Podcast: NHS staff in parts of Kent are being offered the chance to resign as part of plans to cut costs

Podcast: NHS staff in parts of Kent are being offered the chance to resign as part of plans to cut costs

pNHS staff at two Kent Trusts have been invited to resigna as part of plans to cut costs.ppDartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and Medway NHS Foundation Trust are offering severance payouts to try and address financial challenges.ppAlso in today's podcast, people in Tunbridge Wells are still being told to boil their watera before drinking it - more than a week after being hit with supply issues.pp24,000 properties have been impacted by a problem at the Pembury treatment works. ppMeantime, the town's MP is calling on government to provide Covid-style support to businesses affected by the supply issues.ppMike Martin has written to the Water Ministera calling for £18.5 million. He's been speaking to our reporter Charlotte Phillips.ppA woman in Sheerness is appealing for action to stop dog walkers leaving their pet's mess on a walkway leading to the beach.ppAnne Tiller says she has to constantly dodge mounds of pooa on the path in Marine Parade during her daily walks.ppWe've been invited to take a look inside the word's first mirco-pub which opened in Kent twenty years ago.ppThe Butcher's Arms, in Herne, was founded by Martyn Hillier in 2005a who'd always fantasised about a pub without TVs, mobile phones, food queues and smoking. He's been chatting to reporter James Pallant.ppIn sport, the boss of a Kent karting circuit says it was fantastic to see Lando Norris win the Formula One world title yesterday.ppThe 26 year-old regularly competed at Buckmore Park in Chatham as a youngster.ppFootball, and it was another point for Gillinghama in league two at the weekend.ppThey held Colchester United to a goalless draw away from home - we've got reaction from manager Gareth Ainsworth.pbr pHosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.coma for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.


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Uploaded: 2025-12-08

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