Tunbridge Wells Paralympian Will Bayley had to settle for silver in the Para men’s singles at the Singapore Smash – but has vowed to bounce back. The inaugural Para showcase at the Smash, one of the leading events in world table tennis, featured 21 of …
Dad helped rob sex workers in terrifying armed raid at Ramsgate brothel
A property letting agent helped to rob two sex workers of “every last penny” in a terrifying armed raid. Pedro Lima was said to be acting as “hired muscle” when the women were confronted at a brothel in Ramsgate. The 35-year-old and his two accomplices…
On-loan Birmingham City defender Tommy Fogarty to miss Ebbsfleet United’s National League match at FC Halifax due to Northern Ireland under-21s international call-up
Ebbsfleet will be without one of their loan defenders for this weekend’s National League action. Defender Tommy Fogarty, on loan from Championship side Birmingham City, has been called up by Northern Ireland under-21s for this month’s international gam…
Teenage Canterbury wheelchair tennis player Ellen Tribley makes big strides, winning the girls’ tournament at the Wheelchair Tennis National Finals in Shrewsbury
It hasn’t taken teenager Ellen Tribley long to make massive strides within the junior wheelchair tennis world. Ellen, from Canterbury, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth and only started playing just before the pandemic. But she won the girls’ …
Joe Ellis speaks of working with then-prime minister Tony Blair as Karate England chairman, his links to Ashford, working on anti-bullying campaigns and what’s next for the 63-year-old
In almost 50 years, Joe Ellis has done plenty in his martial arts career. He chaired Karate England, the All British Karate Organisation and the National Association of Karate and Martial Art Schools. He has also worked closely alongside then-Prime Min…
Deal Town boss Steve King warns against complacency as his side start run of four successive home matches against Fisher and Southern Counties East Premier Division leaders Glebe
There is no room for complacency for title-chasing Deal, manager Steve King has warned. King’s Hoops bounced back from their FA Vase Quarter-Final penalty shootout exit the previous weekend at Lincoln United with a hard-fought 2-1 Southern Counties Eas…
First images of planned new ‘all-through’ school earmarked for Invicta Barracks site in Maidstone
The first images of what a new school might look like if built on the site of a historic Kent barracks have been revealed. The facility would provide education for children from the age of four right through to 18 on a single campus. The school, costed…
Gillingham head coach Stephen Clemence on striker Josh Andrews and his expected return to football from injury
Gillingham head coach Stephen Clemence says he’s prepared to rush striker Josh Andrews into action if needed. Andrews, 22, was one of the players signed in the January transfer window to try and fix the goalscoring issues at the club but one injury was…
Some big changes to the tax system no one is telling you about…
By Tim Sarson The Budget did little to move the polls, but it included some fundamental philosophical changes to the way we pay tax. Expect unintended consequences, says Tim Sarson Budgets are fleeting spectacles. Like a passing squall they arrive with…
At the heart of the listing drought is a cultural lack of risk appetite
By Andy Silvester Another day, another complaint? It can feel that way when you regularly study the utterings of London-listed bosses. Yesterday, though, came a less common refrain: from Andrew Carnie, whose Soho House is, ironically enough, listed on …