Experience the magic of summer with the Stamford Shakespeare Company’s annual presentation of captivating plays. Tolethorpe Hall’s Rutland Open Air Theatre has announced the plays for the 2024 season hosted by Stamford Shakespeare Company and you could…
Kent Politics Podcast welcomes Canterbury City Council leader Alan Baldock
This week’s Kent Politics Podcast welcomes Canterbury City Council leader Alan Baldock. He speaks about his life in the Labour Party and how local government needs a fresh approach in its relationship with Whitehall. He says “14 years of Tory austerity…
The Advertiser found out people’s opinions as Newark Cycle Race is called off for 2024
In its weekly voxpop, the Advertiser found out what people think about Newark Town Centre Cycling Race 2024 not going ahead. The event organiser, Chris Lawrence, has announced that the event due to take place in July will not see its third year. The ev…
London is in a race for space – and developers need to do more than look up
By Ged Simmonds Tall buildings are great, but with huge demand for quality physical space in the capital, the construction industry needs to be more creative, says Ged Simmonds Despite post-pandemic fears of vacant buildings and stranded assets, recent…
Gillingham head coach Stephen Clemence on their League 2 play-off hopes with three games to go –Barrow head to Priestfield on Saturday
Gillingham head coach Stephen Clemence insists they aren’t giving up on the play-offs. The Gills start the weekend 12th in League 2 – five points off the play-offs, with three games to play. They have a far inferior goal difference to their rivals and …
Liberty’s Coffee Shop opens at Code Fitness, Fernwood Business Park, Newark
A former coffee shop employee has taken over her workplace and opened a new business in the Code Fitness building at Fernwood Business Park. Liberty’s Coffee Shop has now opened its doors – with plenty to offer fitness enthusiasts and coffee connoisseu…
Sittingbourne great-gran has amputation after ‘four days on a trolley’ in a corridor at Medway Maritime Hospital
A great-gran had to have her lower leg amputated after her family claim she was left on a trolley in a hospital corridor for four days. Geraldine Newing, 78, was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital with a foot infection on Good Friday which developed int…
Ebbsfleet United’s Ben Chapman says his spectacular two-footed ability is down to father Dan’s garden kickabout sessions
Ben Chapman has revealed the debt of gratitude owed to his dad after another stunning goal edged Ebbsfleet closer to survival. The 25-year-old scored a brilliant goal at Chesterfield in February with his right foot, and went even better by scoring twic…
Ramsgate host Cray Valley in an Isthmian South East Division top-of-the-table clash at Southwood this Saturday – Experienced midfielder Lee Martin previews the match
Ramsgate’s big midweek win has set up perfectly a top-of-the-table clash against Cray Valley. The standout sides in the division head into Saturday’s match at Ramsgate’s Southwood Stadium sitting neck and neck in the table. Ramsgate midfielder Lee Mart…
Broome Park Hotel and Golf Resort in Barham near Canterbury unveils huge expansion plan
The owners of an iconic country house-turned-hotel have unveiled plans for an ambitious expansion including holiday lodges, a spa and a Grand Designs-style treehouse. Bosses at the 17th-century Broome Park in Barham, near Canterbury, want to “make the …