Podcast: Teynham family risk court action after refusing to pay fine for term time holiday with autistic son and daughter

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A Kent dad is refusing to pay a fine he received after taking both his children on holiday during term time despite being granted permission for just one, saying he’s not going to take one child away and leave the other behind.

The family chose that time of year because it’s quieter for their autistic son – but their daughter’s school refused.

Also in today’s podcast, angry homeowners insist rehashed plans for a contentious new development will only worsen their already "infiltrated" village.

The plans for Ashford have been described as “diabolical” and have already raised more than 600 objections.

A Kent family have described their “noise hell” as the neighbour's children play drums, piano and saxophone “all day, every day”.

The fed-up family say it’s driving them mad, but the mum next door insists her children need the practise for their GCSEs.

A cat rescue centre is appealing for help after hitting “an absolute brick wall” with its number of arrivals.

The centre in Rochester says it’s up to it’s knees with rescues and the situation has just got worse with the arrival of six “Halloween miracles”.

And in football, you can hear from the Gillingham manager after their disappointing result over the weekend.

Mark Bonner isn’t accepting a lack of confidence as an excuse for their poor run of form which has seen them go six games without a win.