Podcast: Double tragedy as Ashford mum dies just months after the death of her nine-year-old son

KentOnline

It’s been ruled a heartbroken mum grieving the loss of her nine-year-old son unintentionally overdosed on pills prescribed to help her sleep.

The beauty therapist from Ashford died just days after the six-month anniversary of the tragic death of her beloved boy, who suffered a fatal asthma attack in November last year.

Also in today’s podcast, you can hear the moment a knifeman in Chatham was detained by police after he threatened his neighbours for hanging party decorations.

Born-worn cameras captured the arrest of the 57-year-old, who’d violently confronted the people in the flat upstairs because he thought they were making too much noise.

The KentOnline Podcast has also spoken to the man behind stackable pods that are now in place in Ashford to house homeless people.

The 23 units have been described as a “beacon of hope” and will give struggling families a home as we head into Christmas.

A rare and vulnerable piece of history in Kent has been added to Historic England's at risk register, in a bid to help preserve it for the future.

The site in Dover dates back to 200 AD but was only discovered in the 1970s – but there are fears the building put in place to protect it is deteriorating.

And, we’ll also let you know which town in Kent has been named as the most affordable in the whole of the south east.

The research from an online property website shows you can snap up a house there for well below the regional average price.