TWO masked men who smashed their way into a housing estate home and robbed the occupant at gunpoint have been jailed for a total of 16 years. One of them was a former solider whose life had been blighted by a colleague dying on a training exercise. The…
Evolution Power reveals plans to build large solar panel farm on land near New Ash Green
Proposals to erect a large solar panel farm capable of powering thousands of homes have been tabled but critics say “covering the countryside is not the only option”. Renewable energy company Evolution Power is consulting on its latest plans to build t…
Gillingham goalkeeper Glenn Morris felt the fans in the Rainham End helped keep Chesterfield out in the second half of League Two clash at Priestfield
Gillingham goalkeeper Glenn Morris felt their opposition’s pre-match decision backfired on them. In both of their home games this season the visiting team have opted to turn the teams around from the kick-off, denying the Gills their customary preferen…
Ebbsfleet United manager Danny Searle reveals loan move for Football League striker fell through before National League defeat to FC Halifax Town
Ebbsfleet manager Danny Searle has revealed a proposed deal for a striker fell through just before the weekend. Searle was keen to bring in a forward after injuries to Rakish Bingham, Nathan Odokonyero, Kwame Thomas and Dominic Samuel. It left Dominic …
1950s musical Grease is back on the road with six nights at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury
Follow Danny and Sandy from their whirlwind summer romance to the halls of Rydell High in the smash hit musical, Grease. The show is back on tour, bringing the T-Birds and Pink Ladies to theatres all over the country, including six nights at the Marlow…
Lordswood beat Minster to take Kent Cricket League Premier Division title race to final weekend while Canterbury and Bickley Park set to go down despite Park’s victory; Blackheath, Sandwich Town and Tunbridge Wells win
Defending champions Lordswood ensured this year’s Kent League Premier Division title race will go to the final weekend as they saw off leaders Minster on Saturday. Minster were skittled for a mere 85 all out, Yashraj Joshi (17) and opening batsman Dan …
Former police sergeant from Bishop’s Stortford Tim Kelly running 78th and final marathon in Australia for Ehlers-Danlos Support UK
An experienced marathon runner from Bishop’s Stortford is dedicating his 78th and final race to a charity that raises money for research into a debilitating condition that affects his daughter and granddaughter. Tim Kelly, a retired Hertfordshire Const…
Laptop stolen from student who left backpack on bench at Thamesgate Shopping Centre in Gravesend
A teenage student who left a backpack on a bench with a laptop inside had it stolen by a careless thief who mistook it “for his meds”. Brendan O’Brien told a court he thought the bag contained medication left by a friend after he swiped the bag and its…
Mum of Alisha Ponter fighting council to keep daughter’s graveyard memorial intact at Hawkinge, near Folkestone
A grieving mum is fighting to keep her child’s memorial intact after being asked by council bosses to remove decorations for grounds maintenance. Cody Hobman has created what she calls a “forever bed” at Hawkinge Cemetery, near Folkestone, for her 16-y…
New cameras to catch drivers flouting bus gate rules in Beaver Road and Sackville Crescent in Ashford
Rat-running drivers caught flouting bus gate rules face being slapped with a £70 fine as new cameras are switched on today. Sections of Beaver Road and Sackville Crescent in Ashford have long been out of bounds to motorists. Both routes feature a bus g…