Head coach Matt Corker is thrilled with the way Canterbury Rugby Club’s existing players have welcomed their summer signings into the squad. Corker’s city club are set to begin their new National League 2 East campaign when they welcome newly-promoted …
Residential bid by Gypsy family for plot of land next to Pluckley railway station near Ashford
Divisive plans to convert a derelict plot of land into a home for a Gypsy family of 14 have been thrown out. An application was submitted in July to host four touring caravans, a mobile home and a welfare trailer on the former coal yard next to Pluckle…
Fernham Homes eyeing up two plots of prime farmland for housing at Pegwell near Ramsgate
New plans to develop prime farmland close to a precious wildlife habitat in Thanet have sparked fury among concerned nature lovers. It comes after developers revealed they are eyeing up a site for a housing estate west of Pegwell village near Ramsgate….
Plan revealed to turn derelict Grade II-listed St Peter’s School of English in Canterbury into home
A former school which has fallen into disrepair could be converted into a home in a bid to save the historic Grade II-listed building. Planning permission is being sought to change the use of the former St Peter’s School of English in Canterbury, which…
Foundation set up in memory of Evie Dove from Worth near Sandwich has raised more than £300,000
The tragic death of a schoolgirl has inspired a remarkable legacy which is helping to train more than 100 nurses and care assistants working in paediatric care. Evie Dove from Worth, near Sandwich, was just 13 when she lost her fight with an aggressive…
Kent Kings’ Ben Morley scores 18-point maximum as England defeat Australia 50-38 in inaugural NORA international speedway challenge
Kent Kings rider Ben Morley starred on his home track as England beat Australia in the first-ever NORA international speedway challenge. Morley, captaining the side, scored an 18-point maximum as England triumphed 50-38 at the Old Gun Site in Iwade. Fe…
Folkestone’s Jodie Jackman completes North Downs Run – with plenty of family support
Jodie Jackman has completed the North Downs Run – with plenty of family support. The runner from Folkestone finished last month’s epic 103-mile event at the Julie Rose Stadium in Ashford. Jackman was greeted at the finish by son Finn and daughter Ruby,…
Girl injured after falling off scooter due to overhanging trees in Sunnyhill Road, Herne Bay
The parents of a young girl forced to swerve her scooter off a pavement to avoid overgrown trees have hit out at the council after she was left with a “smashed-up face” after falling to the ground. Eleven-year-old Annalise had to take evasive action as…
Russia targets Kyiv neighborhoods with drones
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia attacked the city of Kyiv with drones in the early hours of Sept. 7, causing debris to land near several residential buildings and possibly a kindergarten, the Kyiv City Military Ad…
Russian drones hit apartment building, kindergarten in Kyiv
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Russia attacked the city of Kyiv with drones in the early hours of Sept. 7, causing debris to strike a kindergarten and the yard of a residential building, the Kyiv City Military Administr…