The Isthmian South East play-offs are looking like the likely destination for Sittingbourne – and manager Ryan Maxwell wants to make sure they’re ready. Hopes of winning the league ahead of the long-time top two Ramsgate and Cray Valley appear all but …
Opinion: Football needs zero-tolerance approach to referee abuse, says Secret Thinker
I love football, but our national sport is being dragged further into the gutter week by week – and I don’t blame the multi-millionaire brats playing the game. And, I know soccer is so sacred, not to mention a multibillion-pound business, no one ever w…
Gillingham players and supporters held a minute’s applause at Priestfield on Saturday to honour former manager Gerry Summers
Gillingham fans got to pay their respect to former boss Gerry Summers on Saturday. Summers managed the Gills between October 1975 and May 1981, taking charge of close to 300 games. He died last week at the age of 90. There was a minute’s applause at Pr…
Sheppey United hand forward Jerson Dos Santos a debut against Cray Valley – other players being looked at ahead of Isthmian South East match against Chichester City
Sheppey United have recruited an experienced forward to help plug the gaps in attack and other targets are being looked at. Jerson Dos Santos came off the bench for the Ites in Saturday’s home loss against Cray Valley following an injury picked up by J…
Hopes dashed for Queenborough Charter to make harbour town into a tax-free haven
Council chiefs have dashed hopes that a harbour town could be turned into a tax-free haven like Monaco. A local historian had hoped a law from the 14th century might exclude Queenborough residents from paying legal tariffs – including duty on wine. Des…
Stockbury pensioner says switch to BT Digital Voice could leave him with no way to call for an ambulance for his sick wife
A terminally ill pensioner fears his wife could be left with no way to call for help when he dies if an issue with his phone line is not sorted soon. Phil Woods, from Stockbury, in Sittinbourne has secondary prostate cancer and is desperate to sort out…
Paul Cleeland, of Folkestone, says he was jailed for a murder he didn’t commit
A convicted murderer claims he spent 26 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit – and will continue fighting to prove his innocence. Ever since Paul Cleeland was jailed in 1973, doubts have been cast over the case and the evidence that landed h…
Wildlife parks Howletts and Port Lympne celebrate World Rewilding Day with the Aspinall Foundation
Additional reporting Abby Hook Two of Kent’s biggest wildlife parks are celebrating their groundbreaking achievements in rewilding and conservation. Today (March 20) is World Rewilding Day, and the teams at Howletts Wild Animal Park and Port Lympne Hot…
Drone attack on Russian city near long-range strategic bomber base
Russian air defences shot down drones in the south-western Russian region of Saratov in the early hours of Wednesday over the city of Engels, according to regional authorities. Governor Roman Busargin said on Telegram that, according to initial finding…
Borrell: EU worried about Hong Kong law’s potential impact on rights
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday expressed concern about the potential impact of Hong Kong’s new security law on the rights and freedoms of people in the Chinese special administrative region. Following the adoption of the controversia…