A mum-of-two has refused to pay a large restaurant bill because she claimed there was a hair in her meal.

The Maidstone woman has appeared in court for walking out of the Wagamama and leaving the £227 tab behind.

Also in today’s podcast, you can hear from a Dover refugee charity after the deaths of another eight people who were trying to cross the Channel to Kent.

More than 1000 people made it to the UK over the weekend – taking the total for the year so far to more than 23,000.

There’s been an outpouring of sadness in Walmer after a family run, independent garage closed after almost 100 years.

The long-standing boss says it’s upsetting to see it shut, but the lease is up and the landowner wants to move on.

There are fears an HMO at the site of a quirky former cafe in Canterbury could “drag the area down”.

The plans for the High Street have been labelled “totally unacceptable”.

And in sport, it’s back to winning ways for Gillingham who beat Tranmere Rovers at Priestfield this weekend.

The KentOnline Podcast spoke to boss Mark Bonner who says he’s proud of how his squad performed, even when they went down to 10 men.