A popular fireworks display at a 17th century countryside pub has become the latest Bonfire Night event in the county to be cancelled. Bosses of the Farriers Arms in Mersham near Ashford say they have no choice but to abandon this year’s extravaganza due to financial struggles. The gala was expected to draw in hundreds of guests to the historic inn with fireworks, food and music. However, publicans John Hockley, 37, and Lindsey Best, 41, insist the event would have proven too much for the business financially had it gone ahead. They said: “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we have made …
