River boat tours could be set to return to a tourist town as part of proposals to erect a new docking station. Medway Council is proposing to create a riverside platform in Rochester, on the River Medway, which would enable boats to dock and offer tour…
Homeless Londoners in Lambeth set to be housed in new-builds in Dover district
Homeless Londoners are set to be housed in newly built developments on the Kent coast. Lambeth Council bosses looking to cut spending on hotels for residents in temporary accommodation (TA) are in “advanced negotiations” to procure sites in Dover. They…
Couple celebrate 50th anniversary after being first to be married at St Thomas of Canterbury Church in Headcorn
A couple who were the first to get married at a makeshift church in Kent have returned to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Patricia and William O’Connor, who met when they became flatmates 53 years ago, will renew their vows at St Thomas of Ca…
Jess Glynne to perform at Dreamland as part of the Margate Summer Series 2024
Record-breaking singer Jess Glynne is making her debut at a Kent venue this summer. The popstar will be hitting the stage at Dreamland as part of this year’s Margate Summer Series, bringing her chart-topping hits to the coast. After taking a three-year…
Life in Ripple near Deal – no buses, no shops, and now the pub’s closing
If you live in Kent’s second smallest village, you can’t nip around the corner for a loaf of bread. There are no shops, so to buy your groceries you have to have a car or be fit enough to walk a fair distance. The local pub is so popular that some marc…
J.D. Vance mocked over Lord of the Rings-themed cover: ‘Thought Sauron was the good guy’
Politico’s magazine cover mishmash of new Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance and “little known” fantasy epic “The Lord of the Rings” led to tough questions on the internet, with some asking whether it was satirical, and others pointedly …
La ONU advierte que la democracia en Guatemala sigue “en riesgo” pero reconoce el compromiso del Gobierno
El Alto Comisionado de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Türk, ha alertado este viernes de la “enorme” polarización entre las instituciones del Estado y de la creciente desconfianza de la población por los “elevados” niveles de corrupción en Gua…
La Familia felt the love from Big Blue Nation: ‘We’re Kentucky through and through’
There were times during La Familia’s opening round matchup of The Basketball Tournament when it seemed like a midseason Kentucky game. “Go Big Blue” and “C-A-T-S” chants were raining down from the seats, making it feel like Rupp Arena was packed to the…
Longtime Texan lawmaker Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee dead of cancer at 74: reports
Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who served her Houston district for nearly 3 decades, has died at the age of 74, CNN reports. Lee shared publicly in June she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In a statement, Lee’s family called her “A fierce ch…
Ukraine brings back 12 more children from occupied territories
12 more children have been successfully returned to Ukraine. They had been on temporarily occupied territories (TOT) in three regions, informs Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets. “These children, together with their relatives, were living in the temporarily occ…