Month: January 2024

Mars Takes to the Mountains A degree of self-assuredness can drive ambition and motivation. Mars taking on the mountains as a Capricorn climbing goat stresses the need to distinguish between healthy self-confidence and arrogance, the latter of which is…

European real estate investment is at a decade-low, and many forecasts expect 2024 to be the year to turn this trend on its head, not least due to potential key rate cuts. For borrowing costs to shrink and the economy to rebound in many European countr…

Stephen Morris is best known as the drummer from New Order and Joy Division. He lived in a converted farmhouse in a quiet part of the UK. Stephen owned a home in Macclesfield which is fitted with a home studio. It has stunning views of the nearby count…

Forecasters are predicting temperatures to plummet as the UK is set to be pummelled by a Polar ice blast. WXCharts is temperatures will plunge to an icy -8C in central Scotland at around lunchtime next Thursday, January 18. Temperatures are set to fall…

Rising comedy star Babatunde Aléshé is returning to Kent on his first solo tour. The Babahood tour is the first time the TV personality has taken his show on the road by himself, and he will be bringing the laughs to the Gulbenkian Arts Centre in Cante…

I began the new year with the classic resolution of eating more healthily – less meat and more green stuff. With that goal in mind, meandering down Canterbury high street with a ready appetite can be a slippery slope towards a sloppy burger. So, kickin…

A woman who lost everything in a devastating fire on Christmas Eve has her rescue dog Dobby to thank for still being alive. Emma Churchill was left with nothing but the pyjamas she was wearing and her beloved pet after a blaze ripped through her static…

The number of reported potholes has almost tripled in two years as highways bosses trial new kit for better repairs. Kent County Council (KCC) data comparing a 10 week period in late 2023 compared to the same time frame in 2021 shows a sharp rise in cr…

Frustrated residents have branded their town’s new £250,000 Spanish-style plaza “a total and utter waste of money” and say it should be ripped up. A stretch of Central Parade, which runs along Herne Bay seafront, has been shut off to cars as a result o…

Our readers from across the county give their weekly take on the biggest issues impacting Kent and beyond. Some letters refer to past correspondence which can be found by clicking here. Join the debate by emailing letters@thekmgroup.co.uk ‘Stopping oil…