It's urging anyone who knows someone that might be homeless
10:13 to get in touch with the local authority
10:15 and seek emergency accommodation.
10:17 East Kent Hospitals Trust pushed the alert message
10:20 to on social media and Swell Borough Council said
10:23 that bin collectors will be starting early
10:25 for the rest of the week to avoid some of that warm sun
10:28 that we're seeing even at eight, nine, 10 a.m.
10:31 They've asked people to have their bins out by 6 a.m.
10:34 And this heat is all due to a shift in the jet stream,
10:37 which is dragging hot air across most of the country.
10:40 And we've also seen some beautiful sunsets.
10:42 Now that's from that famous Sahara Desert dust
10:44 that we see sometimes when our skies turn orange or pink,
10:48 especially here in the marina,
10:49 there've been some beautiful views.
10:51 But there will be, but will there be any relief
10:56 for us here in the agricultural hub that is Kent?
10:59 Will there be any rain?
11:00 Will there be any thunderstorms that often happen
11:02 after some really hot weather?
11:04 Well, I spoke to Catherine Chalk from the Met Office.
11:07 At the moment in the models,
11:08 there's some hints of some isolated thunderstorms
11:11 developing more so on Friday,
11:13 but there is also a system coming up Wednesday night
11:15 into Thursday that's more on the Western side.
11:19 So for your area across the Southeast,
11:21 probably holding on to more of the settled conditions,
11:24 but thunderstorms could be likely going into Thursday
11:28 and perhaps on Friday as well.
11:30 Don't be alarmed if you can hear that in the background,
11:34 that is people just exiting to and from the marina,
11:37 using their boats.
11:37 As I said, many people enjoying that weather.
11:39 Some people just jumped on a boat next to me,
11:41 we'll be sailing past soon.
11:43 So as Catherine said, some potential storms,
11:45 but should be staying hot and dry for us here
11:47 in Medway and Kent, especially tonight,
11:50 it could even be a tropical one in some parts of the UK
11:53 where temperatures stay 20 degrees or above, but not for us.
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15:10 >> Hello and welcome back to Kentonite Live on KNTV.
15:14 Now this driver had a lucky escape this morning
15:17 after their car overturned near Bermosh
15:19 and ended up in a ditch.
15:21 Police and fire crews attended the incident
15:24 but said no one was located at the scene.
15:26 A spokesman said the car will be recovered.
15:30 Elsewhere, Kent Fire and Rescue Service were called
15:34 to a fan fire on the A249 near Stockbury.
15:38 Two fire engines and crews wearing breathing apparatus
15:41 extinguished the flames using compressed air foam.
15:44 One person was checked over by firefighters
15:47 after inhaling smoke.
15:49 The carriageway has since reopened.
15:51 The cause is not known but is believed to be accidental.
15:54 And four Wilkinson stores, well Wilco stores now in Kent,
15:58 are set to close as the chain confirms widespread redundancies.
16:01 The retailer is cutting a total of 52 branches
16:04 across the country next week and that means 1,000 jobs too.
16:08 The Tunbridge Wells and Westwood cross stores are included
16:11 in the 26 closing next Tuesday with Ashford and Folkston
16:15 branches to follow.
16:16 More stories and more information
16:18 on these stories are on Kent online.
16:20 Now a court has heard how a police raid
16:26 on a commercial scale cannabis factory in Folkston needed the
16:29 help of firefighters to break open reinforced doors.
16:32 46-year-old Ghazame Shabani and 31-year-old Alexandra Colshaw
16:36 have both been sentenced to 18 months in prison
16:39 after being found hiding inside the enormous factory.
16:42 Officers say they were thwarted by the very securely locked units
16:46 on Park Farm Industrial Estates in Folkston
16:49 where there were sophisticated
16:51 and fast cultivation operation spread over two floors.
16:55 Once inside, police found more than 2,000 plants.
16:58 Now from Gillingham in the EFL Cup to Kent,
17:03 County's new director of cricket.
17:05 Here's Bartholomew with the sport.
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17:15 Starting off today with Gillingham who came from behind
17:18 to claim three points after hosting Leighton Orient
17:21 in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday evening.
17:24 League One Orient led 1-0 at the break following an own goal
17:27 from Glenn Morris.
17:28 However, in the second half,
17:30 the visitors had two players sent off
17:32 in the space of four minutes.
17:33 It left the Gills 10 minutes to capitalise
17:36 on their nine-sided opponents.
17:38 A spot kick from Che Alexander combined
17:40 with an Omar Beckles own goal completed the 2-1 win
17:44 for the Medway side.
17:45 The Gills now sit on top of the Southern Group E in the trophy.
17:49 Here's manager Neil Harris.
17:50 >> There's been a little bit, I feel, negativity
17:53 around the place because we've had a bad week.
17:55 It's a bad week.
17:56 It's a bad week in the season.
17:57 And that's how to respond.
17:58 And we've got to follow that second half up with,
18:02 from the first whistle on Saturday against Harrogate.
18:05 >> Well, following those words,
18:07 Harris revealed that he had sent a letter
18:09 to the PGMOL following what he sees
18:12 as unfair refereeing decisions in previous games.
18:15 It comes as midfielder Tim De Young faces six weeks
18:18 out of play after an injury time tackle
18:21 from Grimsby Town's Adam Herkzig at the weekend.
18:24 The tackle resulted in him having to be in a brace
18:27 for the next few weeks with ligament damage.
18:29 >> Ethan Coleman's had a three-game ban
18:31 and can't now play Saturday in the game
18:33 for a decision that was never a red card.
18:36 And then on the weekend, Tim De Young's now out injured
18:38 for six weeks because it's the worst tackle I've seen
18:41 this season and one for the yellow card.
18:43 So I'm waiting for an answer from PGMOL.
18:46 And when I get it, I will read it to you to see
18:49 if I get an apology or they take ownership in their mistakes
18:52 or what the rules are because, as you can tell,
18:55 I feel quite strongly about it.
18:57 >> Moving on and elsewhere, Kent's team suffered a difficult
19:00 night in the National League South.
19:02 None of our sides able to secure a win.
19:04 So let's take a look at those results
19:05 in a bit more detail now.
19:07 Dartford lost 2-1 against bottom side Slough,
19:11 meaning it's back-to-back defeats for Adam Dowson's side.
19:14 Meanwhile, Maidstone United welcomed Averley
19:16 but ultimately fell short, losing 1-0.
19:19 A second half header from Charlie Hughes
19:21 ended the Stones' five-match unbeaten run
19:24 and sent Averley to the top of the standings.
19:27 Whilst Dover Athletic lost 2-0 against St Albans
19:30 and Tunbridge Angels had a scoreless draw
19:32 at the Longleat Stadium against Braintree.
19:34 Now on to Kent County, who have signed a familiar face
19:39 as their new director of cricket.
19:40 Simon Kirk, who's been part of Kent's coaching staff
19:44 since 2019, originally joined as a player in 2005.
19:48 He amassed over 200 appearances for the county side
19:51 as a seam bowler.
19:53 Kirk, in an interview with the club,
19:54 has promised a more hands-on approach
19:56 compared to outgoing director of cricket Paul Downton,
20:00 who announced his retirement earlier this summer.
20:02 Kent, currently second bottom, continue their fight
20:05 to avoid relegation in Division One
20:07 of the county championships with three matches left.
20:10 They next meet with Nottinghamshire
20:12 in Canterbury starting Sunday.
20:14 And finally from me, Minster's Ross Wilson
20:17 had to readjust his European Paratable Tennis
20:20 Championships approach after being reclassified
20:23 by the sport's governing body.
20:24 Wilson was moved from Class 8 to Class 9,
20:28 which categorises paratable tennis players
20:31 on a scale of 1-10 based on their functional ability.
20:35 Well, despite facing an unexpected pool of competition,
20:38 Wilson started strong in the singles
20:40 with a 3-0 win on Monday
20:42 before narrowly losing his second 3-2.
20:45 Meanwhile, Tunbridge Wells' Will Bailey
20:47 excelled in the Class 7 singles
20:49 with a 3-0 victory over Sweden's Sam Gustafson,
20:53 earning himself a quarterfinals bye.
20:55 The championships continue until Sunday.
20:58 Well, that's it from me.
20:59 Just a reminder, we have a new episode
21:01 of Invicta Sport coming out this Friday.
21:03 And as always, we're looking for your clips
21:05 and pictures to be sent in
21:07 for a chance to be featured on the show.
21:09 Just send in videos of you playing sport in the county.
21:12 We want to see it and we want to show it
21:14 to the rest of the county.
21:15 And now, saving money and energy
21:26 is something many people are trying to achieve.
21:29 Grampian Borough Council hosted an event
21:31 looking to teach the public how to be mindful
21:33 of their budgets and the environment at the same time.
21:36 It's all part of the council looking to reach its own goal
21:40 of decarbonising and achieving net zero.
21:42 But how quickly do they plan on getting there?
21:45 Our reporter Henry Lark has more.
21:47 Reducing your own carbon footprint
21:49 and saving money on household bills
21:51 can be done with just a few helpful tips and tricks.
21:55 And this resonant event at Gravesham's Woodville
21:58 sought out to teach the public how to go about it.
22:01 Several stalls were on offer,
22:03 from free bike MOTs to minor clothing repairs.
22:07 It's all a part of the Borough Council's climate change plan,
22:11 aiming to achieve the status of net zero by 2030.
22:14 Well, Gravesham Borough Council declared a climate emergency
22:17 in June of 2019.
22:19 And since then, we've developed a climate change strategy
22:22 and an action plan,
22:24 which we've been working to deliver in a range of areas.
22:27 And events like today really give residents an opportunity
22:31 to come and speak to professionals and organisations
22:34 that can give them advice
22:36 to help them live their lives more sustainably.
22:38 And events like today really do give residents a chance
22:41 to come and get involved more so than they would normally.
22:45 The council also say they're working hard
22:48 on decarbonising homes across Gravesend.
22:51 And we've got a really ambitious programme for the coming years,
22:55 including full decarbonisation of homes
23:00 and the improved thermal efficiency of our homes as well.
23:05 Southern Water were also at the function,
23:07 offering family discounts with water bills increasing
23:11 right across Kent and the UK,
23:13 putting immense strain on many households.
23:16 So we've got affordability tariffs and schemes
23:20 for customers who are on low-income families.
23:23 So if you've got less than 21,000 coming into the household,
23:27 we can support with a huge 45% discount off your water bills.
23:32 And you can do that by applying online at southernwater.co.uk.
23:36 I need help paying my bill, and then you can apply for that online.
23:40 If anyone's in receipt of pension credits,
23:42 that's an instant 45% off your water bills.
23:45 And again, that can be applied for online.
23:48 Or if you prefer to give us a call,
23:49 then you can just find the number online and talk to someone here.
23:53 I picked up a few useful skills myself.
23:56 Fixing trouser buttons can often cost a pretty penny.
23:59 But thanks to today's resonant event in Gravesham,
24:02 I've been taught how to fix any button that comes off my trousers.
24:07 Pretty handy, right?
24:09 Bouncing off this event,
24:11 the Borough Council are hoping to show Gravesham
24:14 how to save money, energy, and of course, the planet.
24:18 But reaching complete net zero in just seven years
24:21 may not be so straightforward.
24:24 Henry Luck for CAME TV in Gravesham.
24:28 Well, joining me in the studio now
24:31 is the Labour leader of Gravesham Borough Council, John Burden.
24:34 John, thank you so much for joining us in the studio today.
24:37 Now, tell us, what was the response like to this event
24:39 that we saw in Henry's report just a second ago?
24:42 I think that the number of people who attended was very good.
24:46 There was about 150 to 200 people who turned in to the meeting.
24:50 They went away with a lot of information,
24:51 and hopefully they'll talk to friends and colleagues
24:54 what they found out on the day.
24:55 So, it was very, very positive.
24:57 And we've been seeing on the news, particularly yesterday,
25:00 Council is struggling with finance,
25:02 Birmingham particularly up there.
25:06 How can you achieve net zero goals
25:09 while also balancing the books?
25:11 I think we are aiming for 2030 as our target date as an authority.
25:17 What we're doing is looking at the cycle of renewal,
25:19 for example, lorries will be done towards the end of that period.
25:23 But it's a sort of careful managed programme of work,
25:26 and improvement of our council stock is the primary area.
25:29 And what are your list of priorities on achieving net zero?
25:33 The two big areas we know are the problems of transport and property.
25:37 So, we're looking at a new leisure centre
25:39 that will be environmentally friendly,
25:42 which will remove one that's currently not environmentally very good.
25:47 We're looking at council housing to improve that,
25:49 and our vehicle fleet.
25:51 If we do those big three things,
25:53 that will make a huge difference for Gresham.
25:55 How quickly can that come in?
25:57 The leisure centre's being given permission,
25:59 the funding's being put in place at the moment,
26:02 the ongoing work with the housing stock is being taken place now.
26:06 So, we're looking to improve all that stock going forward.
26:10 Well, we'll talk more about this in just a moment,
26:13 because we're going to have Kent on climate coming up.
26:15 You're going to be one of our guests on that this evening.
26:18 So, we'll talk more about the council,
26:20 net zero goals in just a few moments' time.
26:23 But that's it for Kent tonight, this evening.
26:25 As I said, we'll be putting that to John Burden on Kenton Climate
26:29 right after this break,
26:30 and I'll be finding out how he'll be practically
26:33 and reaching his eco targets.
26:36 Well, that's all we've got time for on Kent tonight, this evening.
26:38 There's more news made for Kent this evening.
26:41 There's plenty of other shows on our website, kntv.co.uk.
26:45 I'll see you in a few minutes for Kent on Climate.
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