A Labour shadow minister has insisted that Keir Starmer is “most definitely is not boring” after it was claimed one of the Labour leader’s recent speeches failed to make a big impact. Speaking on GB News, Nick Thomas-Symonds said: “First of all, by the…
Disabled OAP feels isolated after car windscreen smashed by vandal in Whitstable High Street
A disabled pensioner was left shocked to discover her car had been smashed up in a busy Kent high street. Georgina Jenkins’ Peugeot was one of three vehicles targeted in Whitstable during a random act of vandalism partially caught on camera. The 80-yea…
Sacrifice of soldiers from Sudbury and Great Cornard to be honoured in service marking 80th anniversary of D-Day
The sacrifice of three soldiers from the Sudbury area, who were involved in the Normandy landings eight decades ago, will be honoured in a special anniversary ceremony next week. The Sudbury branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) is leading a remembr…
Rock band Elbow to launch Dreamland’s 2024 summer concerts
One of the UK’s most well-known rock bands is set to launch a venue’s series of summer concerts. Chart-topping group Elbow will be the first artist to perform at Dreamland, Margate’s vintage fairground and open-air venue, during the summer season. The …
Stars come out as Peter Beales Roses in Attleborough claims gold again at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
A heavyweight of the horticultural industry is celebrating winning its 29th gold medal at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Peter Beales Roses, which has specialised in the preservation of old fashioned, historic and rare roses since 1968, won gold …
Deal mum criticises Great Ormond Street Hospital after receiving appointment letter for dead child
A grieving mum says she “felt sick” after receiving a letter booking her son in for a hospital appointment – 14 months to the day after he had died there. Imogen Holliday, from Deal, was sent the emailed message inviting three-year-old Raffy in for an …
Tunbridge Wells remain bottom of Kent Cricket League Premier Division despite victory at defending champions Lordswood; Minster, St Lawrence & Highland Court, Bickley Park and Canterbury win
Early Kent League Premier Division basement boys Tunbridge Wells sprung a surprise to end reigning champions Lordswood’s perfect record on Saturday. The hosts were all out for 165 in the 41st over despite opening batsmen Owen Palmer (43) and Linden Loc…
20 years on: The gas explosion that reduced Kent homes to rubble
It was a scene of devastation that will forever live in the memories of those who survived it and dealt with the aftermath. Because when a terrifying gas explosion wrecked a terrace of homes in a quiet Kent market town, the catastrophic sight left emer…
Former Frankie & Benny’s and Feathers bar sites at Lockmeadow leisure complex, Maidstone, put on the market
Two former restaurants at a town’s biggest leisure complex have been put on the market. Lockmeadow in Barker Road, Maidstone, which includes a cinema, trampoline park, and bowling has two large spaces it is desperately trying to fill. They are the old …
Tributes to fun-loving Pauline ‘Twig’ Anderson who defied the odds to live to 60 after premature birth and cerebral palsy diagnosis
When baby “Twig” was born three months early and weighing just 2lbs and 10oz, her parents were told she wasn’t going to make it and advised them to get her christened. But the tiny tot, Violet and Frederick Anderson’s eighth child, miraculously pulled …