Podcast: Yalding woman stole more than £8k from pensioner and spent it on clothes, food and music from jump 17 Watch Video

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✓ Published: 30-May-2024

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<p>A Yalding woman who stole more than £8,000 from a pensioner in her care has avoided being sent to prison.</p><p>A court heard the victim had been left disabled after suffering a suspected mini-stroke and the 43 year-old who was meant to be looking after him, used his debit card</a> to pay for clothes, food and music.</p><p>Also in today's podcast, people in Ashford say their road has turned into a slum as rubbish piles up.</p><p>Disruption to bin collections is continuing</a> in several parts of the county after a new contractor took over.</p><p>A small business owner from Tunbridge Wells is urging whoever wins the election to provide more support for working mums.</p><p>Amber Taylor set up baby tableware company Chomp in 2023 - after nearly 20 years in corporate marketing.</p><p>There are calls for more to be done to protect the safety of cyclists</a>, with some groups saying Kent roads are an increasingly dangerous place to be.  </p><p>Members of the West Kent Road Club say they've been dragged under trailers, verbally abused and suffered serious injuries.</p><p>Students from a Kent school are preparing to showcase their science projects in the finals of this year's Big Bang Science and Engineering competition. </p><p>The finalists, from Invicta Grammar School in Maidstone, include designs for a robot to help tackle beach plastic and an app supporting people with autism. </p><p>And, a Tonbridge woman has finally achieved her dream of jumping out of a plane</a> - after a 30 year wait.</p><p>Shirley Ellis had initially hoped to do a solo jump - but carried out the tandem dive at Headcorn Aerodrome.</p>