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More than 20 Kent beaches have been closed to bathers after sewage was discharged into the sea.

All beaches in Thanet were shut on Monday after a failure at the Southern Water Foreness Point Sewage Pumping Station following heavy rain.

It is feared the closures will last for the rest of the week and it has also been revealed that sewage actually started seeping into the sea a week ago.

It is not yet known what impact it could have on tourism and local businesses, who rely on visitors to the area to generate income throughout the summer.

Matt and John hear from David Melmouth from Joss Bay Surf School and Jon Crooke from Southern Water about the severity of the situation (07.07).

Mike Humber from Thanet Council, who are responsible for closing the beaches in Thanet, explains their reaction to the leak and John Griffin from the environment agency details the potential impact it could have on the county's coastline (08.07).

Also on the programme, around one in five woman are still smoking throughout their entire pregnancy in Medway and parts of east Kent. That's nearly twice the national average.

Babies born to mothers who smoked during pregnancy are more likely to be born prematurely and at a smaller birth weight, are twice more likely to die of cot death, and are more frequently ill.

Graham Thomas, Head of Stop Smoking Services in Kent, and Julia Manning, Chief Executive of the 2020 Health Think Tank, analyse the latest findings (07.23) and midwife Kay Harding speaks about her concerns and experiences of women smoking through their pregnancies (08.25).

And today the Nevill Cricket Ground in Tunbridge Wells will take off its helmet, kiss its badge and raise its bat in the air as it celebrates a century of cricket weeks.

Starting in 1902, Tunbridge Wells has hosted Kent fixtures every year there have been games, missing out only during the First and Second World Wars.

Kent County Cricket Club Chief Executive Jamie Clifford (07.38) and cricket writer Brian Scovell (08.38) about their experiences in Tunbridge Wells and the importance of the outgrounds to Kent cricket as a whole.

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