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Monday, 28 July 2025 17:47

By Martin Webber

Zac Daunt-Jones

Listen this week to our live drivetime shows from 4-7pm to get a full briefing on all you need to know.

Zac Daunt-Jones is with you on Monday and Thursday afternoons. 

Listen to hear great music plus all the latest national news and sport, as well as everything important about our local area. 

There's the West Kent Radio News Feature at 6.30pm, local interviews plus all the reports that matter to you - sourced from our news partners at BBC, Sky News and the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Benny Fiddimore (pictured below) is live presenting on both Tuesday and Wednesday.  

We have
- live local travel reports at 20 past and 20 minutes before each hour
- world headlines and national and local Sport at around 5.30pm
- local events guide at around 6.15pm
- local theatre guide at around 5.15pm
- Sky News Showbiz update at around 6.10pm
- Sky News Business Update at around 6.50pm

On Fridays, Martin Webber (pictured below) is here with all the regular features plus a look ahead to what's going on locally in the coming weekend.  You'll hear from the people organising the big local events.

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