The number of pupils who were offered a grammar school place while living outside the county has been revealed. Figures from Kent County Council (KCC) and Medway Council suggest youngsters from as far as Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Hertfordshire were allocated a spot at a Kent selective school. Following a Freedom...
Human Interest
A veteran reunited with old friends when he attended an Armed Forces Day parade. 97-year-old army veteran, Frank Cavender, from Bowbridge Court care home in Newark, had a wonderful time when he was reunited with his fellow veterans at the Newark Armed Forces Day parade on June 18, after being...
A mum of four says she is frustrated and angry at the lack of answers to concerns for her daughters’ health problems. Sarah Johnson, from Meopham, has been paying out for private healthcare in a bid to diagnose and treat her daughters quickly, after being told she’d have to wait...
Never one to stay out of the limelight for long, multi-millionaire property landlord Fergus Wilson is raising people’s hackles again. He and his wife Judith acquired national fame for having created one of the country’s most successful buy-to-let empires, reaching 900 properties and worth at its peak an estimated £250m....
New BBC drama Ten Pound Poms follows the grim lives of Brits who emigrated to Australia in the 1950s – but real life ten-pound poms John Smith and Cliff Skinner lived it for real. And if there were grim moments, the Maidstone lads enjoyed the adventure a little more than...
A weekly wellbeing cafe set up in the wake of the pandemic to combat isolation has proved “hugely popular”. The Grantham Church of the Ascension in Edinburgh Road established a wellbeing cafe in September 2021 to support people following the trauma and isolation caused by the Covid pandemic. Reverend Samantha...
Residents say they are losing hope of a damaged manhole cover being fixed, after six months spent waiting. Several people living in Willington Street, Maidstone, have reported the hazard to Kent County Council (KCC) after complaining lorries trundling over it was causing their houses to shake. Helen Ralph has reported...
The owner of a new bar has urged people to “love your local” and help a town’s regeneration. Green Duck Tap Room is now open in Ely Court, Tunbridge Wells. The Green Duck Tap Room is open in Ely Court, Tunbridge Wells. Picture: Matt Elesmore Owner Matt Elesmore says opening...
A village hall that has served its community for more than 100 years is at threat of closure if volunteers cannot be found to help run it. Meopham Village Hall, in Wrotham Road, Meopham, was built before the First World War by a wealthy consultant surgeon at Guy’s Hospital in...
An exciting family-friendly art trail showcasing sculptures will be coming to a town next summer. ‘Shaun the Sheep in the Heart of Kent’ will bring colour to parks, river paths and other parts of of Maidstone next summer. The first finished sculpture, designed by artist Jill Busby It follows on...