Podcast: Pub boss says "mindless" teens could have killed someone after setting fire to furniture at the Coach and Horses in Strood

A pub boss in Strood says “mindless” teenagers could have killed someone after starting a fire that quickly spread through his beer garden.The three boys were caught on CCTV setting furniture alight – with the bill for damages reaching £5000.Also in today’s podcast, a village near Ashford is divided over what to do with an abandoned plot of land which could be turned into either a traveller site or a car park. The family lodged an application to make it their permanent home, but a rival bid could see their dreams dashed. Plans for an 800-home estate that will double a village’s population have been given the green light despite being slated as turning Kent into a “garden of concrete”.The proposal for a sprawling development near Canterbury were approved last night despite the fierce opposition from residents. The manager of a bar close to one of Kent’s biggest venues say he can’t understand why they’re allowed concerts late into the night, but he can’t play music outside. The Margate bar has made an application to put a single speaker on their deck but the local council has recommended it be rejected. And residents in Dartford have another mystery on their hands, as postboxes have been repainted to look like some of your favourite chocolate wrappers. It comes just six months after others were spray-painted to look like Mr Blobby and a Cadbury’s Creme Egg.