Podcast: Man dies in hospital after attending Margate Drum & Bass Festival at Dreamland prompting event to shut down early

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Dreamland says it is supporting the emergency services in their enquiries after the death of a 21-year-old man at a drum ‘n’ bass festival.

You can hear from a KentOnline reporter who was at the event in Margate – which was shut down hours earlier than planned following the tragic incident.

Also in today’s podcast, a grieving family in Herne Bay believe a 73-year-old father was “put in an early grave” after being attacked by teenagers who left him lying helpless in the rain.

He was walking home to his flat when he was targeted by thugs near the seafront last December.

We’ve spoken to fire bosses after number of blazes broke out over the weekend in the hot weather.

Call outs included to a top-rated fish and chip shop which was forced to close after suffering from a fire in the early hours of Sunday morning.

There are concerns a strong, “toxic” smell coming from a new roundabout could be harmful to people’s health

Work finished on the roundabout near Maidstone last November – we’ve heard from a motorist who thinks he knows the source of the “chemical” smell.

And the date has been revealed for when new overnight parking charges and a ban on caravans at a scenic seafront dubbed a “squatter camp” will come into effect.

The measures come after Sheppey residents raised their concerns people were living there more than a year ago.