Podcast: Rainham dog owner ordered to pay compensation after Cockapoo attacked young girl on Mierscourt Road

The owner of a dog that seriously injured a young girl in Rainham has been ordered to pay compensation to the child.

A cockapoo called Reggie bit the three-year-old's arm on Mierscourt Road in June.

Also in today's podcast, residents of a street in Snodland are calling on the council to officially change the address to resolve mail delivery problems.

People living in Rayfield Court say their road is independent from neighbouring Willowside, but when their postcode is put into most search engines it defaults to an address in Willowside. 

A Kent expert has told today's episode how the next few weeks and months will be crucial if peace is to remain in the Middle East.

It's after US President Donald Trump was given a standing ovation in the Israeli parliament yesterday, as he talked of a "new dawn" in the region.

A debate is being held in Parliament about the benefits of returning international rail services to Ashford.

Eurostar trains haven't stopped in Kent since the pandemic, but there are now plans for other operators to use the route.

The landlords of a village pub near Faversham fear their trade will be hit at the busiest time of the year because the road it's on is due to shut for gas works.

Head Hill Road links Graveney and Goodnestone to Faversham and the Thanet Way and is expected to close later this month. Hear from Chris and Katrina Goater who run the Four Horseshoes.

There's going to be a meeting in Medway tonight to discuss the flags being flown from lampposts right now.

St George crosses and union flags have been displayed as part of the Raise the Colours campaign which started in the summer.

And in sport, find out who three Kent clubs have been drawn against in the first round of the FA Cup.

The games are due to be played at the start of November.

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