Town councillors will have more flexibility when handing out grants to groups after agreeing a change to wording. At a full meeting of Sawbridgeworth Town Council on Monday (Feb 26) councillors agreed to keep the cap on grants to £500 but to change the…
Sittingbourne Striders secure use of Kent Science Park swimming pool for their junior triathlon club | Twelve-hour spinathon hits £1,000 fundraising target
The junior triathlon section at Sittingbourne Striders goes from strength to strength. Since forming last spring, membership is into the 40s and the club have just added another string to their bow. Already benefiting from the use of the Sittingbourne …
Royal Marines’ Professor of Saxophone guests at Pangbourne Jazz Club
SUNDAY’S Pangbourne Jazz Club features Simon Bates on saxes with the Terry Hutchins Quartet. Equally at home in any musical setting from pop and rock, through jazz and funk, to West End shows and even classical music, Simon’s versatility, dexterity and…
Villagers in Monks Eleigh set celebrate 20th anniversary of community shop and post office
Villagers in Monks Eleigh, near Sudbury, are set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of an ‘amazing community effort’. The Monks Eleigh community shop committee organised the celebration to say thank you to more than 80 volunteers who have helped to keep…
Balderton hairdresser retires after over 20 years working at Beehive Unisex Salon
A hairdresser has hung up her scissors after more than 20 years at a salon. Anita Newport, was based at Beehive Unisex Salon on Main Street, Balderton, owned by Sue Peck, where she had been cutting and styling hair for 21 years. She officially retired …
Nottinghamshire woman, Karen Saunders, from Skydive Langar, celebrates Screen Actors Guild Awards win as part of stunt team that worked with Hollywood actor Tom Cruise on Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning film
After playing a part in one of the most eye-catching stunts Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, a Nottinghamshire woman is celebrating winning an award with the team that made it happen. Karen Saunders, of Newton, is part of the stunt team which took h…
La Vita Mia Italian restaurant set to open at Newark Castle Station this week
An authentic Italian restaurant is finally set to open its doors this week. La Vita Mia, which shares a building with the Newark Castle railway ticket office, will begin serving up its à la carte menu from midday on Wednesday (March 6). It will be the …
Closure of Beehive Unisex Salon on Main Street, Balderton, after 26 years marks start of new chapter at Beehive Newstyle, London Road
The doors of one salon have closed for the final time – as a new era begins with a hairdressing team coming together under one roof. After 26 years in business, salon owner Sue Peck has made the “extremely big decision” to close Beehive Unisex Salon, M…
Jurgen Klopp’s parting message to ex-Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi sums up Reds boss
By Daniel Orme Jurgen Klopp backed Taiwo Awoniyi’s move to Union Berlin before claiming he “belonged” in the Premier League. The Nigerian striker spent six years within Liverpool’s academy but was never afforded a first-team appearance. He was sent out…
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