Podcast: Residents of Ashford apartments paying for an \ from green food screen Watch Video

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✓ Published: 10-Jun-2024

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<p>People living in a new-build block of flats in Ashford say its “inefficient” green energy system is making their bills much higher</a> than they should be.</p><p>Residents say the building is always boiling hot and they would never have moved in had they known how much they would have been forking out for heating - including covering payments missed by their neighbours.</p><p>Also in today’s podcast, residents fear their village between Ashford and Canterbury could be turned into a “concrete jungle” </a>after swathes of land were put forward for new homes in the area.</p><p>They’ve launched a campaign to save the site from developers over concerns the number of houses in the green belt could double. </p><p>The owner of a popular seafood restaurant in Tunbridge Wells says the property has been up for sale since he bought it</a> 17 years ago.</p><p>The town centre venue has been operating since the early 1980s and is listed as the third best place for seafood in the area on TripAdvisor.</p><p>You can hear from the Kent Wildlife Trust who are urging election candidates to make climate issues one of their top priorities.</p><p>They say things strong stances on protecting nature, tackling water pollution and encouraging sustainable farming are some of the main things voters care about. </p><p>And a Kent couple who posted a clip on social media playfully describing their life after having moved in with family</a> in Herne Bay have gone viral. </p><p>It’s been viewed 14 million views times – striking a chord with the increasing number of twenty-and thirty-somethings ending up back under Mum and Dad’s roof.</p>