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There is a growing sense of unease in the county that more and more people from outside Kent are coming here to live and work. This could be creating a strain on our housing market and our jobs market. Are too many people from outside the county moving to Kent?

Did you move to Kent after growing up elsewhere? How well have you blended into the local community? What do you try and do to fit in? Are there too many outsiders in Kent?

Also on the programme, a leading charity says health trusts in Kent are restricting access to cataract operations in breach of government guidelines.

One-in-three people over the age of 65 has cataracts, and the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) says many are being forced to live with serious and unnecessary sight loss.

We speak to Steve Wynard from the RNIB and hear from Brian Maflin from Swalecliffe, who became one of the first patients to undergo cataract surgery at Whitstable's Estuary View medical centre.

And there has been a huge shift in the past few years in how we teach reading in schools. This is having a big impact and helping many children learn to read and spell.

Phonics is recommended as the first strategy children should be taught in helping them learn to read. It is the back-to-basics method of reading that teaches children to recognise the different sounds represented by the letters.

Laura Sharp is an independent literacy advisor with 30 years experience in primary education and she talks Julia through the pros and cons of the techniques.