Tuesday 6 January 2009
Christmas lights tribute raises £480 for hospice
Tributes to the charity efforts of Brian Gilbert from Kingsnorth poured in after he died suddenly - just a week after launching his annual Christmas light show for charity. The 70-year-old retired lorry driver, who illuminated his house and garden...
Council may charge for green waste collection
Ashford Borough Council could be about to start charging for green waste collection. The proposal being looked at would see...
Kent's homeless could score at world cup
World cup glory and homelessness are not always easy bedfellows. But homeless people in east Kent could soon have the...
Fears over the future of library artworks
Concerns are being expressed over the future of works of art when the £6 million redevelopment of Ashford's Church Road...
Drama students get ready for their big show
Students from a Tenterden drama school are preparing for their Winter Showcase to be staged at the Sinden Theatre next...
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Millman: Ford speculation no surprise
Kent Cricket Club have played down increasing speculation linking coach Graham Ford with the England job as replacement for under-pressure Peter Moores following the breakdown in his relationship with skipper Kevin Pietersen. Ford, 48, is one of several people being...
Folkestone Invicta game called off
Folkestone Invicta's home Ryman League match with Whyteleafe tonight (Tuesday) has been postponed due to a frozen pitch at the...
Folkestone's Academy side too good for Faversham
Folkestone Rugby Club's Academy side completed a convincing 21-0 victory against Faversham 1sts at a cold Burlington ground on Saturday....
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Boathouse tour reward for Brownies' good turn
A BEAVER group in New Romney has two new leaders. They are Michael Dawes and Janet Thomas, who volunteered their...
REME unit to receive honour
by Mike Bennett mbennett@thekmgroup.co.uk ASHFORD council has agreed to offer the Freedom of the Borough to the REME 133 Field...
Gurkha family are told they can stay, for now
by Gerry Warren gwarren@thekmgroup.co.uk THE threat of deportation hanging over the widow and children of a Folkestone Gurkha soldier killed...
Work off the excesses of Christmas
THE White Cliffs Countryside Project's 2009 events programme kicks off on Sunday with coppicing at Coombe Wood in Hawkinge. Volunteers...
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