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00:02 - Good evening and welcome to Kentonite live on KMTV.
00:27 I'm Abbey Hook, here are your top stories on Tuesday,
00:30 the 21st of November.
00:32 It could incite crime.
00:34 Kent County Council faces backlash over youth center cuts.
00:39 - This Gravesend Youth Center teaches young people
00:42 singing and dancing.
00:43 They're at risk of closing.
00:45 I'll be live in a few minutes.
00:47 - Toying with grief.
00:49 The Gravesend Hospice using play therapy
00:52 to help those who've lost loved ones.
00:54 - We all feel like, I don't know what to say,
00:57 but the children, they just go, they go with love.
01:01 - Looking for a new home.
01:03 Laybourne RSPCA overwhelmed by public support
01:07 in rehousing guinea pigs.
01:09 - We've had an absolutely amazing response
01:12 to our call to help for all the people in Kent.
01:25 - First tonight, there are fears that children
01:27 could be enticed into crime as youth center cuts
01:30 seem likely from Kent County Council.
01:33 Stark warnings from parents have been sent
01:35 to the authorities in a two month long consultation.
01:38 The government wants the cash strapped council
01:40 to trial a scheme aiming to bring a number of services
01:43 under one umbrella called a family hub.
01:46 But that could see the end of subsidies for KCC,
01:49 commissioned youth clubs.
01:51 Well, Gabriel Morris joins us now from one live
01:54 in Gravesend, Gabriel.
01:55 What will this mean for the club you're at now?
01:57 - Well, this is Gig in the heart of Gravesend
02:03 and they teach young people singing and dancing for free
02:07 alongside giving them life skills
02:09 and help with mental health.
02:10 And they can also make referrals as well.
02:13 But this youth center, just like many others
02:16 right across Kent is under pressure
02:18 and facing the real prospect of having a fundings cut
02:22 as Kent County Council has considered the way
02:25 that youth centers and services are run in.
02:29 - Apologies for some of those technical issues there.
02:38 We'll try and get Gabriel back with us
02:39 a bit later in the program.
02:41 Now for the people of Kent
02:42 and maybe not for the councils though.
02:44 The thoughts ahead of the government's
02:45 autumn budget announcement tomorrow.
02:48 The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt will outline his plans
02:50 and potential cuts and the focus is expected
02:52 to be on stamp duty, inheritance and income tax
02:56 as well as national insurance.
02:58 Well, to find out why I spoke
02:59 to our political presenter, Rob Bailey.
03:01 What is expected to be announced tomorrow
03:14 that matters to the people watching tonight?
03:16 - Well, yes, I mean, obviously we're still
03:18 in that cost of living crisis.
03:19 So people are gonna be thinking
03:20 about their personal budgets, their family budgets.
03:23 And what the government had been saying this week,
03:25 all of the trailers for this autumn statement
03:27 have been bullish and positive.
03:30 We've had Laura Trott, the Sevenoaks MP,
03:32 now Chief Secretary to the Treasury,
03:33 so Jeremy Hunt's number two,
03:35 doing the media rounds today saying,
03:38 "This is the time to start cutting taxes.
03:40 "This is the time to start thinking about growth.
03:43 "We've turned the corner in the economy."
03:45 And that's the kind of messaging
03:46 that obviously people are going to want to hear
03:49 because that kind of talk means
03:51 that it might be possible for income tax to change.
03:54 It might be possible for the government
03:56 to do things to make life just that little bit
03:58 less expensive, that little bit pressured.
04:01 But there are pressures at the moment
04:03 that might mean that they don't get
04:05 all of the benefits of that straight away.
04:07 So at the moment, what we're expecting
04:09 is something very positive.
04:11 We're expecting a few giveaways to the voters.
04:13 So maybe have a look at things like stamp duty,
04:16 have a look at some of the helped first-time buyers.
04:18 There's likely to be some movement on that.
04:20 There could be some movement on inheritance tax,
04:23 which obviously tends to affect wealthier people more
04:25 because they have things to give away.
04:27 But still, it means that people who are inheriting
04:30 will keep more of what that is.
04:32 And look at income tax.
04:33 Will they raise possibly the thresholds
04:35 at which the lowest rates are paid?
04:37 Will people on lower incomes
04:39 be able to keep more of their money?
04:40 Those things are the kind of things
04:42 that could happen tomorrow.
04:43 - And you mentioned Laura Trott there.
04:44 Do you think that having her in a position like that,
04:47 his number two, but from here in Kent,
04:50 do you think that's gonna do some favours for the county?
04:52 - Well, I mean, obviously this is a statement
04:53 for the whole nation.
04:54 So they don't do anything that is specific for Kent.
04:57 But I tell you what, I mean, if you talk to,
04:59 as we did, Roger Goff, the leader of Kent County Council
05:01 on the Politics Show last week,
05:02 he represents the same ward as Laura Trott.
05:05 I'm sure he'd had a quiet word with her
05:06 about some of the problems
05:07 that Kent County Council are having,
05:09 some of the problems that Medway Council
05:11 are having at the moment.
05:12 Because that's the other side of this.
05:13 It's not just about people's pockets.
05:15 It's about the bigger economy.
05:16 It's about the affordability of public services.
05:19 And there's an awful lot of work that needs to be done.
05:22 I'm sure they've been trying to have a word
05:23 and put some pressure on her, yes.
05:25 - It's interesting.
05:26 And that brings us into KCC, Kent County Council
05:29 and Medway Council, of course, how much help will they get?
05:32 - Well, so last year, in the context of this,
05:34 in the last autumn statement,
05:35 councils actually got a lot more money
05:37 than they were expecting.
05:38 The councils were celebrating this time last year
05:40 because suddenly their coffers had an awful lot more money
05:42 in than they thought they would have.
05:44 The context of that was a big set of local elections
05:47 coming up six months later.
05:49 And the government may be looking at everything
05:51 they could do to try and minimise the damage
05:54 for them in those elections.
05:57 Would we see a similar boost now?
05:59 Well, the political calculation has very much changed.
06:02 This is one of two big set pieces on the economy
06:05 that we're likely to have before the next general election.
06:08 And so the government's priorities
06:09 are likely to be very different.
06:11 They've got this autumn statement,
06:12 they've got a budget in the autumn,
06:14 and across those two things, sorry, in the spring,
06:16 and in those two times, it's going to be
06:19 what can they do to convince people around Kent,
06:21 the voters themselves, that the Conservative government
06:24 have financial responsibility
06:26 and can make their lives easier.
06:27 - Now, with many ideas and hopes of what's to come tomorrow,
06:31 we asked people in Gillingham what they'd like to see
06:34 set out in the autumn budget.
06:35 - A tax cut in VAT.
06:39 Really would like to see that.
06:41 Hopefully that would bring down some of the prices.
06:45 I know it's the government income,
06:46 but we do pay a lot of VAT
06:48 in comparison to European countries.
06:51 - Inheritance taxes neither here nor there.
06:53 You've got to lower the tax that we pay
06:56 on the wages we earn,
06:58 because it's fair to other people, it's fair to everybody.
07:01 - If you look around the high street here,
07:02 businesses are failing.
07:05 Rents are too high, business rates are too high,
07:08 and there's very little help
07:09 that the government gives to businesses.
07:11 - I think the government's more putting towards
07:13 getting mothers back into work.
07:15 I don't think there's enough put towards childcare.
07:19 - I think government needs to start investing more
07:21 in infrastructure and education, education in particular.
07:24 I think that over the last couple of years,
07:27 things have been plummeting a little bit
07:30 with enrolment and all,
07:31 and so you need to get students back to school, basically,
07:34 and then look at infrastructure.
07:37 - Now we've got Gabriel Morris back on the line.
07:38 He's at a youth centre in Gravesend,
07:41 and Gabriel, you're talking about
07:42 potential cuts to the service.
07:44 - Yes, Kent County Council are considering
07:47 changing the way youth centres will work,
07:50 bringing in so-called the family hub model
07:52 as a government trial to bring a number of services
07:55 under one roof, but that could see financial cuts
07:58 to youth centres such as GIG here in Gravesend.
08:02 Well, Ellie's been coming here for five years.
08:03 Tell us, how have you changed
08:05 in those five years since coming here?
08:07 - So when I first joined GIG,
08:09 I was probably one of the most shy individuals
08:11 that GIG had come across,
08:13 and over the years, over the five years,
08:14 I've had so much support and guidance
08:17 from all of the youth workers here,
08:18 and I'm so confident now.
08:20 I'm even the GIG committee chair,
08:22 which, yeah, it's a great opportunity,
08:24 so yeah, GIG has really helped me with that.
08:26 - Well, it definitely sounds like
08:27 it's been a great opportunity,
08:29 and Jackie, tell us, what exactly does GIG offer here?
08:33 It's not just singing and dancing, is it?
08:34 - No, we are a youth provision,
08:36 and first and foremost, we support young people's
08:38 mental health and wellbeing,
08:39 and we do this by either young people accessing
08:42 the free counselling service that we hold,
08:45 or taking part in the many sessions that we run,
08:47 for instance, like the singing, the dancing,
08:49 or even our media group,
08:50 but whatever we do put on,
08:52 it is all overseen by our young people
08:54 in the GIG committee.
08:56 - And Karen, we've heard about the Family Hub model.
08:58 How is that gonna be different to what's provided here?
09:01 - Okay, we don't actually know very much.
09:02 What we do know is it'll be the most targeted
09:05 in need young people,
09:06 whereas actually our doors are open to everybody,
09:09 and beyond that, we don't know very much.
09:10 We've not been told where they'll be,
09:12 when they'll open, who's gonna run them,
09:14 what the offer for young people is,
09:15 so it's all very murky.
09:17 - Well, Kent County Council did send us this statement.
09:21 It read, "KCC services across the county use,"
09:25 sorry, let me get you the right statement.
09:27 It says, "We understand how much residents value
09:29 "our community services, and the challenges ahead
09:32 "will mean that these services are ready
09:33 "when they most need to be, having the most positive impact
09:36 "in the most effective way.
09:38 "We have used all of our knowledge and experience
09:40 "combined with those two public consultations,
09:42 "focusing on the most vulnerable people
09:44 "and providing access to services in innovative ways."
09:48 Well, we're set to find out what's gonna happen
09:51 to the Family Hubs next Thursday, or week on Thursday,
09:55 when the council will come together and make a key decision.
10:02 Well, that was Gabriel live for us there in Groves,
10:05 and we do apologise for some of those technical difficulties
10:07 we seem to be having tonight.
10:08 It's not our lucky night this evening.
10:11 Next tonight, the Tunbridge Wells MP
10:13 is calling for better legislation
10:15 to deal with the most severe crimes.
10:16 It comes after the case of David Fuller.
10:18 He abused the corpses of more than 100 women
10:21 while working at Kent Hospitals.
10:23 Greg Clark spoke in the House of Commons today,
10:25 joined by Tracey Crouch, the MP for Chatham and Aylesford.
10:28 Both are hoping to see the law change quickly.
10:31 Mr Clark calling it shockingly inadequate.
10:34 There is a warning that some viewers may find
10:36 some other details he shares about the case graphic
10:39 as he spoke in Parliament today.
10:41 - The Minister will be aware of the case of David Fuller,
10:46 who, as well as murdering two women,
10:48 abused the corpses of over 100 women and girls
10:51 in the mortuaries of the Maidstone
10:53 and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
10:55 For these crimes, he will rightly die in prison.
10:59 However, the current legislation is shockingly inadequate
11:03 when it comes to the abuse of dead bodies.
11:07 It covers only penetrative sexual assault,
11:10 and other acts of sexual assault on dead bodies
11:13 are not covered by the legislation.
11:16 So will the Minister meet with me
11:18 and my honourable friend, the Member for Chatham and Aylesford
11:21 and other colleagues to discuss how we can rectify this
11:24 in the Criminal Justice Bill
11:26 that comes before the House next week?
11:29 - Well, I thank my right honourable friend for his question.
11:33 The David Fuller case is appalling,
11:36 and I send my deepest sympathies
11:38 to the families of his victims.
11:40 It is unbelievably dispiriting
11:41 that we're even having to talk about these acts
11:44 and extending the definition
11:46 to meet the width and depravity of his crimes.
11:51 My right honourable friend will...
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15:05 - Hello and welcome back to Kentonite live on KMTV.
15:16 Now 80 teachers at the Oasis Academy in Sheppey
15:18 are striking tomorrow morning following numerous incidents
15:22 of pupil threats and violence.
15:24 It's been called after negotiations
15:26 over the safe management of pupil behaviour
15:28 and staff and pupil safety failed to meet member demands.
15:32 The school is expected to be closed to pupils
15:34 during the industrial action.
15:36 It comes amid a damning Ofsted report
15:38 which revealed sexist, homophobic
15:40 and vile language was present at the school.
15:42 It's trust pulled out and will now be taken over
15:44 next September by another trust.
15:46 An Oasis Academy spokesperson said,
15:48 "Providing high quality education
15:50 "is always their top priority."
15:52 There'll be online study materials for students
15:54 to minimise disruption and campus support
15:56 for students with specific needs too.
16:00 The restoration process for a Banksy piece
16:03 in Dover has begun.
16:05 DDS Demolition is the company that was tasked
16:07 with tearing down the building
16:09 but they've now confirmed the artwork has been removed
16:11 from the site in Bench Street.
16:12 The famous Brexit mural appeared overnight in 2017
16:16 but two years later the piece was mysteriously whitewashed.
16:19 In September the demolition company said
16:21 the high risk job could see the artwork lost
16:23 if one wrong move was made.
16:25 But now they say the Banksy has been removed
16:28 from the building and the restoration process has begun.
16:31 Next tonight, a hospice in Gravesend
16:36 is highlighting the importance of play therapy
16:38 as part of Child Grief Awareness Week.
16:40 Eleanor Hospice on Cold Harbour Road in Norfleet
16:43 says these counselling and therapy sessions
16:45 help create a safe space for young people
16:48 and parents dealing with the loss of a loved one.
16:50 Oliver Leader, De Sacks, has more.
16:52 I'm outside the Eleanor Hospice in Gravesend
16:56 where therapists and counsellors are helping children
16:59 come to terms with their grief.
17:01 Throughout the year, Eleanor runs both one-on-one
17:04 play therapy and GEMS group sessions for children,
17:07 which stands for Grief Every Moment Is Special.
17:10 Laura lost her husband last year to cancer
17:13 when her child Sonny was just four and a half years old.
17:16 She says these sessions gave both her
17:18 and Sonny space to heal.
17:20 Me personally, Sonny attended needs.
17:22 I've seen a massive growth and change in Sonny's behaviour
17:26 and expression and from day one when he first came,
17:31 there was a lot of anxiety from both of us,
17:34 whereas now Sonny literally skips in
17:36 and is happy to attend.
17:38 He sees other children that have been in his situation.
17:42 So at such a young age,
17:44 for Sonny to be able to see and understand
17:48 that other people have been in his position.
17:51 Deisha Bood, who is the play therapist at Eleanor,
17:54 she says play therapy helps create a safe space
17:57 that may not exist elsewhere.
17:59 School, it can be hard to talk about,
18:02 let's say if their dad died, to their friends
18:04 because school is so different.
18:07 It's school-based, it's activities and all,
18:10 but at least they've got this one place to come to
18:13 where they can remember that person,
18:15 talk about them, do activity.
18:17 We had some children saying their favourite memory
18:20 was their dad cooking Christmas dinner
18:22 and others were their memories of their dad,
18:24 how they used to play with them.
18:26 And as soon as one of the child starts talking,
18:30 it allows the other ones that might feel a bit more shy
18:33 or anxious to open up.
18:35 Tammy Dixon offers counselling
18:37 that complements this play therapy.
18:39 She says it's vital to offer children tools to tackle loss.
18:43 It's just about growing, that kind of growing around grief,
18:47 but being able to have the tools
18:50 to support each other in life.
18:52 And it's a very special gift to be able to talk to someone
18:56 who's lost someone, where you'll feel like,
18:59 I don't know what to say,
19:00 but the children, they just go, they go with love.
19:04 It's clear as Child Grief Awareness Week continues
19:07 that support like this is vital
19:09 for helping children imagine a path through
19:11 the unimaginable.
19:13 If you've been affected by anything in this piece,
19:15 you can contact Crews Bereavement Support
19:18 at 0622 670 011.
19:22 Oliver Lees-The-Sax for KMTV.
19:25 Next tonight, it's just getting worse.
19:28 The words of a clean water campaigner in Whitstable.
19:31 Surfers against sewage want to stop sewage spills
19:34 and pollution entering our waterways.
19:36 Their annual water quality report looked
19:38 into what they call the shocking state
19:40 of UK bathing waters.
19:42 The campaign group say that they're seeing failure
19:45 at every level.
19:46 I spoke to Cathy Bradley earlier
19:47 and asked what the key problem is for us here in Kent.
19:50 It seems to me that routinely after rain,
19:54 we get discharge of sewage into the sea.
19:57 And where I live in Whitstable,
19:59 there are two sewage outfalls at Tankerton and West Beach.
20:03 And it seems like we have to be ever so careful
20:06 a lot of the time nowadays.
20:08 And this is a new issue, I feel.
20:12 I never used to experience it like this.
20:14 So I think that it's become a real problem.
20:18 It's kind of like assumed that it will be happening
20:22 each time we get heavy rain.
20:24 And we reported here at KMTV just last week
20:26 that Southern Water have a new 1.5 billion pound plan.
20:29 And they say they'll actually reduce the number of spills
20:32 by 3,000 a year.
20:34 Is that not enough?
20:36 I don't think it is enough.
20:38 I don't think water should be run for profit at all.
20:40 I think clean water is essential to our coastline
20:43 and to our people.
20:45 It's not a luxury.
20:46 It shouldn't be run making money.
20:48 I haven't seen wildlife like we used to see here.
20:53 We used to see seals.
20:55 I know people who are getting poorly
20:57 from swimming in the water.
20:59 All of us tend to rely on alerts
21:01 about sewage dumping now routinely
21:03 so that we can avoid illness.
21:05 That 1.5 billion pounds,
21:07 that's a lot of money going to fix these issues
21:10 that have of course been ongoing and highly reported too.
21:13 So surely that will go a long way
21:15 to fixing some of those issues you're mentioning.
21:18 I don't think it does
21:19 because we see a lot of housing development
21:22 going up in the area,
21:23 particularly around Whitstable
21:25 because there's a lot of land available,
21:27 land for fishing.
21:28 And I don't think that water companies
21:30 are equipped to deal with the increase
21:32 in use of the water systems.
21:35 Clearly they're not because it isn't improving at all.
21:37 We've seen no improvement.
21:39 In fact, there's been a 1,000% increase
21:42 in sewage dumping over the last 10 years
21:45 according to research by the Labour Party.
21:47 Why has it come to a head now?
21:49 And surely all that money that's going to be invested
21:53 will fix that problem.
21:54 That's what it needs.
21:55 A bigger problem means more money is needed.
21:57 I don't know about the amounts of money that are needed,
22:01 but I do know that development has been massive.
22:03 Housing development's been massive.
22:05 Cathy Bradley there.
22:07 Now, the CEO of Southern Water, Lawrence Gosden,
22:11 has said, "I've heard our customers' concerns
22:13 and we take our impact on the environment seriously.
22:16 We have a long-term strategy to 2050
22:19 that will restore and protect our region's rivers
22:21 and coastal habitats.
22:23 A large part of that will be to get to the root cause
22:27 of storm overflows."
22:28 He also said, "We cannot simply switch storm overflows off,
22:31 but by implementing this Clean Rivers and Seas plan
22:34 and tackling the root cause,
22:36 slowing the flow of rainwater going into the combined sewer
22:38 whilst increasing the capacity of our network,
22:41 we can reduce their use."
22:43 Now it's time to take a look at the weather forecast
22:45 where you are.
22:46 This evening, looking a little rainy near Folkestone,
22:57 but the rest of the county should stay nice and dry.
22:59 Lows of five.
23:00 By the morning, sunshine peeking through the cloud,
23:02 degrees of seven right across Kent, minimal wind.
23:06 By the afternoon, warming up a little bit
23:08 to nine degrees in some parts,
23:09 eight in Margate and Tunbridge Wells,
23:11 wind picking up slightly.
23:13 And the next few days look like this.
23:14 Thursday, much of the same.
23:16 Friday, cloudy.
23:16 Saturday, raining.
23:18 Next tonight,
23:29 Maybourne's RSPCA Animal Centre has been overwhelmed
23:33 by the dozens of applications they've received
23:35 to foster their almost 100 guinea pigs.
23:38 The centre went on a rescue mission up north
23:41 to re-home the furry friends, many of which were pregnant.
23:44 And in a matter of days,
23:46 they went from having just three guinea pigs on site
23:48 to what could soon be hundreds.
23:50 While they've temporarily halted all applications,
23:53 Sophia Akin went along to meet
23:54 the popular guinea pigs herself.
23:58 Guinea pigs can be a bit of a handful,
24:00 especially when you have dozens of them,
24:02 like Maybourne RSPCA.
24:04 They went on an eight-hour-round mission
24:06 to rescue around 30 pregnant mothers,
24:09 as well as tens of male guinea pigs.
24:11 And they're temporarily being looked after
24:13 at the local centre.
24:15 Just over a week ago,
24:16 we did our first run up north, up the M1,
24:18 to go and collect 30 guinea pigs.
24:20 And we went back again this Monday
24:22 to go and collect another 17.
24:24 Some of the first ones we had were females
24:26 and already pregnant,
24:26 so our numbers are escalating day by day.
24:29 We're having more and more babies born on site.
24:32 So yeah, we have desperately been seeking
24:34 to build new accommodation on site,
24:36 turning every single little room and crack we've got
24:38 into somewhere where we can house these guinea pigs
24:40 in social groups.
24:41 And yeah, starting to now think about
24:43 how we can move them on to their next stage
24:45 of their rehabilitation.
24:47 After appealing on their social media page for support,
24:49 the charity were inundated with around 60 applications
24:53 wanting to give these fluffy friends a temporary home.
24:56 So much so that they've had to halt further applications
24:59 for the time being.
25:00 So we've had an absolutely amazing response
25:02 to our call to help for all the people in Kent,
25:05 asking for people to come forward as fosterers
25:07 to offer temporary respite care for these guinea pigs.
25:10 A lot of them are pregnant,
25:12 so because of that,
25:12 we can't look at rehoming them just yet.
25:14 We need to get them through that gestation period.
25:16 Once we know they're not pregnant,
25:17 then we'll be looking for permanent homes.
25:19 So right now it is just temporary,
25:21 but yeah, we've had over 60 applications come through
25:23 for people that want to give them that temporary home.
25:26 While they have put the cause for fostering on hold,
25:29 they have hundreds of other animals in need of a loving home
25:31 and are also appealing for donations.
25:34 Now, for anyone that's hoping to foster
25:36 one of these guinea pigs and give them a temporary home,
25:39 the applications are looking to reopen
25:40 in the next couple of weeks
25:41 once they've processed the current influx of applications.
25:44 But for anyone who wants to take one home permanently
25:48 and adopt them, give them a new home,
25:50 you're looking towards the end of the year
25:51 until they're ready to be rehomed.
25:54 Anyone interested is urged to thoroughly do their research first
25:57 to make sure they're the right fit
25:59 for one of these four-legged friends.
26:01 Sophia Akin for KMTV in Leybourne.
26:04 So cute, you can understand
26:07 why so many people applied to look after them.
26:09 Well, finally, this evening, just before we go,
26:11 we're gonna let you know that there's less than a week
26:13 until the end of KMFM's Give a Gift campaign.
26:16 KMFM's Give a Gift with the Bargain Hunter UK app.
26:22 A massive thank you from all of us at KMFM
26:24 for your support for our Give a Gift appeal.
26:27 All your epic donations meant we could make such an impact
26:30 to children in hospitals and care across Kent.
26:33 Many residents have already donated,
26:35 but our sister station is still open
26:37 for more toys to be dropped off.
26:40 It closes on the 27th, get involved.
26:42 That's all from us this evening on Kentonite.
26:44 See you soon, bye-bye.
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