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KentOnline Podcast: Licence of Casino Rooms in Rochester under review following incidents including alleged drink spiking

14:52, 30 March 2022

updated: 14:53, 30 March 2022

Police have once again put a Rochester nightclub's licence under review following a number of incidents including alleged drink spiking.

Back in 2016, Casino Rooms was said to be the source of more than 40% of violent crime in Medway.

Hear from the mum of a 19-year-old woman who was told to leave the club after being accused of being drunk.

The venue is a member of the Safer Medway Partnership and gained recognition from the National Policing Awards for safety in December last year.

They've issued a response to the review and say they're 'deeply saddened' by Kent Police’s decision.

Also in today's podcast, a man caught on camera flytipping household and garden waste near Gravesend has been jailed - a year after he spat at a parking warden and claimed to have Covid.

Hear the moment that confrontation took place.

A former midwife from Kent has spoken after a shocking report revealed more than 200 babies could have survived if they had received better care in hospitals.

An inquiry found staff at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals repeated mistakes and failed to learn lessons over a 20 year period.

Hear from Piroska Cavell from Whitstable.

There's more reaction today to news plans for a massive theme park in north Kent have been withdrawn.

We told you yesterday how the people behind the £2.5 billion London Resort project are blaming concerns over transport and wildlife on the Swanscombe Peninsula - we've heard from nearby businesses.

And, the man who plays Winston Churchill in Peaky Blinders has been chatting about filming revenge thriller Bull in Dartford.

Neil Maskell grew up on the Kent / London border and plays a former enforcer who returns home after 10 years in a bid to find his missing son.

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