Joe Coshan

Nov 23, 2024 | itv.com | Joe Coshan

Tap to watch video report by ITV Meridian's Joe CoshanResidents in Whitstable are being urged to put down their smartphones this weekend as part of a parent-led effort to raise of the impacts of excessive use. The campaign called Whitstable Unplugged is encouraging the community to take part in a 'digital detox'. Organiser Amy Lawrence told ITV Meridian: “I think this is the revolution that's coming.

Nov 11, 2024 | itv.com | Joe Coshan

ITV News Meridian's Joe Coshan spoke to Paul Jacobs after he was reunited with his beloved beretA veteran from Ramsgate who lost his beret on the way to a Remembrance Day service, has had it returned to him after an army of black cab drivers went looking for it. Rifleman Paul Jacobs only noticed his beret was missing when he reached the Cenotaph in Westminster on Remembrance Sunday.

Sep 30, 2024 | itv.com | Joe Coshan

This video contains distressing imagesWarning: This report contains accounts of sexual abuse that some may find distressing. Help and support can be found here. Two former residents of a now-closed children’s home in Kent say the authorities have categorically failed to protect them from systemic abuse they suffered when they were younger.

Aug 9, 2024 | itv.com | Joe Coshan

Tap to watch report on Emily Craig's Olympic success by ITV Meridian's Joe Coshan"I'm a little bit disappointed..." is not the initial reaction you'd expect after winning a gold medal. "Every single photo of us on the podium, there are none of me smiling because I am sobbing in all of them," Crowborough rower Emily Craig told ITV Meridian. When you learn about Emily's story, the outpouring of emotion becomes clear.

Aug 1, 2024 | itv.com | Joe Coshan

ITV Meridian's Joe Coshan reports from St Mary's Bay beach, speaking to a local business owner and the area's new MPTwo Kent beaches will have 'no swimming' warnings in place until at least 2025, following 'Poor' water quality samples that contained 'high levels of pollutants'. An 'advice against bathing' warning has been in place at St Mary's Bay since February 2023, and a similar advisory was issued for nearby Littlestone beach since January.