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00:00Hello and welcome to Kent Tonight live on KMTV.
00:27I'm Isabel Miller and here are your top stories on Thursday the 26th of June.
00:33Sentenced to life. Stephen Castle to serve a minimum term of 25 years for the murder of Wayne Woodgate.
00:42He showed absolutely no remorse whatsoever. It's quite cold, very calculated individual.
00:47It was almost like it was just daily business for him.
00:50Don't stop in the box. Medway Council revealed to have the second highest revenue from yellow box fines in England.
00:59These new powers allow us to do is to actually ensure that we stand up for the thousands of law abiding citizens.
01:08And high spirits. Ramsgate Primary School names air ambulance helicopter.
01:13Children of all ages, it's really important that they learn about the work that we do and the difference that we make and that they can make.
01:19New RAC data shows the Medway Council was the second highest earner from fines received by people stopping in a yellow box.
01:38This data excludes London and Cardiff. With only five enforced boxes across Medway, it is estimated that the council are handing out 13 PCNs a day.
01:50Our reporter Daisy Page has taken to Medway to see the yellow boxes for herself.
01:55These yellow box markings on a road are used to reduce traffic and keep junctions clear.
02:01A motorist which stops in one of these can be at risk of receiving a £70 fine, which can be reduced to £35 if paid within the 21 days of the notice being issued.
02:12Up until May 2022, only councils in London and Cardiff could enforce yellow box junctions.
02:18But since other authorities could enforce this, there has been a concern for drivers being unfairly caught out.
02:24In a statement by RAC, they said the enormously high number of penalty charge notice being raised in just a few council areas suggests things are awry.
02:33The large number of penalties being dished out over a small number of locations and in a short space of time should send alarm bells ringing in council offices.
02:43Data from 2024 shows that Medway Council had the second highest penalty charge notice generated from yellow box junctions.
02:51What these new powers allow us to do is to actually ensure that we stand up for the thousands of law-abiding citizens,
03:00the thousands of drivers who cross Rochester Bridge and four other locations where we are enforcing with these cameras.
03:08And we're standing up for them and making sure that the people who cut them up, who lock them out, who basically cause a significant part of the delays on major routes in Medway,
03:20are actually held to account and are issued with a penalty charge.
03:24I've been at the Rochester Bridge yellow box for about an hour now and I haven't witnessed any cars stop in the box or be at risk of receiving a fine.
03:31However, let's go and check out what it looks like at the highest earning revenue yellow box here in Medway.
03:39And it's here on Raynham Road where it's said that Medway is receiving the most revenue.
03:44Connecting Canterbury Street and Ashtree Lane to Raynham Road can make the area a hotspot for traffic.
03:50But while out watching, I saw more cars trying to avoid entering the yellow box.
03:55But what do people make of the enforcement?
04:02People have to wait, so we have to pay, you know, I mean, as long as it helps driving and stopping accidents.
04:13Well, I think it's important to give them a chance, perhaps, especially if it's their first time in that particular area.
04:18So perhaps a first chance would be good and then, you know, obviously on the second occasion, then fine.
04:26So next time you approach a yellow box, make sure to stop.
04:29Daisy Page for KMTV.
04:33And now Daisy Page joins me in the studio. Thank you very much.
04:37So you were out all day today looking at these.
04:40So, I mean, some people might not necessarily know that you could get a fine from these yellow boxes.
04:46What did you encounter today?
04:48Yeah, so out and about today, I went out around 11 o'clock.
04:51I spent around an hour down at the Rochester Bridge yellow box.
04:55I spoke to a few people.
04:57A few people were non-drivers, whereas some were.
05:01And when I said yellow box, I was like, oh, what do you mean?
05:02And when I pointed it out and explained, I mean, I was still quite unsure.
05:06Some people didn't want to be interviewed, but kind of echoed what we heard in the story as kind of like that we need them in place for enforcement to make sure there's no incidents happening.
05:16And then I spent the rest of the day down at Raynham Road, which is said to be bringing the most revenue in from these fines.
05:25Now, Medway has five enforced yellow boxes altogether.
05:29And from data last year, it shows that Medway Council issued 4,433 PCNs last year, and that's equivalent to 13 a day.
05:41But what I found, what I didn't know before today, speaking to Alex, is that these cameras aren't actually giving out the fines.
05:51The camera's noticed an issue, then it goes to a person to take a look.
05:54So we can hear from Alex explaining this a little bit better now.
05:57This is not fines issued by robots.
06:00Although there are cameras to capture the potential offences and to capture the registration plates, all those clips are then reviewed by a human being who will determine whether a contravention has actually happened.
06:13So if there is a situation where you are moving forward into clear space beyond the other side of the yellow box and you are then cut up by a driver from another lane, that will be something that will be taken into account and that would not be a contravention and a fine wouldn't be issued.
06:31Now, did you see anyone actually enter the yellow box while you were out today?
06:35Well, at both locations, I spent around an hour, just a bit over an hour, watching traffic.
06:41I mean, I did go at midday, so it wasn't the height of traffic.
06:45What I did notice is that cars were slowly going through it but not stopping.
06:50There was lots of traffic lights by both of these yellow boxes, so I think it's quite easy to be caught out, but people were stopping ahead of time and monitoring that.
06:59But one thing I did notice was people not stopping in the yellow boxes but trying their best to avoid stopping.
07:06And we can show you a clip now of a car.
07:07He's about to go out and he realises that there's too many cars in front of him.
07:11He stops and he rolls back.
07:13Now, in this original clip, you won't be able to hear it, but the car behind him beeps as he's about to roll back into the other car.
07:19And I just thought that was really interesting, the fact that you saw the yellow box trying to stop accidents, but also then people were trying to avoid getting that penalty fine and reversing back as well.
07:31So I think the biggest thing that we need to take away is making sure that when we're driving, the road in front of us is clear before we take off and go into that space.
07:40Yeah, and being very careful of making sure that we don't go in these boxes just in case we do get fines.
07:46And they probably, as long as it's safe, it's probably the best thing to do to make sure you're not in there.
07:51Always stop.
07:51And just to note, let me get the correct terminology, PCNs are generally around £70, but they can be reduced to £35 if paid within the 21 days of the notice being issued.
08:03Thank you very much, Daisy Page there.
08:05Now, a builder from Manfield who cold-heartedly murdered a grandfather has today been sentenced to a minimum term of 25 years.
08:15Stephen Castle was sentenced today at Maidstone Crown Court, where his honour judge Julian Smith described the case as chilling.
08:24Wayne Woodgate's family were watching on today, where they described Castle as a bully who took an irreplaceable life.
08:31Gabriel Morris joins me now from Maidstone Crown Course.
08:35So, sentencing today.
08:37Can you please just give us a reminder of the case itself?
08:43Well, it's a chilling case as described by his honour judge Julian Smith.
08:47He said there was a degree of premeditation which went into this, but not long-term planning.
08:54It was all born out of chance and misfortune.
08:57Stephen Castle, who actually turned 60 yesterday, has now been sentenced to a minimum term of 25 years behind bars.
09:07Around three quarters of a year of that, he's already served as he's been in custody since his arrest last October.
09:13Stephen Castle's belief that Wayne Woodgate was a grasp for a previous conviction that he served.
09:22I was speaking to Kemp Police, the chief detective on this case afterwards, and they said there was never any evidence for that.
09:29It was last October when both of them were in Tunbridge Wells together.
09:34Wayne Woodgate was in town that day.
09:36He was attending a well-being centre for a session to do with drug and alcohol abuse, something that he had been an abuser of in the past.
09:46And at the time, Wayne Woodgate was living with his son, who was with him today.
09:50But the next day, he was about to move into a new building, a fresh start.
09:55That's when Castle spotted them, and the two of them got into an argument in a 999 called Captured Foul Language and Aggressive Threat,
10:03something that we heard in the court today that wasn't for that.
10:06Wayne Woodgate's body may have never been found.
10:09Wayne Woodgate's son was watching from 100 yards away, and that sent alarm bells ringing through his head.
10:14He saw him disappearing off into a van, and that's when he became a missing man.
10:19Meanwhile, Castle was taking him back to his farmhouse in Matfeld, where Castle tried to convince Mr. Woodgate to admit to being a grass, as I was explaining earlier.
10:28He was later murdered, and he dumped Mr. Woodgate's body in undergrowth off the A268 in Peamarsh in East Sussex.
10:37Later that same day, Castle went for what he described as a cheeky pint.
10:40CCTV footage, as we can see on the screen now, shows him buying and drinking a pint at his local pub just hours after killing Wayne Woodgate.
10:50Later that day, he was arrested that evening on suspicion of kidnapping, but he was released on bail, where he then removed the body into Woodland.
11:00He was later arrested for, later arrested, charged for murder, something he denied, said it was manslaughter, but the court found him guilty of murder.
11:09And today he was sentenced to 25 years for high bars for a minimum term.
11:13I've been talking to Kent Police a little bit about this case.
11:16And he must have spent quite a long time with him in custody. Did he ever show any remorse?
11:21He showed absolutely no remorse whatsoever.
11:23He's quite cold, very calculated individual.
11:27It was almost like it was just daily business for him to be violent and to act that way.
11:32He maintained himself, he was a career criminal.
11:36But actually, the only time he ever forwarded any type of apology was in court, but of course, too late.
11:44Thank you for that report, Gabriel Morris there.
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16:23parents, children, and the teachers at the school, too?
16:27Yeah, of course.
16:27So Amy claims that families have been calling the school nonstop.
16:32She says she's received about 10 phone calls a day from different parents
16:36who want to enroll their kids, saying that they sound quite distressed
16:40because some parents have had to leave their jobs.
16:44And the staff are very disheartened at the situation,
16:47saying they can't provide the support that these people need,
16:50especially because this school specifically is an independent specialist school,
16:55you know, catering to children's schools,
16:57so it's not a mainstream SEND school.
17:00But the management are also facing a lot of financial troubles
17:03because they're still funding staff even though there's no kids to teach,
17:09so they're losing money to fund the future of children who just aren't there.
17:14And we can actually hear from the director herself.
17:16So here is a clip from Amy Saunders.
17:20So we are still empty.
17:22We don't have any children.
17:26We are consulting with KCC,
17:29but Medway have told us they won't consult with independent schools at all.
17:35So we have had contact from a lot of the parents
17:40who have obviously been left without a school,
17:46and we've had quite distressed phone calls from them.
17:49But all we can tell them is that they can't come here,
17:54despite the fact that we're empty and that we want them.
18:00Yeah, Medway have refused to get in contact with us, haven't they?
18:03They haven't responded to any of our emails
18:05where we've said we could help in the short run.
18:08You know, there's lots we can do.
18:10We've got teachers and classes,
18:12so even if we need to give them something to do in the interim,
18:16but they haven't got back to us.
18:18So we had a meeting with Medway maybe six weeks ago
18:22where they told us that they changed the rules.
18:26They weren't consulting with independent schools at all.
18:29Although they said that they can.
18:34If it goes to tribunal,
18:36there are a few cases that will go to an independent school,
18:40but they weren't going to consult with us.
18:44And then when the news of Cornfields and Bellevue came out,
18:48we got in touch with them again on Friday
18:49and said that we've heard what's happened.
18:52If you need any help, we want to work with you.
18:54We're here, but no response.
18:59And what has Kent County Council
19:00and Medway Council said about this?
19:02So I reached out to both for a statement today
19:05and KCC says that they are committed to placing children
19:08and young people in the school or setting
19:10that best meets their individual needs
19:12and that they prioritise maintained mainstream schools
19:16or special schools.
19:18However, they also work with a range
19:20of non-maintained independent special schools
19:22when they are best placed to support a child's specific needs.
19:26They go on to say that as the local authority,
19:28they have a legal duty to ensure children are safe
19:30and receiving a suitable education
19:32and to make sure that they can achieve this.
19:35They encourage schools to join an approved list
19:37of NMISS schools that meet clear standards
19:41in safeguarding, quality of education,
19:43legal compliance and value for money.
19:45Specifically on this school, the Kings Park School,
19:49they stated that it's one of many independent schools
19:51seeking placements from KCC,
19:53but it's not currently on the approved list
19:55and are awaiting evidence of how they meet
19:57the minimum criteria.
19:58And Medway Council also very quickly said
20:01that there are a range of considerations
20:03when making any placement decision,
20:04including the suitability and location of the school,
20:07and all local authorities have a duty
20:09to ensure the efficient use of public funds.
20:11Thank you very much, Kai.
20:15And you can read more about that on Kent Online.
20:18But now church leaders have revealed plans
20:21to turn one of Kent's most iconic buildings,
20:24deeply rooted in Christianity,
20:25into a holiday let.
20:27Christ Church Gate, built in the 1500s,
20:30stands as the main entrance to Canterbury Cathedral
20:32and is arguably the most photographed.
20:35Facing financial pressure,
20:37cathedral bosses say transforming the space
20:39into an Airbnb would offer unique accommodation,
20:42but critics have called the idea ludicrous.
20:45Gabriel Morris has been fielding opinion.
20:48As Kent's most popular tourist attraction
20:51and UNESCO World Heritage Site,
20:53hotels nearby command high prices,
20:57especially with a view.
20:59But what if you could stay inside it?
21:02New plans propose a holiday apartment
21:05behind these windows on the Christ Church Gate.
21:08The one-bedroom flat would feature
21:10an open-plan kitchen, breakfast bar and two toilets.
21:15The cathedral claims the design avoids
21:17permanent changes to the historic structure,
21:20but the idea has alarmed this local tour guide.
21:23It just doesn't seem right to put a holiday let
21:26in such a beautiful grade one listed building.
21:29I mean, it's Baroque and early Renaissance.
21:31It's a wonderful building.
21:32And it just seems to, I don't know,
21:35it just seems to diminish what we've got going on here,
21:38you know.
21:39And if that holiday let was just for the church
21:41to make money, it doesn't sit well with me, that.
21:45And we've got the Canterbury Gate Hotel next door.
21:47That was once used by Pilgrims.
21:49Do you think Pilgrims might use the holiday let?
21:51I think it's so high-end.
21:53I think we're talking high-end American tourists here.
21:56In recent years, the gate has undergone
21:58a £1 million facelift.
22:01The gate's currently being laser-cleaned
22:03as part of the restoration process,
22:05but when the scaffolding comes down,
22:07if it becomes a holiday let, will that be popular?
22:11Well, I think it's absolutely absurd, to be honest with you.
22:13It's got a lot of history behind it.
22:15You know, like you say, it's a listed building.
22:18And the fact they can turn it into a holiday let
22:20when there's also a housing crisis, you know, in the country,
22:23is absolutely absurd.
22:24I do think it's a good idea
22:26because it brings more people to the city.
22:30It's kind of a bit of a waste of the building,
22:33just being office work,
22:35so obviously it gives more people a nice place to stay
22:37with a nice building.
22:40I mean, it would be a really cool stay,
22:42but I just feel like, you know,
22:44it's going to detract from really what it is,
22:46like, you know, you're kind of selling out gout a little bit.
22:50Cathedral bosses told us
22:51they want to continue their centuries-old tradition of hospitality,
22:55serving the local community
22:56and welcoming guests from across the world.
22:59Proposals have only just been submitted
23:01for the holiday let by the cathedral
23:03and their planning process could take some time.
23:06But if it's given the green light,
23:08it could soon be a room with a pew.
23:12Gabriel Morris for KNTV in Canterbury.
23:15Today, the Hoadswood clean-up operation begins.
23:18Two years after the area was described
23:20as an environmental disaster,
23:22the clean-up operation will see
23:24more than 30,000 tonnes of household
23:26and construction waste removed.
23:28The operation is expected to take over a year
23:30to complete with 2,000 lorry loads required.
23:33Over 50 workers have been brought in to manage the removal
23:37and to ensure the waste is disposed of safely.
23:40Environment Minister Mary Cree said
23:44the community in Ashford shouldn't have to put up
23:46with the disgusting actions of these criminal gangs.
23:49And we reported on this earlier in the year.
23:51You can watch this report on our website.
23:52For far too long, Hoadswood in Ashford
23:55has been used to illegally dump tonnes of waste,
23:5835,000 to be exact.
24:01But this could soon change.
24:03In a letter sent to locals this week,
24:05the Environment Agency shared their plans
24:06to close roads in the area on March 25th
24:09to gather equipment.
24:10They will then start removing the waste in spring.
24:13Despite plans to have 20 vehicles
24:15moving the waste daily through Hothfield,
24:18they say this project won't end until late summer 2026.
24:21There's actually 35,000 tonnes of treated waste on that site.
24:27It's covering several acres
24:29and it stands around 12 feet high.
24:32It's enormous what's been done there.
24:35The lorries will come in day and night.
24:37It's a massive operation to get that site filled
24:40with that level of waste.
24:41And it's going to take time to clear it as well.
24:44So what kind of waste has been piling up here?
24:47It's really difficult to be able to describe
24:50exactly what's there.
24:51But from the images and the drain images
24:53that we've seen,
24:54it looks like shredded and treated waste.
24:56Although the removal may cause disruption
24:58due to close roads and moving smells,
25:00the outcome will be positive,
25:02giving residents access to fresh air.
25:04The smell from the site already is quite strong.
25:08I was talking to a reporter
25:10and a camera crew who had been up there
25:12filming on site.
25:13And the cameraman told me
25:15that he actually threw away the shoes
25:17he'd been wearing
25:17because he couldn't get the stench out of them
25:19after being on site.
25:21So taking it away probably
25:22will cause that level of disruption.
25:25But at the moment,
25:26if you go to Hodeswood,
25:27you can't get away from it.
25:29So by taking that away,
25:30then hopefully in the long term,
25:32the community will be able to breathe clean air once again.
25:35But despite the cleanup effort,
25:36the future of Hodeswoods remains uncertain
25:39as years of fly tipping
25:40have left permanent scars on the land.
25:43Nature does have the most remarkable power
25:45to heal itself.
25:46Unfortunately for Hodeswood,
25:47that site will never be restored.
25:49It's ancient woodlands
25:50and the soils
25:51and the way the woodland works,
25:53that will never be how it once was again.
25:57But we can restore it to some extent for nature.
26:01And what we'd like to see
26:02is for the Environment Agency
26:03to put a nature restoration plan
26:05in place for the woodland
26:06so we can get some kind of normality
26:08back for the location.
26:11In a statement,
26:11the Environment Agency said
26:12that a criminal investigation continues
26:15in order to bring before the courts
26:16more waste criminals
26:17using Kent as a dumping ground
26:19for waste for profit.
26:21The steps following the removal
26:22will be efforts to regenerate the site
26:24so that both residents and wildlife
26:26can breathe fresher air.
26:28Kristen Hawthorne for KMTV.
26:31It's time for a quick break now,
26:33but after the break,
26:35we'll learn about a primary school
26:36who were able to see
26:37the air ambulance helicopter
26:39that they named.
26:41And we hear from an award-winning cider company
26:43who also might make wine.
26:46We'll see you right after this break.
26:47We'll see you next time.
26:54We'll see you next time.
35:06cider won the best fruit cider, while their sparkling one won supreme champion. Apparently
35:11this is due to its wow factor that stood out from the very first sip. Both of them are
35:15made with apples that are sourced within 20 miles of the business, making it a real Kentish
35:20cider. We've always focused on the wines, the wines
35:22is a bit, as a family, we're winemakers. Dad started making cider 40 years ago, Bindan
35:29Cider was born, and it's carried on, so we've always made our cider with a winemaker.
35:36I think that, you know, that interpretation of being a winemaker is definitely, you know,
35:40reflecting our ciders. We're working with real fruit, it's not concentrate, it's not water,
35:46we're actively going out working with local farmers to source the strawberries and the
35:50mint that we, you know, infuse the products with, or, you know, using the champagne style
35:56on the sparkling cider, which is the one that won supreme champion.
35:59But the path to making the perfect pint isn't always smooth. I spoke to another award-winning
36:04Kent cider maker who's concerned about the future of the industry.
36:08We're having to find ways to kind of, you know, try and save money in places, see where
36:13we can be more efficient to kind of spend where we need to and also to kind of not spend where
36:18we don't have to. It's a tough time. There's climatic challenges, there's market challenges,
36:24there's cost challenges. It might mean that we have to plant more climate-tolerant varieties
36:30in the future. I've got a lot of peers in the industry and I speak a lot and everybody's
36:35struggling with similar problems.
36:37So with all this in mind, it seems that despite the challenges Kent cider production is facing,
36:42such as rising costs and unpredictable weather, Kent cider producers say they're adapting
36:47by blending tradition with innovation to keep the taps flowing and Kentish cider alive.
36:52Kristen Hawthorne for KMTV, Ashford.
36:59So that's a nice way to spend some time in the sunshine drinking wine. Not a wine drinker
37:04myself, but actually a cider drinker I am, which is obviously trending a little bit more,
37:09would you say? I mean, you've heard from them and some farmers as well about the kind of,
37:14yes, the success of cider, but then also the industry is facing a few troubles, climate changes,
37:20there's so much around this, isn't there? There is. It's certainly an interesting story
37:23and there's a lot more to it other than the amazing awards that's been won by lots of Kentish
37:28producers. One of the problems is, well not problems, but a rising trend is that a lot
37:35of the younger generation are drinking less now. So Tom from Bidadin has noticed that people
37:42tend to gravitate towards 4%, 3.5%, which is maybe why you're seeing more of the fruit
37:51ciders in the shops because they tend to be a little bit lower in percentage.
37:55Yeah, I mean, I sometimes go for a 0% beer because I don't really care for the effects
38:02of alcohol, but sometimes it's nice on a summer's day. And I find that they're getting a lot better
38:07cider as well. I mean, in terms of what the actual place said and farmers said, what are
38:14we seeing in terms of how this year has been for making cider and growing the stuff that
38:21needs to be put inside it? Yes. So after talking to Sam, as you've seen
38:25in my package, he also told me that this year we've seen a lot of sun, as we're all aware.
38:32They've been very, very warm. This has been great for the apples. They're getting ripe
38:37really quick. They taste amazing. However, this is causing the farms to be quite dry.
38:42So then that tends to make them worry about the year after, because the year after could
38:47be a lot colder, which would mean that the apples don't get as ripe. So it's kind of, yeah,
38:52it's something that they have to think about a lot and constantly try to adapt the trees
38:56and different things. So, I mean, in the next few years, as climate change continues to go,
39:02you might be seeing some new trees or some new methods.
39:05Yeah. And we're always adapting, aren't we? And I actually think we have Tom Barnes on the
39:09line with us now. Thank you very much for joining us. If we've managed to connect to you. Hello.
39:15Hi. Oh, yes. There we go. Everyone can see you. Perfect. So tell me a little bit about it's wine
39:26week and there's cider and it's summer. It's just such a good time to be drinking these drinks.
39:32Tell us a little bit about, you know, wine week and cider production a little bit.
39:37Yeah. So the English wine week's been running since last Saturday. It's a good opportunity for the
39:47whole of the UK really to, you know, promote English wines and what we're doing and for people to get
39:52out and about and come and visit us. Not only is it English wine week, but we obviously have all our
39:59other wines, ciders, juices that you can taste when you come to Bindan as well. So yeah, make the most of
40:05the good weather we're having, which is actually a really good thing for vines, certainly for older
40:11vines anyway that are, you know, capable of dealing with the drier conditions that we're seeing at the
40:17moment and hopefully will lead to a very good harvest for us. So is it something that we're worried about
40:25maybe drought or this drier weather, you know, in years past it would actually be flooding that was
40:30the problem now. It's dryness. Is it just about adaptation to ensure that we have all the drinks
40:35that we enjoy? Yeah, I think, well, obviously good for sales, I think, I guess, for the fact that it's
40:43nice and sunny and hot. People are out drinking more. Certainly we've seen, you know, if you go back
40:47to 2024, we had a really wet year in general right from the start all the way through the summer
40:53and, you know, sales of cold sodas wine were slightly down because of that. This year,
41:01season started a lot earlier. We've seen a lot of drier weather and people are out drinking and
41:06enjoying themselves a lot more, certainly from the tourism angle, getting out and about and seeing
41:10us on site. So I think, you know, there's pros and cons to every year and as far as I can say,
41:20I don't see it as a big issue for us. You know, it may be a big issue as we move forward
41:26into the years to come. But at the moment, we're very happy with everything we see.
41:32And we only have 10 seconds left. So tell me one flavour that you're excited about people trying
41:37of cider. I lost cider. Yeah. So, I mean, strawberry mint is massive for us. Obviously,
41:44Wimbledon. Strawberry mint. We've got to go to a break now, but I will give that a go.
41:48See you soon.
42:18Thank you for joining us. Sorry for the slight 10 issue there. Really appreciate your time
42:23and hope you enjoyed that. But thank you so much. The program on the website there,
42:30the same thing that I'm sure must have been sent out to you. Thanks again.
42:40I have one.
48:38and there's some inspiring artwork in here and we should have it displayed throughout the year not
48:43just in one day the maidstone pride art exhibit will be in fremenin walk until the 13th of june
48:50henry luck the km tv in maidstone
48:57now let's take a look at the sport headlines today
49:08hello and welcome to your sports headlines first up five young boxers from pege abc margay entered
49:17the bricks bristol box cup this year and all managed to secure themselves gold medals
49:24held at thornbury leisure center the club overall finished second in the medal table competing
49:28against other young boxers from all across the uk vinnie ian alfie ralph and rio were all highly
49:34commended by their coach who said they are unbelievably proud of their boxers who put up a
49:38great fight against the very good opposing clubs now to some golf news the 130th amateur championship
49:46saw america's ethan fang beat ireland's gavin at tiernan at royal st george's the 20 year old fang
49:52became the 23rd american winner during the 36 hole final in which the last two past two players sorry
49:59went shot for shot during the gripping competition but tiernan managed to gain an early advantage
50:04fang recovered after the 14th hole and the two continued to trade the leading spots going into
50:09the final nine holes at even scores in the final hole fang set up a five foot birder putt for the
50:14title with tiernan's bernie attempt just shaving the edge of the hole with fang gaining the winning
50:19putt he stated he was disappointed but complimented his opponent stating hit a fantastic shot on 18.
50:25now to football with gary ironsworth taking his gillingham squad to face a familiar enemy
50:30in the group stage of the virtu trophy the side will go up against colchester united fulham under
50:3521s and ironsworth former club wickham wanderers for which he managed for 10 years the least list
50:40of teams was released today only hours before the league two fixtures were also sent out revealing the
50:45gills will head up north to play acrid and stanley in their first game on saturday the 2nd of august
50:51and finally for sport in cricket news grant stewart has helped secure a draw in their match with
50:55lancashire by scoring 130 runs in the county championship division 2. playing at blackpool
51:02the last day of the rothesay championship saw a dramatic comeback from kent after the score
51:06settled at 116 to 7 after the second innings but at the eighth wicket stewart paired with joey everson
51:13made 182 to take kent into the black and even though stewart was caught for cover at 130 by anderson
51:20the team finished on 328 to 8 with everson remaining unbeaten on 77 by the end that's all for your
51:27sports headlines i'll see you soon new rac data shows the medway council was the second highest earner
51:44from fines received by people stopping in a yellow box that data excludes london and cardiff with only
51:51five enforced boxes through medway it is estimated that the council are handing out about 13 pcns a
51:57day our reporter daisy page has taken to medway to see the yellow boxes for herself these yellow box
52:05markings on a road are used to reduce traffic and keep junctions clear a motorist which stops in one of
52:11these can be at risk of receiving a 70 pound fine which can be reduced to 35 pounds if paid within
52:18the 21 days of the notice being issued up until may 2022 only councils in london and cardiff could
52:25enforce yellow books junctions but since other authorities could enforce this there has been a
52:29concern for drivers being unfairly caught out in a statement by rac they said the enormously high number
52:36of penalty charge notice being raised in just a few council areas suggest things are awry the large
52:42number of penalties being dished out over a small number of locations and in a short space of time
52:48should send alarm bells ringing in council offices data from 2024 shows that medway council had the
52:55second highest penalty charge notice generated from yellow box junctions these new powers allow us to do
53:01is to actually ensure that we stand up for the thousands of law-abiding citizens the thousands
53:09of drivers who cross rochester bridge and and four other locations where we are uh enforcing with these
53:16cameras and we're standing up for them and making sure that the people who cut them up who block them
53:22out who basically cause a significant part of the the delays of major routes in medway are actually held to
53:29account and and are issued with a penalty charge i have been at the rochester bridge yellow box for
53:35about an hour now and i haven't witnessed any cars stop in the box or be at risk of receiving a fine
53:40however let's go and check out what it looks like at the highest earning revenue yellow box here in medway
53:48and it's here on raynham road where it's said that medway is receiving the most revenue connecting
53:53canterbury street and ashtree lane to raynham road can make the area a hot spot for traffic but while
53:59out watching i saw more cars trying to avoid entering the yellow box
54:08but what do people make of the enforcement people have to wait so we have to pay you know i mean as
54:16long as it helps driving and if stopping accident well i i think it's important to give them a chance
54:23perhaps especially if it's the first time in that particular area um so perhaps a first chance
54:29would be would be good and then you know obviously on the the second occasion then fine so next time
54:35you approach yellow box make sure to stop daisy page for kmtv
54:41one of our top stories there today with reporter daisy page now let's take a look at the weather
54:48this evening is looking cloudy with temperatures of 17 degrees 16 down in ashford and tunbridge wells and
55:03in the morning some sun peeking through the clouds with clear sun in the east of the county 18 in tunbridge
55:10wells 19 elsewhere into the afternoon temperatures ranging from 21 to 25 degrees with wind speeds of 14
55:20and 15 miles per hour with much of the same weather as the morning now let's take a look at your outlook
55:28highs of 27 on saturday with partly cloudy weather clouds clearing for sunday and monday with temperatures
55:37reaching 28 and then all the way up to 31 on monday so be careful in that heat
55:55you've been watching kent tonight live on km tv there's more news made just for kent throughout the
56:01evening don't forget you can always keep up to date with the latest news across your county
56:07by logging on to kmtv.co.uk you can keep us on your social timelines too by liking us on facebook
56:15and following us on formerly twitter now x and if you have a story you think we should be covering
56:23then do get in touch we also have a series of special programs in victor sport kent on climate
56:31based in kent kent kent film club and the kent politics shows which you can watch throughout the
56:37week or catch up with on our website but that is it from me have a very very good evening and we'll see you
56:44see you soon goodbye
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