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Thanet District Council has received a barrage of criticism over its draft strategy to boost the economy in East Kent.

Critics say the report contains no insights and no action plan.

Thanet District Council wants to attract new businesses, building on green energy and tourism to increase wage levels, which are currently amongst the worst in the UK.

Rob Hetherington, the 'regeneration Tsar' that penned the report, and David Foley, CEO of Thanet and East Kent chamber of Commerce, walk John and Matt through the ins and outs of the proposals (07.08).

Clive Hart, leader of Thanet District Council, and the former chairman of the South East England Development Agency James Brathwaite analyse how the strategy can be successfully implemented (08.08).

Also on the programme, Maidstone Borough Council has put forward proposals to increase car parking charges in Maidstone and encourage car sharing.

Traffic in Maidstone is predicted to increase by 42% in the next 14 years. The Council has proposed to raise parking charges and reorganise the town's Park And Ride service to combat the increase in pollution and congestion.

We are live in Maidstone with Bill Moss, Maidstone Town Centre Manager, and Stuart Jeffrey from the Green Park (07.26).

Leader of Maidstone Borough Council, Chris Garland, and Fran Wilson, leader of the opposition party, the Liberal Demoncrats, offer their differing views on the plans (08.22).

And has a tattoo or piercing ever stopped you getting a job?

Marc Pacifico, a plastic surgeon from Tunbridge Wells, has reported a rise in people having corrective surgery in Kent. He believes that the highly competitive jobs market has encouraged patients to remove body art to help their job prospects.

Marc chats to Matt and John about his experiences alongside recruitment consultant Jeff Newman about the trends in Kent (07.47).

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