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00:24Hello and welcome to Kent's Night Live on KMTV.
00:28I'm Megan Shaw and here are your top stories on Thursday the 2nd of April.
00:33Where's our water?
00:35Penbury and surrounding villages see supply issues after a burst water main.
00:40In my area, in particular, this is the third time that water has gone out in the last two months.
00:47Delayed development.
00:49Sitting bond proposals for 2,500 homes deferred at planning meeting.
00:54This proposal will all feed through mostly onto a single road junction that will have a lot of knock-on
01:01effects.
01:03And we are the champions.
01:05Grammar School celebrations at National Vars Tournament.
01:08That togetherness that they've showed both on and off the pitch has really paid dividends.
01:13So yeah, togetherness and pride.
01:25But first, some breaking news.
01:27A man has been arrested after a man and a young girl died in a crash near Tornbridge.
01:32According to the police, a tipper truck collided with a horse-drawn carriage on the A228 Boyle Way near East
01:39Peckham yesterday evening.
01:41The crash left two of the carriage riders dead and another woman in critical condition.
01:46And our reporter, Finn McDermid, is with me now to talk us through the story.
01:51So Finn, first of all, are you alright to just kind of give us a rundown of the events that
01:54we know so far?
01:56Yeah, absolutely.
01:57As you say, Meg, there was a huge emergency response on the scene of the A228 Boyle Road, which is
02:04near East Peckham by Tornbridge.
02:06Multiple people were involved, including a man who passed away at the scene, a young girl who was taken to
02:12hospital and was later pronounced deceased there,
02:14and a woman who remains in hospital in a critical condition.
02:18Now, according to the authorities, it was a white tipper truck that was being driven on the southbound carriageway between
02:26Bampages Road and Hale Street
02:28when that collided with a pony and trap that was going in the same direction.
02:31The man, woman, and young girl were all riding in the trap with the man driving.
02:36Now, for anyone who doesn't know what a pony and trap is, it's essentially a small, two-wheeled, horse-drawn
02:41carriage,
02:42typically drawn by one singular pony.
02:46Shortly after the collision, Kent Police Patrol, South East Coast Ambulance Service and Kent Fire and Rescue Service
02:54were in attendance at the scene and the road was closed.
02:57It's also worth mentioning the pony did die as a result of the crash.
03:01Later, two air ambulances landed at the scene with a helicopter arriving at around 6.44
03:06and another arriving at around 7.13 later, taking off in what is believed to be the direction of King's
03:13College Hospital.
03:15And, Finn, you've given us what happened there, but what have the police said?
03:19Well, they have said they're currently looking for any witnesses to either the two individual vehicles,
03:25the pony and trap or the white tipper truck, or to the crash itself,
03:29or any dash cam footage that anyone might have.
03:32That's because they're opening an investigation.
03:33And as you mentioned earlier, they arrested the driver of the tipper truck, who is 29 and is also a
03:43Kent resident.
03:45So, yeah, and as I say, they are urging anyone who has any details, who might have been a witness,
03:51who might have any dash cam footage, to contact them on their urgent appeal line,
03:56the Serious Collision Investigation Unit.
03:58Thank you, Finn, for bringing us that story.
04:00And, of course, it will be something that we'll be following as it continues.
04:04Now, water supply problems have returned to West Kent,
04:07with 5,000 properties in the rural area surrounding Tombridge having water supply issues.
04:13The villages of Frenchley, Horsmorden, Penbury and Matfield have reported different levels of low-pressure
04:19and intermittent supply throughout the day.
04:22South East Water have said that the issues were caused from a burst at Buell Water Treatment Works,
04:27and said, we don't yet have a confirmed time for when the work will be complete,
04:32but our teams are working to repair the burst as quickly as possible to restore supply.
04:36And this is what local councillor Tom Mobs had to say.
04:40Obviously, we had the weak water shortage in Tunbridge Wells.
04:43And then, in my area, in particular, this is the third time that water has gone out in the last
04:50two months.
04:51We had an outage in late January, in early March, and now, obviously, today.
04:59What's been the feedback from residents?
05:01Well, residents are angry, and rightly so.
05:04I think the infrastructure cannot cope with the existing number of houses that we have,
05:12and water supply in other areas of West Kent is in short supply.
05:19Now, proposals to build a 2,500 home estate just outside a sitting barn have been delayed
05:25due to objections from parish councillors and campaigners.
05:28The development, dubbed Fox Church, will be built in Bobbing, next to the Sheppie Way,
05:33and would also include several sports facilities and a school.
05:38But, crucially, objectives for the existing infrastructure would not be able to cope with thousands more residents,
05:44and aren't happy with the deferred verdict.
05:46And I visited Swale Borough Council last week.
05:49Not your average Swale Borough Council meeting,
05:52when the public gallery is so packed.
05:54But this isn't your average development.
05:57Up to 2,500 homes could be built in Bobbing, just outside of Sittingbourne,
06:03and five town parish councils came armed with objections.
06:07Steve Tollers from Eyewade Parish Council brought forward the potential environmental concerns
06:13such a large estate might bring.
06:16While Mike Brown, representing East Church Parish Council,
06:20stressed that existing infrastructure, like roads,
06:23might not be able to cope with thousands more people using them.
06:27But, ultimately, the final decision was pushed back,
06:31as more people voted against the proposals than for them.
06:35But, as so many houses still need to be built to meet the government's targets,
06:40as well as to meet shortfall,
06:43I wanted to see this land for myself,
06:45and see why it was so precious.
06:47This proposal will all feed through mostly onto a single road junction
06:53that will have a lot of knock-on effects.
06:55There are also concerns about water supplies.
06:59Again, potential knock-on effects to Sittingbourne and Sheppey.
07:04School places, secondary school places,
07:07there's already problems with people getting places for their children in this area.
07:15This will bring additional load.
07:19There's a lot of issues.
07:21The near 500-acre estate of Sheppey Way
07:26has been in the works since 2018,
07:29but has frequently been pushed back and amended
07:32due to unhappy councillors and campaign groups
07:35who object to their proposals.
07:37But now the development has been deferred rather than approved.
07:41Does that mean that feels like these in bobbing behind me
07:44can live to see another day?
07:46And the developer, Catesby States,
07:49declined to comment or speak to me.
07:51Now, the final decision will be pushed back to the 10th of April,
07:55but deferrals pose the risk
07:57that the government could grab permission
07:59if the council takes too long.
08:02Meaning feels like these might have their days numbered.
08:06Megan Shaw in bobbing.
08:09Now, you might have Easter plans over the coming bank holiday,
08:13but it won't be long before family days out could be even more costly.
08:17That's because parking charges across Medway
08:19are set to rise again this spring,
08:21with the cost of longer stays increasing by 20%.
08:24The council says changes are needed to protect services,
08:28but many traders fear it could hit footfall
08:30and are already struggling high streets.
08:33And our reporter, Brandon Perfect,
08:34has been speaking to businesses and shoppers in Rochester
08:37to find out how the new changes could affect them.
08:40It's a criminal.
08:42Insane.
08:43Joke.
08:44Medway drivers are facing another rise in parking charges,
08:48with prices for stays over an hour increasing by a whopping 20%.
08:52It's part of a wider attempt from the council to balance the books,
08:57but for many it's yet another increase in costs.
09:01From May 1st, the price of parking in council-owned spots
09:05will be jumping from £2.40 to £2.90 for one hour,
09:10and £3.50 if you're parked for two hours.
09:13The 30-minute parking tariff will be reduced from £1.90 to £1.
09:17The council argues that this will help the local economy
09:21and local traders across Medway,
09:23but some are saying that this option isn't enough.
09:27Others fear that the increase could put customers off entirely
09:30and push shoppers towards out-of-town retail shopping
09:34where parking is free.
09:36Well, people are always conscious of how long
09:38and how much is parking going to take up.
09:41I think just being in awareness that the higher it comes,
09:45the more of a choice people have to make
09:46and they might then have to cancel a whole day here,
09:50and we are a tourist town,
09:51so to make it more appealing for people to stay for longer
09:54is always a good thing, I think.
09:56So what do shoppers on Rochester High Street think of the changes?
10:01Well, I don't know where people are going to get money from all the time.
10:04This is the thing, cost of living, prices, wages aren't going up,
10:08but obviously everything else is.
10:10It's bad because we're all paying so much to park somewhere
10:14and we don't all have the amount of money to be paying.
10:17We don't get paid enough.
10:18I just think it's ridiculous.
10:20I'm not too happy.
10:22Like, just everything's going up so much in price.
10:24Like, how will we ever make that businesses are going to go out of money
10:27because people can't afford to park anymore?
10:29A worker at the Houndhot told me
10:31she's worried about the rise in parking charges
10:34as she relies on parking in Rochester every day
10:37while working full-time.
10:39It's costing me, like, over nearly £200 a month in parking.
10:44Obviously, I work full-time, five days a week.
10:47I'm here all the time.
10:48So even just as a cost of running a business and getting here
10:52is very difficult.
10:53Most people that come in here,
10:55they spend, like, a good three or so hours.
10:58With this being another increase in two years,
11:00this debate over parking charges isn't going away.
11:03Whether the rise ends up costing the local economy remains to be seen.
11:08For now, drivers are preparing to pay a little more
11:11and businesses are hoping the change won't drive customers elsewhere.
11:16Brandon Perfett for KMTV in Rochester.
11:21Now, we're just about to go into our break now.
11:23But, like this Sunday, we've got lots of treats coming up.
11:27We'll see Henry Luck and the winning rugby match.
11:29All that and more, and the weather, of course, after the break.
11:43We'll see you next time.
16:03But now he's been sacked from his role as housing spokesperson just three weeks after his appointment,
16:08after mounting anger over remarks he made about the Grenfell fire tragedy.
16:13His remarks included saying the fire was a tragedy, but that everyone dies in the end.
16:18And regulations introduced in the disaster's wake were throttling house building.
16:22Dudley has since apologised.
16:25Now, Medway Council did not reply to our requests for comment.
16:29A break-in at Folkestone Sports Centre.
16:31And apologies, that was wrong, my fault.
16:33Has left its pool filled with debris ahead of a planned summer opening.
16:37The Sports Centre, which was closed back in July of 2024, was set to reopen this summer
16:42after the Folkestone and Hyth District Council approved a £2.4 million grant to its operators.
16:48The site was found to have been targeted during a break-in,
16:51with windows smashed and considerable destruction throughout the building.
16:55In a statement, the centre's operators stated that nothing had been stolen,
16:58suggesting that the break-in was a deliberate act of vandalism.
17:04Now, a grammar school was just celebrated winning a national Vars tournament at Twickenham.
17:09Medstone Grammar School's rugby team emerged victorious after a tense penalty shootout
17:14against Dame Allen School, ending the game 22-21.
17:18The mayor of Medstone, sorry, invited the team to the town hall to congratulate them on their incredible success.
17:25And our community reporter, Henry Luck, went down to the celebrations to find out more.
17:29It all came down to this, one last penalty shot.
17:35But Medstone Grammar School made it happen, defeating Newcastle's Dame Allen School
17:43and winning a Continental Tyres School Under-18s Phase Tournament,
17:50the final result being 22-21.
17:55To celebrate, the mayor of Medstone invited the team to the town hall,
18:02allowing them to bask in their glory.
18:05I'm absolutely delighted.
18:06This is why I invited Medstone Grammar School's team to the town hall
18:13in an official civic reception, because if it's team Medstone,
18:18whatever we have to do in Medstone that we deserve to celebrate,
18:21then we should celebrate.
18:22And I should introduce them and show them the town hall
18:26and commend them as the mayor.
18:28This has been in the making for Medstone Grammar School
18:32for over 20 years.
18:35And living near Medstone myself,
18:37I can't help but feel great pride for this local team.
18:44The team's head coach says this victory
18:47goes beyond just training and playing to win.
18:51It was all about grit, determination and team spirit,
18:57which showed when player Ian Coveney scored the winning goal.
19:03They're an incredibly hard-working bunch of boys
19:06and we've spoken a lot about pride and togetherness
19:08and who you represent.
19:10And these boys said at the start of the year,
19:11it's about inspiring the younger generations amongst them
19:14and they've certainly lived that.
19:16And that togetherness that they've showed both on and off the pitch
19:19has really paid dividends.
19:21So, yeah, togetherness and pride.
19:23It was an amazing moment for everyone involved.
19:27I feel like I took the responsibility well to take the kick,
19:30but at the time I didn't really want to take it.
19:32I was suffering with cramp, injured a bit,
19:34but all the boys backed me,
19:36so to have that support from the boys really helped me get through it.
19:38With these students sending shockwaves across the borough,
19:43this achievement is looking to be talked about
19:46and commended for years to come.
19:50Henry Luck for Kame TV in Medstone.
19:56Henry Luck there.
19:57Now, a recent renovation to one of Canterbury's cathedral's gates
20:01has been splitting opinions within the city.
20:04The Christchurch gate at the entrance to Canterbury Cathedral
20:08has been given a £1 million restoration,
20:11which has given the 16th century gatehouse a new colourful look.
20:15This new look has brought some unfavourable comments, however,
20:18with many residents claiming it to look gaudy,
20:20as well as describing the new glass windows as Disney-style.
20:24However, experts have come forward to confirm
20:26that while the look may be a bit bling,
20:29it lines up historically to how the gate once was.
20:32And early today, we went down to get public reaction.
20:35Yeah, I think it stands out from the rest of the shops and things.
20:39I haven't been to Canterbury before,
20:41and we came to have a look at the cathedral,
20:43and just walking down the street,
20:45it's sort of the first thing that you see
20:47when you're sort of searching for the cathedral,
20:49not really knowing its location.
20:51So I think it's a good, literally, gateway into the cathedral
20:55because it stands out and draws your attention to it.
20:57I've seen a few people complain about it online and stuff,
21:00and I think if you're complaining about the colours,
21:03then you probably weren't interested in the cathedrals to begin with, to be honest.
21:07You probably have a lot of people that are coming here to see it,
21:10and I think it just looks really nice.
21:12I mean, usually when you visit these kind of old places,
21:17there are no colours left,
21:18and we all have the impression that it's only, let's say, black and white, so to say,
21:23and it wasn't.
21:25It looks like, I don't know,
21:27some glorious atmosphere of Saint Cathedral
21:32and of all of this place atmosphere, so for me it's okay.
21:36But will the weather be as colourful?
21:38Let's take a look.
21:44Temperatures for night staying around 7 degrees,
21:46partly cloudy across the whole of the county,
21:49winds heading north and into the morning,
21:51sticking at 9 degrees, light rain in parts of the county,
21:55picking up to 15 miles per hour on the wind.
21:57And tomorrow afternoon,
21:58temperatures sitting around 14 degrees,
22:0015 to your high in Dartford,
22:02lows of 12.
22:03And your outlook for the rest of the week,
22:0715 degrees on Saturday,
22:0813 on Sunday,
22:0916 on Monday,
22:10nice and bright on Monday for that bank holiday sun.
22:20Now from the weather to space,
22:23Artemis 2 is on course to head to the moon
22:25in the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.
22:30And with everyone glued to their screens,
22:32waiting to see how the mission goes,
22:34could be a great time to watch some iconic sci-fi films.
22:37And joining us,
22:38I've got reporter Finn McDermid,
22:40is a bit of a self-professed sci-fi nerd.
22:43So Finn,
22:44let's just start off first of all,
22:46I've got a bit of a quiz for you.
22:47All right, I'm ready.
22:48So I'm going to be showing you
22:50spaceships from famous films,
22:52and I want to see if you can guess them.
22:53Okay, is this our first one?
22:54This is our first one.
22:55Okay, well,
22:56I think this is the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek,
23:01because it sort of says Enterprise,
23:03but I could be wrong.
23:03Maybe that's,
23:04we should have made that a bit more tricky for you,
23:06shouldn't be really,
23:06you've kind of read the screen.
23:08Yes.
23:08You were correct, though.
23:09Okay, I want to warn you,
23:10I'm very competitive, so.
23:11That's good, we like that.
23:12Okay, all right.
23:13It's a competition.
23:14Okay, are you being warned?
23:14On to the next.
23:15Well, this is not a film, but.
23:17Yeah, this is the TARDIS from Doctor Who.
23:21I don't know which season specifically.
23:22I never, I think I watched one episode.
23:24Which Doctor do you think that was taken in?
23:26I could name you.
23:26Give it a punt.
23:27I can't name you the Doctors,
23:28because there's David Tennant,
23:30there's Christopher Eccleston,
23:31and those are the only ones.
23:32Oh, no, Matt Smith,
23:33he was one of them, wasn't he?
23:35I've got people saying fake fan in my ear.
23:37Fake fan.
23:38Well, I never claim to be a fan.
23:39I'm not, I'm not,
23:40I'm not the biggest fan of Doctor Who.
23:42That might annoy some viewers out there.
23:43I'm not the biggest fan, but.
23:44And you were correct.
23:45I'll take it.
23:45Moving on to the next one,
23:46back to films.
23:47Even I know this.
23:49Oh, oh.
23:49Well, obviously I know the film is Star Wars,
23:51but I'm trying to remember the name.
23:52It's not,
23:52it's a TIE fighter from Star Wars, I think.
23:54Well done.
23:55Yeah, that was brilliant.
23:56Yeah, my friend could do
23:57a really good impression of these,
23:58I'm not going to repeat it.
24:00We'll have to,
24:00we'll have to have that after, I'm sure.
24:01That'll be bonus,
24:02that'll be a TikTok or something
24:03we'll put up.
24:04And our next one.
24:07Ooh.
24:07Ooh, oh, okay.
24:08Oh, I recognise it.
24:11I want to say.
24:13Ooh, it's giving cement, isn't it?
24:14Cement.
24:15Yeah, I think this is,
24:18is this.
24:19This is tricky.
24:20Pacific Rim?
24:21Ooh, try again.
24:23Uh.
24:23Oh.
24:24Well, I don't even know.
24:25I don't know the USS Nostromo.
24:27What is this from?
24:27That's from Alien.
24:28Oh, right.
24:29I've not seen Alien.
24:30I haven't seen Alien, no.
24:30I think it would put me off my dinner.
24:31A little bit.
24:32Um.
24:33Whoa.
24:33Ooh.
24:34Uh.
24:35Is this from District 9?
24:39It is.
24:40Is it from District 9?
24:40It is.
24:41I'm pretty proud of that.
24:42Oh, but, oh.
24:43When you were going to say that, though?
24:44I would not have guessed that.
24:45Half a point.
24:46I'll take it.
24:46I've not been tallying, so.
24:48I've.
24:48You're doing well to me.
24:49Wrong.
24:50Oh, come on.
24:50This is, this is the Wallace and Gromit,
24:52their cheesemobile,
24:53or whatever they were called
24:54when they went up.
24:55I don't, I don't think that's made of cheese.
24:57No, but it's,
24:57the moon is made of cheese.
24:59Ah.
24:59Wallace goes up, he says,
25:00we're into Wensleydale,
25:01and they go up and get the car.
25:02But do you know
25:03the Wallace and Gromit episode
25:05that this is,
25:06that this is from?
25:07Oh, it's called, like,
25:07A Nice Day Out,
25:08or A Long Day Out, or something.
25:09Close.
25:10What is it called?
25:10Try again, more British.
25:13Lovely day out,
25:15charming, delightful day out.
25:16A grand day out.
25:17Grand day out.
25:18Okay.
25:19Okay.
25:19I've let the team down.
25:21And this is our last one before.
25:23I know this one.
25:24This is for,
25:25ah,
25:25this is the by and large ship
25:27from Wally.
25:28Wow.
25:29Yeah, close enough.
25:30God, we're really quick
25:31with the keyboard.
25:31I was going to try and make you
25:32guess that as well.
25:33Oh, that is,
25:34yeah.
25:35Okay, this is good.
25:35I'm pretty happy with how I've done.
25:37You've done really well.
25:38I love Wally.
25:39I do too.
25:39It is a very good film.
25:41Yeah.
25:41And you've passed,
25:42you've passed the spaceship test
25:43with flying colours.
25:44So,
25:45tell me,
25:45Finn,
25:46what is your personal
25:47favourite spaceship?
25:48My personal favourite spaceship?
25:51That's a tricky one.
25:52It's not something I've really
25:53considered on my days today.
25:54Well, consider it now.
25:55Okay,
25:55I'm trying.
25:56Oh,
25:57I'd probably have to say,
25:58I really,
26:00I want to say
26:01the speed bikes
26:04from,
26:06from Star Wars
26:07episode six,
26:08where they go to the EW,
26:09but I don't know if that
26:09counts as a spaceship
26:10because it doesn't really
26:11go to space.
26:11So,
26:12I'll probably,
26:12I'll probably have to be basic
26:13and say Luke's X-Wing.
26:14Oh.
26:15I'm trying to think
26:15if there's any other,
26:16maybe,
26:17maybe the Guardians ship
26:18from Guardians 1,
26:19Guardians of the Galaxy.
26:19that is a good one.
26:20orange and blue colour palette,
26:22I quite like that one as well.
26:23But it's not,
26:23there's not like an obvious choice for me.
26:26Not a spaceship
26:26that jumps out per se.
26:27No,
26:28nothing that hyperdrives.
26:29Oh,
26:29Millennium Falcon.
26:30What am I talking about?
26:31It's the Millennium Falcon.
26:31That's the best one.
26:32And Finn,
26:33it's been great to chat
26:34spaceships with you,
26:34but I must cut you off.
26:36And you've been watching
26:36Kent's Night Live here
26:38on KMTV.
26:39There's more news
26:40across Kent.
26:41We'll see you later.
26:57We'll see you later.
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