Kent Current

Local, national and international news delivered to you from Kent | Got a story? E-mail [email protected]

[Kenneth Sánchez Gonzales @kennethsanchezg]

Since 2014, 730 thousand Venezuelans have found a new home in Peru after escaping from the crisis that has torn their country. I wrote a feature (my final university project) about Venezuelan immigration in the Andean country:
https://t.co/0IkubcEC4v

[Kenneth Sánchez Gonzales @kennethsanchezg]

Good morning, I’m in Maidstone today to cover the local elections for @kmtv_kent. I’ll be live tweeting as the results come in for the Maidstone Borough. #LE2019

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

Go give our younger colleagues some support! We’re leaving you in safe hands as they’re all very talented and sure to pick up where we left off 🎉

[VoiceOfKent @VoiceOfKent]

Welcome to the Voice of Kent! @CFJKent students will be bringing you all the latest international, national and local news right from Medway!🌎

[Isabel Müller Eidhamar @isabel_eidhamar]

Calling all Cypriots! 📢
I am currently working on an online documentary about the Cyprus Crisis and the UN, and would love to hear what YOU think!

Do you believe a solution is possible? And what kind of negotiated deal would you agree to?

Tweet me your opinion!
#CyprusCrisis

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

Green Book wins Best Picture and @JournoJay takes home the win with 16 correct predictions.
Thanks for joining us in our live coverage of the #Oscars .

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

We are halfway through the ceremony and @JournoJay has the lead in our Prediction List with @kennethsanchezg and @lukebvgeorge closing in. Who will win this evening? #Oscars

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

Who will win more awards this evening? #Oscars

[Kenneth Sánchez Gonzales @kennethsanchezg]

We are live on @kentcurrent with our coverage of the 91st #Oscars. Join me and @JournoJay as we take you through an unnecessarily long show (even though there is no host this time) which rewards the few movies that paid for a good marketing campaign.
https://t.co/Tu3YEdXBcb

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

NHS announced the recruitment of 1000 'link workers', who play an important role in the lives of older people suffering from loneliness. With more elderly experiencing loneliness this move by the NHS could be key in tackling the problem in Kent and the UK.
https://t.co/Oc2mHLPKUl

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

Medway was shaken this week after the Conservative Party decided to suspend Cllr Michael Franklin over 'Islamophobic' tweets he shared in 2016.
@MedwayPolitics broke the story in 2016 and we spoke to them to discuss the decision and future of the case.
https://t.co/BIZW5ZFUD0

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

It’s International Pizza Day on Saturday and more and more Italian food trucks are popping up in the country. @embiginelli spoke to some Italian food trucks’ owners in London. Read full story: https://t.co/o0LtXGmOON

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

The Chinese New Year began this week. But could traditions be dying out among young Chinese people living in the UK?
@isabel_eidhamar spoke to Sally Poon, ethnic Chinese living in the UK.
Read full story: https://t.co/hqZ17Gaezp

[Centre for Journalism @CfJKent]

Live from the studio with @kentcurrent's final team news day of the term. @JZD123 grills @jesssharp97. @lauragrb runs the gallery with Max Pearson vision mixing and @tom_dimiddio on sound, all under the watchful eye of head of newsroom technology Steve Senior.

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

It's #sexualabuse awareness week, with a number of talks and workshops taking place throughout the week in Kent.
@reemmakari spoke to @SurvivorsUK Sam Thompson.
Read full story: https://t.co/Ojhf4P5vSF

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

It’s #LGBT History Month and while it is the time to celebrate pride, minority groups within the community are calling for more representation.
@reemmakari spoke to student KG Banjoko about the issue.

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

Sending or collecting postcards as souvenirs have long been a tradition for many British people. Our reporter @srijanarae spoke to @britishmuseum's Stephen Coppel about the importance of postcards as a form of contemporary art.

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

Today sees “Mandela: The Official Exhibition” premiere in London. @_lj_e went to the Waterloo Tunnels to take a look.
Read full story: https://t.co/hICLx7wfnI

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

In the last 5 years nearly 1,000 calls were made to report Female Genital Mutilation.
It comes after a mother of three was the first person in the UK to be convicted for #FGM
@Victoria97L spoke to FGM survivor, Hibo Wardere.
Read full story: https://t.co/EIRUUn5Wtm

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

It’s #FizzFreeFebruary, an initiative when people across the county avoid all #fizzy drinks to limit their sugar intake. @embiginelli spoke to Medway Labour councillor @cllrtrisosborne about the challenge.

[Kent Current @kentcurrent]

Some students at the University of Kent feel they are left out in some ways, as they’re not studying something they can relate to.
@embiginelli spoke to Lisa Shoko, Focus group leader.