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KentOnline Podcast: Anger over increase in number of self-checkout tills at Sainsbury’s in Maidstone

15:31, 14 June 2022

updated: 15:31, 14 June 2022

Love them or loathe them? There's a bit of debate raging about self-checkouts in supermarkets.

It has been sparked by a decision by Sainsbury's to increase the number available at their store in Maidstone.

In turn, they have dramatically cut the number of tills where an actual person will serve you.

Find out what shoppers and the supermarket have had to say.

Also in today's podcast, the first flight taking asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda is due to leave this evening.

Hear from Bridget Chapman from the Kent Refugee Action Network as controversy over the policy continues.

A football club in Kent has become the latest to back a campaign calling for a ban on gambling advertising and sponsorship within the game.

Hear from James Grimes who set up The Big Step after struggling with a gambling addiction for 12 years.

We've also been speaking to the chairman of Tonbridge Angels who are supporting his idea.

Plus, find out where in Kent has been named as one of the most insta-worthy days out in the UK.

And we've got details on a supermoon to look out for.

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