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00:02 - Good evening and welcome to Kentonite live on KMTV.
00:28 I'm Sophia Akin and here are your top stories
00:30 on Thursday the 18th of April.
00:33 Run into the ground, thousands of pounds worth
00:36 of equipment stolen from Chatham Sports Group.
00:39 - That you're having on your doorstep, it's heartbreaking.
00:42 - It's back at a cost.
00:44 The axed 700 year Canterbury market returns,
00:48 but rent for traders is going up.
00:51 - Nice to bring the center of Canterbury back,
00:53 because that really was the center.
00:55 Canterbury has had enough trouble coming back
00:57 from the pandemic.
00:58 - Give it a spin, record store day,
01:01 encouraging Kent music fans to support local businesses.
01:05 - It is a boost for us in our business
01:07 and we're very fortunate as a record store
01:10 to have an event like this.
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01:14 - First tonight, a Medway sports group says children
01:23 from poorer backgrounds will be hit hardest
01:26 after thousands of pounds of equipment was stolen.
01:29 The sports on your doorstep community provides sport sessions
01:33 in disadvantaged schools across the county.
01:36 But the group say the break-in will slow down
01:38 the delivery of services and parents say their children
01:41 rely on the project.
01:43 Oliver Leeder de Sacks has more.
01:45 - Just what you need, eh?
01:47 Our lockup's been broken into and ransacked
01:52 and loads of gear nicked.
01:53 - The news no one wants to hear,
01:55 let alone for a company that provides sport sessions
01:58 for some of the most disadvantaged children in Kent.
02:01 Last Wednesday's sports on your doorstep saw a break-in
02:04 that led to thousands of pounds of equipment being taken,
02:07 forcing them to put sessions on hold.
02:09 - The whole reason we exist is to engage young people
02:14 and families in those underserved communities.
02:17 We have to take the sport right to the heart
02:20 of those communities to remove as many barriers as we can.
02:24 And one of those barriers is obviously cost.
02:26 And us bringing equipment and our coaching staff
02:30 right at the center of these communities means that
02:32 that cost and access to provision
02:35 is one big barrier that's removed.
02:36 So obviously without this equipment
02:39 that allows us to pop up in those communities,
02:41 it leaves us in a difficult position.
02:44 - Where I'm standing right now in this room,
02:46 there would have been archery, tags, footballs,
02:48 dodge balls, you name it, it would have been here.
02:51 Around 4,000 pounds worth of equipment was stolen
02:54 and that would have a significant impact
02:56 on the community going forward.
02:58 - I think it was just disappointment
03:00 and just people were upset because it's our local community
03:04 that we're trying to deliver sessions to
03:05 and it's happened in our community.
03:07 It's not like this equipment is somewhere else.
03:10 It's within the community that we're trying to deliver to.
03:12 And it's a real shame that it's happened
03:14 within our own community.
03:15 So I was only talking to some children last week
03:16 at a session and they asked,
03:18 we were in a town center doing some boxing.
03:20 And they said, why are you here?
03:22 So I said, oh, we're here to keep you guys away
03:24 from causing trouble in the local fast food restaurants
03:26 or whatever it is they're doing.
03:28 And I said, if we can get you away from that
03:30 and get you to change your mindset,
03:33 then we've done our job.
03:34 And I think, unfortunately, obviously,
03:36 if we can't get out and engage with these people
03:38 and just try and trigger their mindsets,
03:40 then unfortunately they may go down the wrong path,
03:42 which is what we don't want.
03:43 - Parents and volunteers are worried
03:45 what a theft like this will mean
03:46 for their children going forward.
03:49 - It helps them socialize with other children.
03:52 It gets them out off the street, doing something creative,
03:55 getting involved with sports that they love doing.
03:58 The coaches are amazing.
03:59 They support the children in all ways that they can.
04:01 They can't now provide certain sports for the children
04:04 until the equipment's replaced.
04:06 Yeah, it's happening on your doorstep.
04:09 It's heartbreaking.
04:10 - The community is thinking of ways to raise funds
04:13 to help replace the equipment,
04:15 while Kent police inquiries are still ongoing.
04:18 But with the Easter holidays coming to an end,
04:21 schools may be left without the sessions
04:22 that their pupils have come to love.
04:25 Oliver Lees of the Sacks for KMTV in Medway.
04:28 - Now, a Strewd family say they've lost everything
04:33 after their house was destroyed in a fire.
04:36 Chelsea Hodges and her two children
04:38 have been forced to move into temporary accommodation
04:41 after their garden shed caught alight,
04:43 which then spread to the rest of the house.
04:46 Following the fire,
04:47 Chelsea's sister started a GoFundMe page
04:50 to help the family get back on their feet.
04:52 The fire service has said the cause of the fire is unknown
04:55 due to the extent of the damage.
04:57 The police arrested a teenage boy
04:59 in connection with the incident,
05:01 but he was later released without charge.
05:03 A Kent woman has been caught up
05:06 in the recent flooding in Dubai while on holiday.
05:09 Gemma Hodgell, who lives near Maidstone,
05:11 was enjoying a trip with friends
05:12 in the capital of the United Arab Emirates
05:15 when a year's worth of rain fell in just one day.
05:19 She says that the group haven't been able
05:21 to go out to get food,
05:22 and she's worried they may not be able to travel back home.
05:25 The authorities out there have said
05:27 that more than 25 centimetres of rain fell on Tuesday alone.
05:31 It's being reported that soldiers have been assigned
05:33 in the worst affected areas
05:35 to assist with evacuation efforts.
05:38 Now, a driver fled the scene
05:39 after crashing their car into a garden wall in Ashford.
05:43 They left bricks scattered across a driveway in the path
05:46 and damaged two vans on Sunday.
05:49 Residents of Canterbury Road in Willisborough
05:50 want the driver to come forward.
05:53 The police are appealing for anyone with information
05:56 about the incident for CCTV or CCTV footage to come forward.
06:01 Next tonight, the Canterbury market
06:05 is returning to the high street
06:06 after it was cancelled two years ago,
06:08 ending a 700-year legacy.
06:11 The council's bringing it back
06:12 following the backlash of its closure.
06:15 It was disbanded after the previous
06:16 Conservative administration replaced it
06:19 with a £1 million project, resurfacing the road,
06:22 adding seating areas and extra lighting.
06:24 It's now coming back, but with its return comes fears
06:27 traders won't be able to afford the increase in rent.
06:30 It was here for 700 years,
06:34 then it went away for a couple of years,
06:37 and now it's coming back.
06:39 The Canterbury market was axed two years ago
06:42 by the previous Conservative administration
06:44 to pave way for a £1 million project
06:47 to resurface the street, introduce new lighting and seating.
06:51 But those against it at the time are now running the council,
06:55 and now they're in charge of bringing it back
06:58 to St George's Street,
06:59 but rent for traders will be going up.
07:02 It's gone up by 10%, but it's two years on,
07:06 and costs go up for the council as well as for other people.
07:10 And as I say, I'm sure that what will happen
07:12 is that we'll have a vibrant market,
07:14 people will come to the market.
07:15 The more things we have in the market,
07:17 the more people will come,
07:18 and it will be something for residents
07:20 and for tourists alike.
07:22 It's costing the council £61,000 to bring it back.
07:26 Half of that is paying the wage of a manager
07:29 who will oversee the market, as well as maintaining it
07:33 and organising other events in the area,
07:35 much to the dismay of a local campaign group
07:38 who've been calling for the return of the market.
07:41 I don't believe, and neither do they,
07:43 and neither does anyone connected with our campaign,
07:46 that the council really wants the market
07:49 to return as a traditional market.
07:51 They want a money-spinning events market
07:53 with these temporary themed markets
07:56 that are essentially manned by people from elsewhere.
08:00 All in all, residents were pleased to hear
08:02 of the market's comeback due in the summer.
08:04 It's nice for it to be back,
08:07 and it brings a different vibe,
08:09 and it's just nice to have part of the town.
08:12 I think the council needs to look very carefully
08:15 who the traders are, what they bring to Canterbury,
08:19 and just see if they can adjust the rates accordingly.
08:22 Nice to bring the centre of Canterbury back,
08:24 because that really was the centre.
08:27 Canterbury's had enough trouble
08:28 coming back from the pandemic.
08:30 You see it all around by the number of empty shops,
08:33 so it's nice to bring at least some commercial activity.
08:36 I think they charge enough anyway,
08:38 just rip off the traders,
08:40 bring back the traders and reduce their rents.
08:44 This has been the home for the Canterbury markets
08:46 for centuries, and residents clearly welcome the fact
08:49 that it's going to be returning home.
08:51 But of course, there have been certain concerns
08:53 raised along the way.
08:54 So now they're hoping things will be running as smoothly
08:57 as it has done for 700 years
08:59 once the market traders return home.
09:01 Sophia Akin for KMTV in Canterbury.
09:05 Now, there's just two weeks until the local elections
09:09 for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells,
09:10 and for you to decide the next police and crime commissioner.
09:14 But why are local elections only in two parts of Kent,
09:16 and what exactly does a PCC do?
09:19 Our local democracy reporter, Gabriel Morris,
09:21 is here to explain.
09:22 Gabriel, first of all, why are those local elections
09:24 only happening in two parts of the county?
09:26 Well, it's going to be in Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells.
09:30 Local elections happen every four years
09:33 for most of the county, including Medway.
09:36 The local elections were last year,
09:38 but due to various different factors,
09:40 the different authorities often come through
09:42 at different times of the election.
09:43 So this time around, it's for those two seats.
09:47 Now, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
09:49 are both lower-tier councils,
09:52 so voters will be voting on policies
09:55 such as bin collection, parking,
09:57 and public parks as well, along with rubbish in the streets.
10:01 That will be what the councils are responsible,
10:03 and they'll be voting in their wards,
10:05 so there'll be different councillors
10:06 between different areas.
10:09 The next local elections for most of the county
10:12 will be in 2027.
10:14 That includes Medway, and for the county council,
10:17 which is an upper-tier council,
10:18 that's Kent County Council,
10:20 the next elections will be next year.
10:23 Now, it's the county council and also Medway Council
10:25 who are responsible for highways across our region.
10:30 That's repairing potholes and keeping maintenance of roads.
10:33 Lower-tier councils, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells,
10:35 are not responsible for potholes.
10:38 - And there are also those
10:39 Police and Crime Commissioner elections
10:40 happening across the country.
10:42 So what actually is a Police and Crime Commissioner?
10:45 - Well, the Police and Crime Commissioner,
10:47 that vote will be open to every single person
10:49 across the county.
10:50 That will be on the same day,
10:52 and if you're a Maidstone or Tunbridge Wells,
10:53 or if there's a referendum in your area,
10:55 that will be a separate vote
10:57 for the Police and Crime Commissioner.
10:58 Now, they set police budgets, bridge the gap
11:01 between the public and the police,
11:03 but also influence policy and priorities for the force.
11:06 - And what should people know
11:08 before going to vote on the 2nd of May?
11:10 - Well, if you want a proxy vote,
11:12 you will have until 5pm next Wednesday.
11:16 And if you have done this in the past,
11:17 it is worth checking that your proxy vote is still valid,
11:21 as there were some rule changes last October.
11:24 So better to be safe than sorry, I'd say, on that one.
11:27 And also, don't forget,
11:28 you will also need a voter ID this time round.
11:31 They were, for most of us in the county,
11:33 for the first time we had to use them
11:34 in the last local election.
11:36 There are 22 acceptable forms,
11:38 and you can check the Electoral Commission for those.
11:41 And there is also a voter authority certificate,
11:43 which you can fill in online.
11:46 - And those are your areas where you'll be voting,
11:48 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells.
11:49 Gabriel, thanks for joining us.
11:51 It's time for a break.
11:52 See you soon.
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15:06 - Hello, and welcome back to Kentonite live on KMTV.
15:16 A policy that the government hopes will stop people
15:19 crossing the channel to Kent in small boats
15:21 could become law.
15:22 Rishi Sunak's hoping the Rwanda bill will stop the boats
15:25 by sending asylum seekers arriving in the UK illegally
15:29 to Africa.
15:30 It's been dubbed a game of ping pong
15:32 as the House of Lords insists amendments are made again.
15:35 To explain what they are and what this would mean
15:37 for us here in Kent,
15:38 I spoke to our political presenter, Rob Bailey, earlier.
15:42 - It's been to the House of Lords several times now,
15:45 and this last night was the fourth time
15:47 that the House of Lords has said it will not accept
15:50 this proposal in the form that it's currently in.
15:54 The House of Lords has several concerns
15:56 about what the government wants to do,
15:58 and the main ones that came out yesterday
16:00 were around the safety of Rwanda
16:03 for the people that we are sending there.
16:05 Rwanda, there are a lot of people out there
16:08 who are very concerned about the treatment
16:09 of refugees in Rwanda.
16:11 The House of Lords wants there to be
16:12 an independent committee that examines the safety
16:16 and enables the Home Secretary to make a good decision
16:19 about whether Rwanda is and remains in the future
16:22 a safe place to send people.
16:23 And it's also worried about what happens to people
16:27 who have arrived in this country
16:28 who may be subject to deportation under this scheme,
16:32 but who have actually helped this country
16:34 in various ways in the past.
16:36 And the key one that was being debated last night
16:39 was about translators who have worked
16:41 with the British military in Afghanistan
16:43 who now live in this country or have come to this country
16:46 and may actually be subject to deportation
16:49 under this law, the way that it's currently designed.
16:51 And the House of Lords wants those people
16:53 to be protected and have a right to stay.
16:55 And that's where the conflict now is,
16:58 and obviously will keep going.
16:59 And we know that this is going to go on
17:00 at least into next week.
17:02 What does this actually mean for us here in Kent?
17:06 Well, as we know, and as we've been reporting on
17:08 for a long time now on KMTV,
17:10 this has all kinds of consequences for the county.
17:13 This is about the safety of people in the sea
17:17 and off the coast of Kent,
17:18 and people putting their lives at risk there
17:20 and the knock-on consequences of that
17:23 for the Coast Guard and emergency services
17:26 who may be required to help those people.
17:29 It's also about the processes that exist
17:32 once people have arrived in this country
17:34 where they're being held in temporary accommodation,
17:37 in hotels, in other facilities around Kent,
17:39 while asylum processes are going through.
17:42 And for a long, long time now,
17:44 there have been a lot of people in Kent
17:45 who just want to see an end to the pressure
17:48 that that creates in all kinds of ways in the county.
17:51 And so, Rishi Sunak made a pledge
17:54 that he would stop that from happening.
17:56 He did that almost 18 months ago now.
17:59 But it's been difficult for him.
18:01 And obviously, last year,
18:03 when we had a very high number of crossings,
18:06 the number of crossings between January 1st
18:08 and April 16th, 2023, was 4,936.
18:13 In the same period this year, it's gone up by 26%,
18:17 to 6,265.
18:19 So, that pledge to stop the boats,
18:21 very much under pressure at the moment.
18:23 What Rishi Sunak has tried to do,
18:25 and he's a politician,
18:26 he's tried to set himself what he thought
18:28 was a more achievable goal.
18:30 He's not talking about stopping the boats as much anymore,
18:33 as much as he's talking about
18:34 getting a flight off the ground.
18:36 And it would be a big political victory,
18:38 and I told you so moment, for Rishi Sunak,
18:41 if a flight takes off.
18:43 He said that would happen this spring.
18:45 That means before the end of May.
18:47 But today, when asked whether he would repeat the pledge
18:50 that a flight would take off in that timescale,
18:52 he wouldn't do it.
18:54 So, the question now is,
18:55 can he get a flight off the ground?
18:57 And if he does,
18:58 will it actually stop people coming across in the boats?
19:01 Both of those are very uncertain at the moment.
19:04 Now, independent vinyl stores across Kent
19:07 are preparing for Record Store Day this Saturday,
19:10 where music fans will be flocking
19:12 to try and get rare records from their favourite artists.
19:15 The initiative was started in 2007
19:18 and has more than 200 stores taking part across the UK.
19:22 Shops say it's a major boost to their sales
19:25 and helps create a community.
19:27 Oliver Leedy-DeSax has this report.
19:29 Vinyl records, the sound of music in Kent for decades,
19:44 has made a major comeback.
19:46 Falling out of fashion following the rise of the CD,
19:49 records are firmly back on the charts,
19:52 in no small part thanks to Record Store Day,
19:55 where artists have been providing limited edition records
19:59 to independent music shops for over a decade.
20:02 The Entertainment Retailers Association say Record Store Day
20:05 is responsible for 10% of all annual sales
20:09 of physical music products that are sold on the high street.
20:13 There are some absolutely fantastic independent record shops
20:16 all across Kent, and I think what record shops are
20:19 is they're more than just record shops in this day and age.
20:22 They're cultural hubs and spaces
20:24 that bring like-minded music fans together.
20:26 I think in a world which has become very digital,
20:29 people really do enjoy having something physical.
20:32 It's the nostalgia of vinyl records, it's the physicality,
20:35 it's, you know, it's not just the music itself,
20:38 but it's the artwork, it's the liner notes,
20:40 it's the posters, the inserts.
20:42 It's the whole ritual and experience of putting it on the turntable
20:45 and turning it over halfway through.
20:47 Gatefield Sounds in Wisterborough has been taking part in Record Store Day
20:51 since it first started in 2007.
20:54 It is a boost for us in our business,
20:57 and we're very fortunate as a record store to have an event like this.
21:01 Many businesses don't have an event on the scale that Record Store Day is.
21:07 We have people in our queue every year
21:09 who meet up just at this time every year,
21:12 and they've been doing this for years
21:14 and have formed quite a bond and look forward to seeing these friends
21:17 that they've met during their experience of,
21:21 well, just queuing up through the night to get their records.
21:24 Look, it may be a tiny bit quiet where I'm stood right now
21:28 outside Gatefield Sounds on a Thursday afternoon,
21:30 but come Saturday morning, this street will be packed.
21:33 People queuing all the way down there
21:35 to try and get their hands on exclusives and rarities from their favourite artists.
21:40 One of those in line will be Bill Hicks,
21:43 who has been collecting vinyl for over a decade.
21:46 What is the appeal of Record Store Day for you
21:50 as someone who's collected this for so long?
21:52 Something that is rare, not valuable, I'm not interested in the value.
21:56 The community spirit, talking to people in the queue.
21:59 It's a pleasure of owning them, the quality of them,
22:04 they sound better.
22:06 I proved that to myself 30 years ago in Hong Kong
22:09 when I played Peter Gabriel's second album on CD and vinyl,
22:13 and I said to my then-wife, "Vinyl sounds better."
22:16 With nearly £10 million of estimated sales value going into this weekend,
22:21 stores across Kent won't be expecting a needle drop in record sales any time soon.
22:27 Oliver leads the sats, giving vinyl a spin for KMTV in Whitstable.
22:32 Well, now straight after the break, we'll have a brand new episode of Kent Film Club.
22:37 It's our programme where figures from across Kent come into the studio
22:40 to discuss their four favourite films.
22:42 The show's presenter, Chris Deasy, joins me in the studio now.
22:46 Chris, thank you very much for joining us today.
22:48 I want to just start, actually, by talking a little bit about Oliver's report
22:52 that we just saw there, talking about vinyls and how people are still collecting them.
22:57 Could we see similar things in the film industry?
23:00 I can see people queuing up to get old DVDs, for example.
23:03 No, but there was a time when the shops would open on a Monday morning,
23:07 like Woolworths, 8.30 on a Monday, so that people, before they go to school,
23:10 before they go to work, could buy the latest, like the Disney cartoons.
23:13 That was really big in the second half of the '90s.
23:17 So in those days, of course, it was all about the physical item.
23:20 Actually, I saw The Rock again at Cineworld in Rochester last Thursday,
23:24 just after talking to you, and I found the original stub from when I saw it in Swansea
23:29 in the part of the world where I used to live in 1996.
23:32 I've also got a Mrs Doubtfire stub.
23:35 So having those physical things, like in Ollie's report there, matters.
23:38 It's almost like you've got the encapsulation of that film
23:41 through that very physical rather than digital ticket.
23:44 There's a lot of nostalgia and sentiment to it, isn't there,
23:46 especially if you can remember, for example, yourself going back
23:49 and watching The Rock all those years ago.
23:52 But in this case, it's so much easier for us to access films now.
23:56 We don't have to go to the shop and buy a DVD or a video.
23:59 We've got it all on our streaming platforms, haven't we?
24:01 So are you worried that sort of art of going to the shop and getting them,
24:05 maybe saving up your money and buying a new DVD, is dying out?
24:08 Well, I used to enjoy the pilgrimage, the ritual of going on a Saturday
24:12 to the big city, buying those films, the VHS.
24:15 I remember going to London once, looking for Hitchcock's North by Northwest.
24:19 This was around 1996, and it wasn't available.
24:22 I really wanted this film.
24:24 These days you just press a button and it's there.
24:26 During lockdown, I went through all my old DVDs and Blu-rays,
24:30 but then that was the turning point because now I wouldn't think
24:33 of buying all these films. I've got boxes.
24:35 I moved house in 2015, and the chap who was moving said,
24:39 "I'll just get your videos from the loft."
24:41 Turned out he estimated there were 2,500.
24:44 I had about 500 more downstairs.
24:46 And I've got all these boxes at home.
24:48 Oh, my goodness.
24:49 Inconceivable now because, of course, we'd have everything in a digital format.
24:52 Right, and just quickly as well, we've heard some big news this week as well.
24:57 Quentin Tarantino has scrap plans for his final film.
25:01 He's abandoned the film The Movie Critic, according to industry reports.
25:05 What do you think about this?
25:07 Well, he did something similar in 2014 with The Hateful Eight,
25:11 when he said he wasn't going to go ahead with that film,
25:13 but a year later it came out and, of course, won all sorts of accolades.
25:17 So I don't know whether in this case he's going to have a change of heart,
25:20 but it's a big thing because it's his tenth film
25:22 and he said he's not going to make any more than ten.
25:24 That's the limit, and we've always known that.
25:26 So maybe there's another film in the offing that he thinks could be the great--
25:29 the zenith of his career.
25:31 Brilliant. Well, Chris, thank you so much for joining us as always.
25:34 Great to hear from you,
25:36 and viewers can stick around for a brand-new episode of Kent Film Club.
25:39 Thanks, Chris.
25:40 Time now for us to take a look at the weather.
25:48 Looking pretty cloudy this evening with some patches of rain,
25:51 some light winds too, loads of 8 degrees in Margate, highs of 9.
25:55 Tomorrow morning it will be drying up, but that cloud is sticking across the county.
25:59 Highs of 12 degrees in Dartford and into tomorrow afternoon.
26:03 It looks like the sun will be peeking out through the clouds in East Kent
26:06 and it will be warming up slightly with highs of 13.
26:09 And going into the weekend it looks like it will be cloudy for the most part,
26:12 maybe a bit of sunshine on Saturday and some rain on Monday.
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26:19 You've been watching Kent Tonight live on KMTV.
26:26 There's more news made just for Kent throughout the evening.
26:29 Don't forget you can always keep up to date with the latest news across your county
26:32 by logging on to kmtv.co.uk.
26:35 But do stick around because straight after the break
26:37 there's a brand-new episode of Kent Film Club.
26:39 Then at 8 o'clock I'll be back with your latest news.
26:43 I will see you very soon. Have a lovely evening. Good night.
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