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Podcast: Anger at £3 million plan for footbridge over A249

Plans to build a new road bridge over the A249 as part of the Stockbury roundabout improvements have been scrapped - and replaced with a footbridge instead.

People living in the village fear it will be cut in half by the £92m project off junction 5 of the M2, and wanted a flyover for vehicles.

Reporter John Nurden explains why residents are so upset.

Elsewhere, a picture of a drag queen performing at Canterbury Pride has been vandalised in what's feared could be a targeted attack.

The mural on the window of the former Debenhams store was ripped down and torn up.

We hear from Daniel Smith, who identifies as queer, about his experiences of the city.

While the organiser of Kent's biggest Pride festival tells us why he won't be intimidated.

Also in today's podcast, thousands of children across the county will be finding out today what secondary school they'll be going to in September.

Parents were able to name up to four preferred choices.

Graham Jones is an education specialist at Whitehead Monckton solicitors in Maidstone and shares advice if you didn't get your first choice.

And in sport, Gillingham's winning streak at Priestfield has come to an end after they lost to Bradford City.

Manager Neil Harris spoke to us after the match.

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