Three men have been taken to hospital with stab wounds after a dispute in Margate which sparked a massive emergency response.Forensic investigators and detectives were called to the High Street yesterday evening after reports of the violence erupting.Also in today’s podcast, an inquest has opened into the death of a woman who went missing from a mental health hospital and was found dead on a town centre bench later that same day. She’d been an inpatient at Littlebrook Hospital in Dartford but disappeared after being let out into the grounds to have a cigarette – she was found unresponsive in Ashford. People living near Dover have reported hearing “explosions and bangs” after a fire broke out at a recycling yard. It’s just one of a number of call outs Kent Fire and Rescue have had over the last few days as the weather heats up – we’ll bring you all the details. More than a hundred businesses are being asked to sign up as “safe havens” to help women and girls feel safer when walking through town at night.You can hear from women’s safety organisation #TogetherAsAllies and Tunbridge Wells MP Mike Martin who have teamed up to launch the new project.And a cafe boss has hit out at his museum landlords after much-needed picnic benches were “impounded” in a row over land. The manager of the Spitfire Cafe in Manston made the claims against the Spitfire & Hurricane Museum who argue they only acted after negotiations for additional rent broke down.
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