Podcast: New parking charges are so \ from 20 percent of 1250 Watch Video

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<p>Motorists are up in arms about a hike in car park charges considered so “unreasonable” many believed it was an April Fool’s prank</a>.</p><p>Residents in Herne were previously able to park for a whole day for just £2.20, but that all came to an end when new tariffs were introduced on April 1st. </p><p>Also in today's podcast, a new report has found 15 percent of Kent Police officers want to leave the force </a>within the next two years. </p><p>Almost 7 in 10 don't feel valued - and even more wouldn't recommend it as a job.</p><p>Stab-proof vests have been handed to cleaners at a Kent shopping centre</a> as part of their everyday uniform to help keep them safe.</p><p>A spokesman for the precinct says stab vests are becoming commonplace in shopping centres with many people coming out in support of the move. </p><p>The local authorities in Kent and Medway have unveiled which routes will get a chunk of reallocated government cash </a>for road repairs.</p><p>It comes as bosses in the Medway Towns have written to the government asking for even more funding to fix potholes. </p><p>And a huge leisure complex could be built on land previously earmarked for an Amazon warehouse.</a></p><p>David Lloyd Leisure wants to build its third site in Kent on Waterbrook Park in Ashford, creating up to 100 new jobs.</p><p><br/> </p>