Motorsport is a huge business, with F1 alone being worth in excess of €2 billion a year. However, it’s often criticised for being environmentally unfriendly, with even the glamour surrounding it not compensating for that fact. Come 2024, though, there …
John Fashanu makes feelings clear on Bradley and Barney Walsh as BBC Gladiators replacements amid backlash
Gladiators presenters Bradley Walsh and Barney Walsh have received a lot of backlash from BBC viewers about their presenting skills on the show – but John Fashanu has clapped back at the claims. Fashanu presented Gladiators alongside Ulrika Jonsson for…
UK weather: Conveyor belt of rain threatens Easter soaking and spring floods
Britain is facing an Easter soaking with a ‘conveyor belt’ of rain-laden weather systems threatening spring floods. Cyclonic low-pressure driven from the Atlantic on a strengthening jet stream could dominate the weather into April. Bands of heavy rain …
Bill Esterson MP, Shadow Transport Minister speaks at transport and logistics innovation and sustainability technology event at The Barcode Warehouse, Newark
A leading technology solutions company welcomed the Shadow Transport Minister, Bill Esterson MP, to Newark for an innovative event. The Barcode Warehouse hosted Mr Esterson at its recent transport and logistics innovation event held at Newton House in …
Picture gallery: Peoples’ politics opens Diss museum for new season
Political pomp filled the air as Diss Museum reopened for its new season at the weekend. Members of Palgrave Players – dressed as political heavyweights like Winston Churchill, Karl Marx and Thomas Paine – marked the occasion with a parade through the …
Bid to transform former Canterbury pub The Bat and Ball into care home and café
A former Canterbury pub once teeming with fans during cricket matchdays could now become a care home with a community cafe and bar. Plans have been submitted to convert the site of The Bat and Ball, which later became L’hote boutique hotel. It would se…
Demolition on Herne Bay seafront to begin in Canterbury City Council’s £9m regeneration of former Tivoli amusements on Beach Street
The demolition of several dilapidated buildings is finally due to start, paving the way for a seafront redevelopment to begin. The removal of five structures will take part in two phases with the first three being removed from Beach Street in Herne Bay…
Dismay as long-running Tyler Hill bonfire night fireworks display near Canterbury axed
A bonfire night event which attracts thousands of people every year has been cancelled due to the “mammoth” three-month-long clean-up task. The highly-anticipated display in Tyler Hill near Canterbury has been axed after organisers found themselves sti…
Dover’s Moto2 Aspar rider Jake Dixon gets all-clear to race in MotoGP support series at Portimao after recovering from practice crash in Qatar
Dover’s Jake Dixon is back in the Moto2 saddle this weekend after being declared fit to race in Portugal. The Aspar rider’s participation in the second round of the MotoGP support series at Portimao was dependent on passing a medical after a practice c…
Sam Noakes’ former coach at Westree ABC Lee Owen says British lightweight champion has ‘sickening’ power and the skillset to beat the top fighters in his division
The former amateur coach of Maidstone boxer Sam Noakes has told of the new British champion’s “sickening” power. Lee Owen worked with Noakes at Westree ABC and is thrilled to see his success in the professional ranks. The 26-year-old has won all 13 fig…