Podcast: Ashford estate still smells like "rotten eggs" despite millions being spent on improvements to sewage works

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Furious residents say their estate near Ashford still smells like “rotten eggs” - despite a water company spending £4.3 million upgrading a nearby sewage works.

Some say the foul stench still stops them from opening windows in the summer, while others even have to stop their children from playing outside.

Also in today’s podcast, a cash-strapped garden centre is set for a £3 million overhaul complete with a larger restaurant in a bid to attract more customers.

The owner says he’s struggling to make a profit at the “outdated” site in Folkestone.

A shopper says she was left “disgusted” after discovering something that looked like an animal’s poo in her salad.

She had almost finished her lunch, which she had bought from Sainsbury’s when she noticed the odd lump.

A teenager and a “frightened” seven-year-old girl had to be rescued after they were found a mile offshore on a paddleboard.

The RNLI was called out to Minster on Sheppey over the weekend.

And in football it was another weekend to remember for Gillingham who are now sitting top of the League Two table.

You can hear from boss Mark Bonner on the important the point from their nil-all draw.