Podcast: Owner of Cosy Cat Cafe in Herne Bay determined to stay open despite rising costs and falling customer numbers

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The owner of Kent's first cat café says she's determined to keep it open despite rising costs and falling customer numbers.

Cosy Cat Café in Herne Bay opened in 2018 and is home to 13 rescues. Reporter Millie Bowles who's been covering the story joins the podcast to explain more.

Also on today's episode, we're being urged to check on our older neighbours and relatives after temperatures dropped well below freezing in Kent overnight.

An amber cold health alert is in force until next Wednesday and there are concerns about wintry conditions putting more pressure on the NHS. A weather warning for snow and ice is also due to come into place this weekend.

Hear from a worker at an ambulance control room in Medway, Kent's director of public health and a forecaster from the Met Office.

A Maidstone man says he's been 'humiliated' after being told to leave a swimming pool because he was using a snorkel.

Kiril Georgiev from Bearsted had major back surgery just over 10 years ago and can't twist in the pool to breathe. He's been speaking about the situation and we've got a statement from the operators of the leisure centre.

A Kent business expert has been telling us how 2025 looks set to be a difficult one for our retailers.

It follows figures which show 13,000 shops on UK High Streets closed last year, costing nearly £170,000 jobs. Hear from Tudor Price who's from the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce.

A Gravesend woman has returned to her former school to try and inspire more girls to get into fitness and PE.

Megan Branch has taken a group of students at St John's Catholic Comprehensive through strength training which aims to help them feel confident in their bodies and abilities.

And in football, Gillingham's poor run of form has continued with a defeat to Bromley.

They lost 3-0 at Priestfield last night. Hear from a very disappointed manager Mark Bonner.