Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at the close of a visit to the United States that he received “assurances of support” for the proposed military aid package to Ukraine from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress. Shmyhal visited Washington on Apri…
TSMC Cautions Red-Hot Chip Industry Growth Could Cool Amid Declining Automotive Chip Demand
Taiwan Semiconductor (NYSE:TSM) has cautioned that the red-hot growth in the chip industry might be cooling down, citing a potential decline in automotive chip demand. What Happened: The world’s largest chipmaker, TSMC, has revised its growth forecast …
Slade School parents and children in Tonbridge plan picnic protest at plans to extend car park onto green space
Parents opposed to the loss of green space much loved by their children will be staging a protest – by holding a picnic. There is widespread opposition from parents of pupils at The Slade Primary School to plans by Tonbridge and Malling council to exte…
Archaeologists start work on site set for Dover Beacon Project in Bench Street
Archaeologists have started work on land where a new multi-million-pound creative centre is destined for. Construction is due to start on the Dover Beacon project later this year, with rundown buildings, including a nightclub, already torn down to make…
Consumer confidence hits highest level in two years as UK ‘turns a corner’
By Chris Dorrell Optimistic young people drove consumer confidence to its highest level in two years, according to a Deloitte survey, as hopes grow that the UK economy has “turned the corner” after a year of stagnation. Consumer confidence in the first…
Sadiq Khan should remember there’s no such thing as a free lunch
By Alys Denby Free school meals for the children on multi-millionaires is classic Khan – superficial, unevidenced and the wrong priority for London, says Alys Denby Sadiq Khan has made the promise of permanent free school meals the centrepiece of his r…
Redgrave Rangers defeat Coddenham Athletic at Walsham-le-Willows to reach McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup Final
Redgrave Rangers are on course for a double-double after reaching this season’s McDonald’s Suffolk Primary Cup Final. The Macron Suffolk & Ipswich League Division Three side defeated Division Four Coddenham Athletic, who were the holders, 4-2 in their …
Children from Downham Market’s Hillcrest Primary School celebrate St George’s Day in 2014
In his weekly Memory Lane Schooldays column, Chris Hornby looks back to April 2014… Pupils from Hillcrest Primary School in Downham celebrate as St George slays the dragon, in April 2014. Nearly 200 children and adults watched and cheered during the …
Friday Politics: West Norfolk councillor Pallavi Devulapalli discusses Downham Town FC and ‘No More Silence’ exhibition in King’s Lynn
In our latest Friday Politics column, Cllr Pallavi Devulapalli discusses a football team’s plans and a moving exhibition… The start of the month was kicked off with a planning meeting which made the local news for permission granted to extension of a f…
‘To be honest’: Schweinsteiger shares Ronaldo’s view of one Man United problem
While even Cristiano Ronaldo’s greatest admirers would probably have to admit that he crossed a line during that infamous interview with Piers Morgan, the Manchester United legend did make some very good points in between undermining his manager and di…