A pub described as “the soul of the village” has been granted extended hours to sell alcohol and play music – despite neighbours’ noise complaints. Some residents say The Crown Inn in Finglesham, near Deal, can be so loud that they end up “prisoners in…
Top 10 nominations for Pub/Bar of the Year in the first Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards
Since launching our first Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards at the end of last year, we have been flooded with nominations from readers who want to give their favourite hospitality hotspots a shout-out. The awards, presented by KM Media Group and spons…
ANPR cameras fining visitors to Kent’s country parks
Hi-tech cameras have led to thousands of people being fined while parking at country parks across Kent. Eight of the nine KCC-run green spaces now use ANPR equipment to record visitors – the only exception being the White Horse Wood Country Park at Det…
Fight against anti-social behaviour around Brenchley Gardens in Maidstone
Maidstone town centre has been bedevilled by crime and anti-social behaviour in recent years, concentrated in one small section of the upper end of Week Street. But a transformation is occurring that is drawing attention from other parts of the county….
Met Office warns of freezing weather ahead and the chance of ‘disruptive snow’
Arctic winds will bring freezing weather to many areas this week with sub-zero temperatures forecast by the Met Office. A northerly airflow, say meteorologists, will bring significantly colder air to the UK from Sunday as the Arctic airmass ‘exerts its…
Protect Newark’s Green Spaces calls for Newark and Sherwood District Council to halt Lowfield Lane development plans in Newark over flood risk
An environmental group has called for a development to be halted over flood risk. Protect Newark’s Green Spaces is calling on Newark and Sherwood District Council to halt development plans at Lowfield Lane, in response to flood risk to the site. The co…
Lewis Chambers pulled on a Sunday football jersey in Nottinghamshire for the first time in several years as the Newark Alliance was back in action after several weeks off due to poor weather
Newark Town captain Lewis Chambers played his first Sunday football match in several years as he pulled on a jersey for Newark Alliance Premier Division team Rose and Crown last Sunday (January 7). Cal Barnes’ team took to the pitch against Chris Self’…
Individual efforts to tackle climate impacts are definitely worthwhile
‘Think global, act local’ is a long-established call to action that I feel has stood the test of time, writes Erin McDaid of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. I also feel it serves as a useful counter to suggestions that taking positive measures on clima…
Bracken Farm, North Muskham, set to rewild old agricultural field to create woodland of more than 1,000 trees with support of Greenwood Community Forest
A rewilding project is set to transform an old agricultural field into a woodland of more than 1,000 trees. Nigel Catt, of Bracken Farm, North Muskham, has lined up the project on former agricultural land on his property – and also aims to expand an ex…
Bracken Farm, North Muskham, set to rewild old agricultural field to create woodland of more than 1,000 trees with support of Greenwood Community Forest
A rewilding project is set to transform an old agricultural field into a woodland of more than 1,000 trees. Nigel Catt, of Bracken Farm, North Muskham, has lined up the project on former agricultural land on his property – and also aims to expand an ex…