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Podcast: Car crashes into house in Molash after coming off A252 between Ashford and Canterbury

12:47, 05 January 2023

updated: 12:48, 05 January 2023

People living in a village near Ashford are calling for the speed limit on a main road to be cut, claiming it's being used 'like a race circuit'.

The most recent crash saw a car plough into the front of a house after coming off the A252 in Molash. Hear from our reporter Rhys Griffiths.

Also in today's podcast, bosses at Kent's biggest hospital have apologised after an elderly man was left waiting in A and E for 15 hours.

Brian Hooker, 86, ended up discharging himself from Medway Maritime in Gillingham before being seen by a doctor - he then suffered a fall while trying to walk home.

Hear from an Ashford GP who has been updating us on the latest situation facing the health service.

Plans to carry out three years of major roadworks on Blue Bell Hill have been pushed back.

Almost £200 million is due to be spent on upgrading the dual carriageway linking Maidstone and Medway.

It's been confirmed today that 2022 was the hottest year on record in the UK.

The Met Office say last year's average temperature topped 10c for the first time. We've been getting reaction from Maidstone Green councillor Stuart Jeffery.

The podcast been hearing how a new film set in Margate helped boost the local economy by £4.8 million.

Olivia Coleman's been nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Empire of Light, which is directed by Sam Mendes.

It's out on Monday and we've been chatting to the woman in charge of the Kent Film Office.

And in sport, a familiar face is returning to Priestfield as Gillingham fight for survival in the football league.

Fine out who has been appointed ahead of this weekend's FA Cup clash against premier league side Leicester City.

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