Pisces Season Check-in In the season of Pisces, we may identify with others to the point that our own needs, simmering beneath the surface of consciousness, can be mysterious to us. It may help to remember that we are embodied creatures, and the needs …
Germany’s Olaf Scholz has become a major problem for Ukraine
After months of what appeared to be an effective stalemate, a new narrative of the Ukrainian conflict is setting in: unless the West both expands and speeds up its support for the Ukrainian military, Russia could soon have a major window of opportunity…
POLL OF THE DAY: Should Jeremy Hunt cut income tax in the budget? – VOTE NOW
Jeremy Hunt is set to announce the Spring Budget later today, in what could be the final budget before the general election. The Chancellor is expected to announce that the National Insurance rate will be reduced by a further two percentage points. The…
President of Argentina plans to visit Kyiv
The President of Argentina, Javier Milei, intends to visit Kyiv and meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The trip is scheduled for June, according to Twitter (X) of Milei and Infobae. The Argentine leader’s post indicates a report …
Sheppey United manager Ernie Batten on the importance of 3G pitches for non-league teams – Ites back in action against Sevenoaks Town at Holm Park after several postponed away fixtures
Sheppey boss Ernie Batten shed a tear when they ripped up the grass at Holm Park but believes 3G pitches are a no-brainer in non-league football. The Ites have endured a frustrating few weeks as just one game in the last four has beaten the weather – w…
Thieving addict from Chatham moving in with her father to kick class A drug and stealing habit
A thieving addict told a court she would be moving in with her father to stay away from class A drugs and her partner who she blames for her offending. Katy Stafford, who has at least 54 convictions to her name, was sick of her lifestyle and wanted to …
The Chequers Inn, in Petham, to close as plans to convert pub into house unveiled
A village’s last-remaining pub is set to close and could be turned into a house, with its landlords blaming a lack of support from locals. Paula Gilbert and Steve McHugh – who took over The Chequers Inn, near Canterbury, two years ago – say they “feel …
Grantham’s Holly Humberstone reflects on growing up in a ‘small town’ and how music is her ‘comfort zone’
Award-winning Holly Humberstone was always surrounded by music when she grew up – but shyness meant she never knew she was on the path to stardom. As part of the UK leg of her European tour, Holly heads to Lincoln’s Engine Shed on Sunday (March 10) – w…
A student scored the highest exam grades in The Gambia after being supported by New Life Children’s Centres, a Newark-based charity.
A student from a poverty-hit community scored the highest exam grades in The Gambia after being supported by a Newark-based charity. Sixteen-year-old Joanna has been sponsored from the age of three through New Life Children’s Centres, which operates tw…
Southwell Town Council set to discuss modified plans for 45-house development on land to the rear of The Vineries, off Lower Kirklington Road
Plans for a new 45-house development on the site of former agricultural land, allotments and an orchard have been labelled as a “muddle of contradictions and inconsistences”. Access to the site to the rear of The Vineries, off Lower Kirklington Road, w…