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EPISODE · Feb 5, 2026 · 19 MIN

Podcast: Dad, 32, from Broadstairs left paralysed from the neck down following a crash in Hersden near Canterbury

from KentOnline · host KentOnline, Nicola Everett

A new study's revealed the scale of anti-social behaviour in Kent.Just over half of people say they've experienced it, in a survey of nearly 5,500 residents.The most common complaints were about rowdy and inconsiderate behaviour, littering and nuisance driving, hear from Kent's police and crime commissioner Matthew Scott.A young dad from Broadstairs has been left paralysed after his car flipped during a crash near Canterbury.Steven Gibbons was driving on the A28 in Hersden when he clipped the kerb last May - it was later discovered he'd severed his spinal cord. Our reporter Millie Bowles has been speaking to Steven's family.We're being told a new 'super-university' confirmed for Kent will provide opportunities for growth and development across the whole county.Contracts have been exchanged over the merger between Greenwich and Kent.Bosses in Medway have announced plans to increase council tax by the maximum amount allowed, in a bid to balance the books.If approved, an average Band D home in the Towns will pay an extra £110 a year.Leisure centre fees are also expected to increase.Firefighters are going to be knocking on doors across Kent from today, to check your smoke alarm is working.Teams will be covering the county this month to test, relocate or install the devices.It's the third year the days of action have taken place.And, a Kent football club is having to fork out thousands of pounds after one of its pitches was vandalised.The grass has been torn up at Larkfield with pictures showing what appear to be tyre tracks. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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