The Advertiser has opened its archives to see what was making the news this week 25, 50 and 100 years ago. 25 years ago – July 2, 1999 ABOVE: Youngsters at Newark’s Holy Trinity Roman Catholic School nursery raced round a cycle track set up in their pl…
Compulsory dog microchipping law sees just four people prosecuted by Kent’s local councils since 2016
Just four dog owners in Kent have been punished by local councils in the last eight years for not having their pet microchipped. In a bid to return missing animals home more quickly – and to track down those responsible for dogs which attack people – n…
Newark business Petit Versailles shortlisted at British Business Awards
A Newark business has been shortlisted for the British Business Awards amongst over 700 entries. Hajra Kemari, the owner of Petit Versailles on Stodman Street, Newark has recently been recognised with the highly commended award in the businessperson ca…
The Tour de France in Kent remembered 30 years after the event first saw riders racing through Dover, Canterbury, Ashford and Tunbridge Wells
The sight of lycra-clad cyclists wheel to wheel on the county’s roads is an all too familiar one these days. But 30 years ago this week when the Tour de France first raced into Kent, it was a unique spectacle which brought the sport well and truly to t…
‘Devastating’ and ‘dreadful’: Plans for 1,800-home village between Canterbury and Faversham slammed
Plans years in the making to build a 1,800-home village to help cope with soaring housing demand have been labelled “devastating” and “dreadful”. The Winterbourne Fields development between Faversham and Canterbury could see almost 220 acres of “poor-q…
Foxes killed my lovely chickens – so we built a Fort Knox-style coop to keep them out
One fine morning, several years ago, I went out to feed the chickens we kept in our back garden; blissfully unaware of the brutal tragedy which was about to present itself to me. We’d bought a nice big run for them and frequently gave them the run of t…
Gran examined next to entrance of packed A&E at with no screen up at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford
A grandmother has told of the “disgraceful” moment she was examined next to a busy A&E’s main entrance – with no screen around her. Suzanne Baxter had gone to the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford while in excruciating pain, believed to have been caus…
Retired professional ballet dancer, Emma Lister from Roydon, given chance to perform on world-famous Royal Opera House stage
A former professional ballet performer, who thought her dancing days were behind her, was given one last chance to fulfil a childhood dream when she performed at the Royal Opera House in London. Emma Lister, from Roydon, whose CV includes working for t…
Derek Wild, of Gordon Place, Gravesend, threatened to stab police officer and hurled racist abuse, court told
A drunken thug threatened to stab a police officer in the neck and also hurled racist abuse at him when he was arrested. Derek Wild was apprehended by police over an unrelated matter at his home in Gravesend but became irate with officers when they tri…
Worried Diss children have issued an appeal to vandals to leave their playground near De Lucy Close alone
A group of worried children have issued an appeal to vandals to “leave their playground alone”. The plea has been made by children who live near to a play area off De Lucy Close in Diss. It comes after a slide was broken and then left in disrepair for …