A Deal man who murdered his pregnant wife more than 25-years ago has quizzed a coroner during an inquest into her death.

Andrew Griggs reported 34-year-old Debbie missing from their home in Cross Road in 1999 - he was jailed for life in 2019.

Our reporter Brad Harper was the only journalist at the inquest this week and is on the podcast.

Also in today's episode, a Ramsgate woman has hit our at Wizz Air after a delay in compensation for being denied boarding a plane home from Bulgaria.

The flight in September ran at a reduced capacity due to staff sickness.

Vandalism at Swale's council offices has been condemned by the Sittingbourne MP.

Toilets were flooded and a lift damaged after a debate on asylum seekers on Wednesday night. Hear from Kevin McKenna who spoke to us after raising the issue in the Commons.

The trade minister has said he'll have talks with the Gravesham MP about the Gravesend to Tilbury ferry stopping - and the impact it's had on the Kent town.

The service between Kent and Essex ceased running in April last year after the local authority in Essex withdrew funding.

A 21 year-old man from Maidstone is about to set off on an epic challenge in a bid to reopen a youth group.

Nathan Hinckley will be running 12 marathons in 12 consecutive days - with the last one on Christmas Eve.

He's been telling us why he's raising money for Young Lives Foundation.

Our sister radio station kmfm have revealed how many presents were bought as part of their Give a Gift campaign to support children in less fortunate circumstances this Christmas.

Hear from one of the many charities to benefit from the toys.

And in football, Gillingham will be hoping to make it six games without a defeat this weekend.

Barrow are the visitors to Priestfield - just days after they sacked their head coach. Hear from the Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth.

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Thousands of motorists have been told they must “face the consequences” after a campaign was launched to overturn speeding fines on one of Kent’s busiest routes.

Drivers have been ordered to pay £100 after police started enforcing a temporary 50mph limit on the Sheppey Crossing – almost two-and-a-half years after it was reduced from 70mph.

Also in todays podcast, police have responded to “horrendous” scenes at a council HQ after a debate about making the borough a “district of sanctuary” for asylum seekers turned ugly.

One of the men’s toilets on the first floor of Swale council’s offices was damaged and taps were left running, flooding the floor and causing water to leak through to the ground floor.

The family of a mum who suffered a catastrophic stroke while living her dream life in France have been left heartbroken by her sudden death.

They’re now facing a bill running into the thousands to have her body returned to Kent.

Next week's planned strike by resident doctors has been raised in the commons by a Kent MP.

The medics are whether or not to walk out for five days from next Wednesday – Ashford's Sojan Joseph is concerned about the impact it'll have.

And you can hear from Kent charity bosses as they react to new government plans to tackle homelessness.

They've unveiled their stratgey with funding for support services and measures to stop people ending up on the streets.

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Ricky Gervais has donated £200,000 to two animal sanctuaries in Kent.

The money, which comes from his comedy tours, will be shared between The Retreat near Ashford and Flori's Friends in Canterbury.

Hear from bosses who have described it as "monumental".

Also in today's podcast, a man who attacked a Maidstone woman and threatened to throw acid over her face has been jailed.

It was when Lee George headbutted his victim, leaving her with severe concussion, that she decided to report him to police.

Elle Jenkins believes she would have been killed if she had stayed in the relationship and thinks he is a threat to other women.

We're being urged to stay at home or wear a facemask if we feel unwell as rates of flu in Kent continue to rise.

There's a warning the virus will be particularly bad this year following trends seen in Australia and New Zealand during their winter.

Anyone who's eligible for a vaccine is still being urged to get one - hear from the Chief Medical Officer for NHS Kent and Medway.

People living in social housing in Larkfield have been told they face "tenancy action" after installing their own parking bollards.

Residents of Masefield Road say their 12-space car park has become a hub for anti-social behaviour and crime.

And in sport, Gillingham's league two game against MK Dons next month has been postponed.

The sides were due to meet at Priestfield on January 10th - but the opposition are in FA Cup third round action.

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Victims’ families have spoken out about their relief after a jury found a special needs school teaching assistant guilty of child cruelty.

The 46-year-old was found to have subjected four pupils to acts of physical abuse that included pinching, hitting and spitting at them.

Also in today’s podcast, a fresh appeal to find those responsible for the brutal murder of a pensioner more than four decades ago has been issued.

Esme Hoad was found dead in her home in Tonbridge in1982, after concerned neighbours reported she had not been seen for several days – you can hear from Detective Inspector Lee Neiles.

Angry residents near Dover have made their feelings clear as lorry park developers paid a visit - with banners warning they were “not welcome here”.

Other blunt messages displayed in West Hougham included: “Truck off. Do we look like a village that will back down?”

You can hear from a teenager who was hit by a car and dragged from the pavement onto a verge as she calls for safety measures at a “dangerous” roundabout.

The 17-year-old had just stepped off a bus in Challock and was heading home from sixth form when she heard tyres screech.

And, a Kent woman has shared her story of beating the odds two decades after she was diagnosed with a rare cancer.

Demie Lawson Wood was told she had neuroblastoma in 2004 when she was just six, but says the care she received while having treatment is what has inspired her to become a paediatric nurse.

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NHS staff at two Kent Trusts have been invited to resign as part of plans to cut costs.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and Medway NHS Foundation Trust are offering severance payouts to try and address financial challenges.

Also in today's podcast, people in Tunbridge Wells are still being told to boil their water before drinking it - more than a week after being hit with supply issues.

24,000 properties have been impacted by a problem at the Pembury treatment works.

Meantime, the town's MP is calling on government to provide Covid-style support to businesses affected by the supply issues.

Mike Martin has written to the Water Minister calling for £18.5 million. He's been speaking to our reporter Charlotte Phillips.

A woman in Sheerness is appealing for action to stop dog walkers leaving their pet's mess on a walkway leading to the beach.

Anne Tiller says she has to constantly dodge mounds of poo on the path in Marine Parade during her daily walks.

We've been invited to take a look inside the word's first mirco-pub which opened in Kent twenty years ago.

The Butcher's Arms, in Herne, was founded by Martyn Hillier in 2005 who'd always fantasised about a pub without TVs, mobile phones, food queues and smoking. He's been chatting to reporter James Pallant.

In sport, the boss of a Kent karting circuit says it was fantastic to see Lando Norris win the Formula One world title yesterday.

The 26 year-old regularly competed at Buckmore Park in Chatham as a youngster.

Football, and it was another point for Gillingham in league two at the weekend.

They held Colchester United to a goalless draw away from home - we've got reaction from manager Gareth Ainsworth.

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A steel manufacturer in Medway is consulting on redundancies for more than 80 employees.

ArcelorMittal Kent Wire, based at Chatham Docks, began the process last week ahead of pulling out of the site on Pier Road.

Also in today’s podcast, a man’s been locked up for nearly a decade after the stabbing death of another man in Canterbury.

The 32-year-old attacked his victim last October in what a judge has described as "senseless and brutal" violence and the "final and tragic culmination" of ongoing animosity between two groups.

A campaign run by our sister station kmfm has now raised more than £19,000 for children in Kent who are facing difficult situations this Christmas.

The money raised through Give a Gift will be spent on toys which will be distributed across the county – you can hear from one one company in Kent who donated more than £1000.

The leader of Medway Council says he's expecting tens of thousands of people at the Dickens Christmas Festival this weekend.

The annual event is back for 2025 in Rochester High Street – there'll be costume parades, Dickens themed workshops and live performances.

And in football, Gillingham boss Gareth Ainsworth has called for more of the same at Colchester after his side responded to a half-time scolding last weekend.

They were two goals behind twice against Shrewsbury last weekend but recovered to draw - something Ainsworth has taken the positives from.

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A huge development of 257 flats has been thrown into doubt after a construction firm went into administration, leaving huge blocks unfinished.

The £62.3 million scheme was underway to build the homes close to Ashford town centre but work has now ground to a halt.

Also in today’s podcast, we’ll bring you an update as the water crisis in Tunbridge Wells enters its sixth day.

Thousand of homes and businesses are still without water and thousands more are being asked to boil water from their taps before drinking it – you can hear from the Head of Water Quality at South East Water.

The dramatic moment police arrested a knifeman who had exposed himself in front of multiple people has been caught on camera.

Officers pursued him on foot after he approached a group of strangers in Faversham and threw a bin at a man plus a glass at a teenager.

Drivers are having to find CCTV to prove they have been incorrectly fined for overstaying in a shopping complex car park.

Shoppers say they have been hit with £100 penalty notices at Neats Court in error after parking at the site for consecutive days.

And a Kent man who was made redundant during Covid has launched his own even space in Chatham.

When Scott Tulloch won a Kent and Medway Food and Drink award last year after starting Larry's Mobile Bar he told the judges he wanted to expand and that’s just what he’s done.

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South East Water customers in Tunbridge Wells are being told to boil water coming out of their taps, if they want to drink it.

We're now into a fifth day of major supply issues in the town - affecting 24-thousand properties – we’ve been speaking to people as they queue to collect bottles of water.

Also in today's podcast, a murder probe has been launched after a man was fatally stabbed in a residential street.

Police and paramedics were called to Thorold Road in Chatham in the early hours of yesterday morning and have been working alongside forensic experts.

You can hear from a dad who has received a £390,000 payout from an electrical firm following a long-running dispute over the cause of a devastating fire that tore through his family home.

David Sercombe carried his daughter, Brontë, through thick black smoke when the blaze erupted at their seven-bed detached house near Hythe.

Bodycam footage has captured the moment officers arrested a suspected thief - after a stolen van on cloned planes was stopped by police.

Officers spotted the Volkswagen Transporter in Folkestone – the van had been reported in the Swindon area of Wiltshire around the same time, prompting officers to view the vehicle as “suspicious”.

And holiday park bosses say a decision to refuse residents permission to stay there all year round will make 400 people homeless.

The operators of Kent Parks on the Isle of Sheppey had requested permission for caravan owners to use the holiday accommodation as their permanent homes on a temporary basis, due to a “deeply challenging” situation emerging at the site.

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