Customers at a food store will be greeted by staff wearing pyjamas and can even throw wet sponges at them for charity. Staff at Heron Foods, Newark, will be wearing their pyjamas to raise funds for a terminally ill customer with cancer and Reach Learni…
Plan for Ashford’s second nightclub in former Downtown Diner and Po Thai unit refused
Plans for a nightclub in a long-empty restaurant have been rejected amid fears over anti-social behaviour – but bosses stress they are not giving up on the scheme. Dominic Browne and business partner Ian Sen want to open a new nightspot in Ashford to g…
Invicta Dynamos’ Arran Strawson hangs up the skates after the play-off weekend – fans salute their legendary defenceman
Arran Strawson received a rousing send-off on Saturday after announcing his retirement. The long-serving Invicta Dynamos D-man iced for the Mos for the last time during the Play-off Quarter-Final tie against Solent Devils. Strawson spent a season with …
Grease the musical is touring the UK with dates in Bromley, Canterbury and Dartford
Slip on your Pink Ladies jacket, order yourself a Polar Burger and get ready to rule the school at Rydell High. One of the world’s best-loved musicals, Grease, is hitting Thunder Road and coming to theatres across the country, including three venues in…
Holcombe Men play champions Old Georgians in their final Premier Division Phase Three Pool A fixture – Holcombe Women take on Doncaster for a place in the final of the England Hockey Cup
Holcombe face champions Old Georgians on Saturday looking to secure a spot at League Finals weekend. The game is Holcombe’s final Premier Division Phase Three Pool A fixture. The club’s women’s team, meanwhile, are bidding to reach the final of the Eng…
British and Commonwealth champion Dennis McCann set to face Ionut Baluta for the European super-bantamweight crown this summer
Boxer Dennis McCann is set to fight for the European title this summer. McCann, from Maidstone, already holds British and Commonwealth belts in the super-bantamweight division. And the 23-year-old is aiming to add the European crown in a rematch with R…
Former MMA star John Nicholls headlines the Kent Charity Boxing Show at Lordswood Leisure Centre on April 21
Former professional mixed martial artist John Nicholls will headline the next Kent Charity Boxing Show. Medway hardman Nicholls fought on some of the top MMA shows in the world during his years as a professional but gave it up in 2018. He’s back traini…
Bishop’s Stortford’s St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School do the double at Kitteridge All Sports League football finals day
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School did the double at Kitteridge All Sports League finals day. Teams from the Great Hadham Road school won both the Gold and Silver League titles in the competition for primaries in the Bishop’s Stortford area. Manuden C…
Diss to get new GP surgery as part of £16m investment
A new doctors surgery could be coming to Diss after it was revealed that South Norfolk Council agreed money for the project in its recent budget – taking investment in the town up to around £16 million in the coming years. The new site is expected to b…
Sturry Road Park and Ride on A28 in Canterbury reopens to delight of commuters – but critics say it’s ‘a waste of money’
Commuters have expressed their delight at the return of a “priceless” park and ride service – although critics still believe it is a “waste of money”. The site in Sturry Road along the A28 in Canterbury was mothballed by the city council in July 2022, …