Month: January 2024

Worried shoppers are calling for “ridiculously high” speed bumps that scrape and damage cars to be lowered. The new traffic-calming measures were installed outside Curry’s at Canterbury Retail Park last month. They are on either side of a pedestrian cr…

Dogs normally live for an average of 10 to 13 years, and cats from 12 to 18 – while a pet tortoise can live anywhere from 50 to 150. We asked our readers how old their pets are to try to track down the most senior in the county… One of the oldest was 2…

A man who took cocaine and was almost twice the drink-drive limit moved his car from outside a pub as he was worried about getting a parking ticket. But after road worker Ricky Winstanley got behind the wheel of his Audi S4 in Dover, someone reported h…

Maidstone United fans have high hopes for the outcome of today’s hotly-anticipated FA Cup clash with Ipswich Town. The National League South side – the lowest ranked left in the competition – travel to the Championship club in Suffolk hoping to pull of…

Shepherd Neame bosses say its pubs are “doing well” despite three of its boozers suddenly closing within weeks of each other and a number of its other premises looking for new tenants. The Aviator pub, on Sheppey, the George Inn, at Newnham, and The Du…

Dover is admittedly one of the last places in Kent I would think of going for a night out. In the past, I have only been there because I had to get to France. Much-loved nightclub Funky Monkey once dominated the scene in the town, but this was sadly cl…

The founder of a business support service, which is focused on empowering female entrepreneurs, said she hoped recognition at an annual awards event would help take her company to the next level. Salisbury Virtual Assistance – a business and personal a…

Simon Mayor & Friends – or The Mandolinquents (more or less) at Ace Space, Snelsmore, on Saturday, January 20 Review by BRIAN HARRINGTON I HAVE seen the Mandolinquents quite a few times and they are always a delight. Tonight, guitarist Gerald Garcia wa…

Lobbying from 29 councils, including Newark and Sherwood, has resulted in £3million of government funding and a pledge of a long term solution for costly internal drainage board levies. Newark and Sherwood District Council joined 28 others to form a Lo…

McLaren factory racing driver Tom Gamble is gearing up for his second attempt at America’s biggest sportscar race this weekend. The 22 year old, from Epperstone, will line up on the grid in front of around 50,000 spectators for the 62nd running of the …