Major A249 Roadworks Begin Today — Expect 5 Weeks of Traffic Disruption 🚧

<p>Drivers are being warned to expect major disruption as a section of the A249 is going to be closed for the next five weeks.</a></p><p>The southbound stretch will be shut between the Stockbury Roundabout and Church Hill as part of ongoing work to improve the M2 junction.</p><p>Also in today's podcast, ahead  of the sentencing of an asylum seeker charged with manslaughter, </a>we talk to a specialist prosecutor from the Crown Prosecution Service. </p><p>Ibrahima Bah piloted an “overloaded and vulnerable” dinghy across the English Channel on which four people drowned - he's in court today. </p><p>A drunk thug spotted driving through a new-build estate with a flat tyre threatened to “drop” a police officer </a>before being wrestled to the ground.</p><p>The Folkestone man had been out boozing before a witness saw him at the wheel in Cheriton. </p><p>There have been tributes after the tragic death of a “special, caring and funny” teenager </a>from Dymchurch. </p><p>The 15-year-old died earlier this month – just five months after being diagnosed with bone cancer.</p><p>And you can hear from the Gillingham boss</a> about tomorrow's Hollywood fixture. </p><p>The Gills welcome Wrexham to Priestfield for a sold out League 2 clash.  </p>