Podcast: Family with newborn baby 'lose everything' as huge flames seen ‘bursting out’ roof of houses in Greenhithe, near Dartford.

A family with a newborn baby have been left homeless after a blaze broke out on a housing estate near Dartford. Seven fire engines and a height vehicle were called to the scene in Greenhithe yesterday – it’s as fires have also broken out in Ashford and Medway – we’ll bring you all the details. Also in today’s podcast, you can hear an eyewitness account of the death of a skydiver at a Kent airfield. A man in his 50s in confirmed to have died at Headcorn Aerodrome on Easter Monday – we’ve spoken to another man who was due to skydive on the same morning. A row's broken out between two politicians in Medway about the School Streets scheme. Since 2024 vehicles have been banned from driving down certain roads at drop off and pick up time – Cabinet member Alex Paterson has faced criticism from Conservative Councillor Andrew Lawrence. Neighbours say they’re heartbroken after a council demanded they get rid of a cherished community garden years in the making. We’ve spoken to Vikki Montague who has spent hundreds of hours cultivating flowers, vegetables and fruit trees at Mannock House in Canterbury. And in football, Gillingham's Sam Gale has been nominated for the league two Young Player of the Season award. He's featured in 40 games across all competitions and scored one goal - in their 1-nil win over Crewe Alexandra in August. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.